Lord Kalthorn Guru Messages 13,293 Location Britain Jul 9, 2004 #12 Hmmm... I imagine it would only go at 7,200 RPM; so it would be a waste of buying the 10,000 RPM Hard Drive.
Hmmm... I imagine it would only go at 7,200 RPM; so it would be a waste of buying the 10,000 RPM Hard Drive.
E entity512 Guest Jul 9, 2004 #13 I like the idea of being somewhat faster even if i cannot see the difference
C CJ1 In Runtime Messages 399 Jul 9, 2004 #15 The sizes are probably a compensation for the speed of the drives, requiring less cylinders, producing less heat, mechanical faults etc.
The sizes are probably a compensation for the speed of the drives, requiring less cylinders, producing less heat, mechanical faults etc.
Lord Kalthorn Guru Messages 13,293 Location Britain Jul 9, 2004 #17 As we've said in the other thread - the Hard Drive is not, beyond Load Times, going to give the Game any real upgrade in performance.
As we've said in the other thread - the Hard Drive is not, beyond Load Times, going to give the Game any real upgrade in performance.
G gibant1 In Runtime Messages 477 Jul 11, 2004 #18 If your going to setup a raid array use the same drives otherwise you only get the capacity and performance of the lesser drive. Some controllers can mix different drives but again the performance suffers.
If your going to setup a raid array use the same drives otherwise you only get the capacity and performance of the lesser drive. Some controllers can mix different drives but again the performance suffers.
OP OP Tommy Boy Golden Master Messages 8,463 Location USA Jul 13, 2004 #19 whoa...looks like my thread was hijacked!......lmao thanks for the insight.....I think the drives are a little to expensive for me, and for the storage you get.....I think I'll stick with my Maxtor 200 gb
whoa...looks like my thread was hijacked!......lmao thanks for the insight.....I think the drives are a little to expensive for me, and for the storage you get.....I think I'll stick with my Maxtor 200 gb
Lord Kalthorn Guru Messages 13,293 Location Britain Jul 14, 2004 #20 Lol - 'quantity has a quality of its own' - eh? Go Stalin! NB: That was not, however much it sounded like it, sarcastic - I actually like Stalin.
Lol - 'quantity has a quality of its own' - eh? Go Stalin! NB: That was not, however much it sounded like it, sarcastic - I actually like Stalin.