
zed32
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well i finally got a computer that should be pretty strong for musical creation purposes. here's my list of new gadgets:
ABIT KN8 SLI motherboard
GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH video card
2GB Patriot Signature RAM
Scythe S-Flex 120mm case fan (x2)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego processor
SAMSUNG 740BX 17" flat panel monitor (x2)
OCZ 600W power supply
this is in the 4U rackmount case that i already had, loaded with a Plextor PX-716A DVDRW drive and a Firepod running winXP.
now my question is about the hard drives...
i have my Windows installed on a 80GB WD Caviar (7200RPM, 8MB cache, IDE ATA 100) and i have two other HDD at my disposal. one is a 320GB Seagate Barracuda (7200RPM, 16MB cache IDE ATA100) and the other is a 250GB Seagate Barracuda (7200RPM, 8MB cache, SATA). so which of the two larger drives should i use for recording, and which for storage?
the 320 has a larger cache, does that mean its gonna work a little faster for recording? the 250 is SATA but has a smaller cache, does the SATA interface provide any specific advantage for use as a recording drive?
i hope i don't kick myself down the road for not going with a dual-core processor, but the FX-55 looks to be a pretty good processor, and i got a killer deal on it so hopefully it'll last me a while.
thanks in advance for any suggestions.
ABIT KN8 SLI motherboard
GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH video card
2GB Patriot Signature RAM
Scythe S-Flex 120mm case fan (x2)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego processor
SAMSUNG 740BX 17" flat panel monitor (x2)
OCZ 600W power supply
this is in the 4U rackmount case that i already had, loaded with a Plextor PX-716A DVDRW drive and a Firepod running winXP.
now my question is about the hard drives...
i have my Windows installed on a 80GB WD Caviar (7200RPM, 8MB cache, IDE ATA 100) and i have two other HDD at my disposal. one is a 320GB Seagate Barracuda (7200RPM, 16MB cache IDE ATA100) and the other is a 250GB Seagate Barracuda (7200RPM, 8MB cache, SATA). so which of the two larger drives should i use for recording, and which for storage?
the 320 has a larger cache, does that mean its gonna work a little faster for recording? the 250 is SATA but has a smaller cache, does the SATA interface provide any specific advantage for use as a recording drive?
i hope i don't kick myself down the road for not going with a dual-core processor, but the FX-55 looks to be a pretty good processor, and i got a killer deal on it so hopefully it'll last me a while.
thanks in advance for any suggestions.