help with new hd

tuffdavi · 04-11-2005, 11:49 PM

im kinda a newbie so can u tell me if the 200gb is really 200gb or 20gb because the price ranges dontreally make sense.

for example: seagate barracuda 7200.7 sata 200gb 7200 rpm

if u could reply it would be helpful thanks.

mgoldb2 · 04-12-2005, 12:28 AM

A harddrive labeled 200GB will give you ~190GB of space to use and you can usually find one to buy for around ~$100.

tuffdavi · 04-12-2005, 12:30 AM

i no that was a dumb question but i had to make sure thanks a lot.

tuffdavi · 04-12-2005, 12:38 AM

um i was also wonering if it would be better to get two 200gb or 1 200gb and 1 lets say 70gb harddrive.

pros cons if there is any

thanks

Trizoy · 04-12-2005, 02:05 AM

Well if you decide to buy more than 1 drive.... Remember your computer is only as fast as your slowest IDE. Meaning if you buy a 200gb drive that is 7200 rpm, and a 70 gb drive that is 5400 rpm. the combind speed will only be 5400. Anyway hope it helps.

flip218 · 04-12-2005, 03:17 AM

I say get two 200's ... more is always better IMO.

Phippsp · 04-12-2005, 03:20 AM

What are you going to be useing your computer for? I mean you better be doing something like graphics design that really needs alot of space to store. But if your doing other things like games and stuff 2 200gb HDD's will slow your gaming down.

flip218 · 04-12-2005, 03:32 AM

Quote:

But if your doing other things like games and stuff 2 200gb HDD's will slow your gaming down.

Just out of curiosity ... How will having 2 200 GB HD's slow down a pc for gaming? I game quite a bit ... have 6 HD's and I'm wondering how it might slow my pc down?

Phippsp · 04-12-2005, 04:14 AM

You have 6 HDD's do you have them set in a RAID array at all?

The biggest reason I say this is that think about this haveing 2 200gb hard drives compared to 2 60gb hard drives with ram RPM and buffer speed. Your computer which has to look through all that space for whatever you are tring to do. The 2 200gb HDDs needs to look through all that space to find what it is it is looking for. Compare to the 2 60gb HDDs which has less space meaning it dosen't half to look through as much stuff to find what it is looking for.

flip218 · 04-12-2005, 04:39 AM

Quote:

You have 6 HDD's do you have them set in a RAID array at all?

Nope. Will probably never use RAID.

Quote:

The 2 200gb HDDs needs to look through all that space to find what it is it is looking for.

How does this pertain to gaming? I understand if your looking for data files, it may take longer to access.

04-11-2005, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
tuffdavi Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: canada Age: 18 Posts: 80	help with new hd im kinda a newbie so can u tell me if the 200gb is really 200gb or 20gb because the price ranges dontreally make sense. for example: seagate barracuda 7200.7 sata 200gb 7200 rpm if u could reply it would be helpful thanks.

04-12-2005, 12:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
mgoldb2 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 1,259	A harddrive labeled 200GB will give you ~190GB of space to use and you can usually find one to buy for around ~$100. __________________ Acer A11912B 19"montior Aspire x-superalien case Asus k8t800 pro motherboard athlon 64 fx-55 2GB(2 of 1GB) of Geil DDR ram Geforce 6800 ultra 2 Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Model ST3200822A configure as RAID 0 1 DVDRW and 1 CDRW 3.5 drive sound blaster audigey2 zs logitech 2300 thx certified 2.1 speakers Last edited by mgoldb2; 04-12-2005 at 12:31 AM.

04-12-2005, 12:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
tuffdavi Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: canada Age: 18 Posts: 80	um i was also wonering if it would be better to get two 200gb or 1 200gb and 1 lets say 70gb harddrive. pros cons if there is any thanks Last edited by tuffdavi; 04-12-2005 at 01:41 AM.

04-12-2005, 03:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
flip218 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Age: 34 Posts: 336	I say get two 200's ... more is always better IMO. __________________ AMD X2-4400, MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum, XP Pro SP1 1GB Corsair XMS PC3200 (2-2-2-5), ATI X1900 XTX 74GB Raptor & 250GB SATA, OCZ 520W ModStream Dell™ 8250, Pentium 4 3.06GHz HT, XP Pro SP1 1.5GB RDRAM (PC1066), 256MB ATI X850 XT PE HD's 1TB (4x250), Plextor PX-716A, Lite-On 167T

04-12-2005, 03:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Phippsp Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 22 Posts: 171	What are you going to be useing your computer for? I mean you better be doing something like graphics design that really needs alot of space to store. But if your doing other things like games and stuff 2 200gb HDD's will slow your gaming down. __________________ X.X Dead PC

04-12-2005, 12:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
tuffdavi Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: canada Age: 18 Posts: 80	i no that was a dumb question but i had to make sure thanks a lot.

04-12-2005, 02:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,681	Well if you decide to buy more than 1 drive.... Remember your computer is only as fast as your slowest IDE. Meaning if you buy a 200gb drive that is 7200 rpm, and a 70 gb drive that is 5400 rpm. the combind speed will only be 5400. Anyway hope it helps.

04-12-2005, 04:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Phippsp Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 22 Posts: 171	You have 6 HDD's do you have them set in a RAID array at all? The biggest reason I say this is that think about this haveing 2 200gb hard drives compared to 2 60gb hard drives with ram RPM and buffer speed. Your computer which has to look through all that space for whatever you are tring to do. The 2 200gb HDDs needs to look through all that space to find what it is it is looking for. Compare to the 2 60gb HDDs which has less space meaning it dosen't half to look through as much stuff to find what it is looking for. __________________ X.X Dead PC Last edited by Phippsp; 04-12-2005 at 04:19 AM.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode