is the HDD the bottleneck?

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reddevil6

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ok my mum has a computer the specs are
Intel Celaron E1200 1.6GHz but i have OCed it to 2.5GHz got it to 3.3GHz thow
GA-73VM-S2
2x1G DDR 800MHz
thermaltake 430W PSU
ATI 2400Pro
an old 120G IDE HDD
now the computer is used for internet, music, watching movies an burning.
Accesing files is rely slow an i think it is the HDD could someone conferm this for me.
if it is i am going to get a W.D SATA3.0 160G would this speed it up a fair bit?
 
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ok wait i found it EIDE ATA/100 Only
120-GB 7200-RPM Hard Drive Specifications
General
Manufacturer Seagate
Model ST3120022A
Physical
Formatted Capacity 120 GB
Bytes Per Sector 512
Default Sectors Per Track 63
Default Read/Write Heads 16 logical / 6 physical
Default Cylinders 16 383
Dimensions Height (mm) 25.4
Width (mm) 101.6
Depth (mm) 146
Weight 635 grams
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Average Latency 4.16
Track-to-Track Seek Time <1.0 (read) <1.2 (write)
Drive Ready Time 10 seconds
Average Read Seek 8.5
Buffer 2 MB
Power Requirements
Idle Mode 7.5 watts
Standby Mode 0.9 watts
Sleep Mode 0.9 watts
Environmental
Temperature Operating: 5° to 55° C
Non-operating: -40° to 70° C
Thermal Gradient (operating) 20° C (operating)
30° C (nonoperating)
Relative Humidity Operating: 5% to 90% (operating)
Non-operating: 5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Shock Operating: 63
Non-operating: 350 Gs
 
ok wait i found it EIDE ATA/100 Only
120-GB 7200-RPM Hard Drive Specifications
General
Manufacturer Seagate
Model ST3120022A
Physical
Formatted Capacity 120 GB
Bytes Per Sector 512
Default Sectors Per Track 63
Default Read/Write Heads 16 logical / 6 physical
Default Cylinders 16 383
Dimensions Height (mm) 25.4
Width (mm) 101.6
Depth (mm) 146
Weight 635 grams
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
Average Latency 4.16
Track-to-Track Seek Time <1.0 (read) <1.2 (write)
Drive Ready Time 10 seconds
Average Read Seek 8.5
Buffer 2 MB
Power Requirements
Idle Mode 7.5 watts
Standby Mode 0.9 watts
Sleep Mode 0.9 watts
Environmental
Temperature Operating: 5° to 55° C
Non-operating: -40° to 70° C
Thermal Gradient (operating) 20° C (operating)
30° C (nonoperating)
Relative Humidity Operating: 5% to 90% (operating)
Non-operating: 5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Shock Operating: 63
Non-operating: 350 Gs

It isn't hard. HDD shouldn't be bottlenecking anything by much.
 
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