2006-07-05 11:49:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Maybe. Some of the 80 gig drives are 7200 rpm and you may have a 4800 rpm. The access time to get programs is different even in 7200 drives. Why not just buy more ram?
2006-07-05 11:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Steven A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have eight times the storage capacity. Will it go faster? Well, yes somewhat. Newer hard drive models have faster seek time. So yes, it will be faster to run some programs. However, a hard drive is not the only factor in faster processing. More RAM or memory can also enhance performance, as can faster CPU speed. Be sure to get the hard drive for the increased storage capacity..not the speed..if you want speed just get a new CPU.
2006-07-05 11:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mav17 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see there's considerable disagreement here on the answer to your question. The real answer is yes in technical terms, but you don't say "a lot faster"...you just say "faster". It makes a tiny improvement, not much. The data throughput is determined by and limited by your motherboard's hard-drive controller, so a faster drive won't help any further than the limit of that controller. The larger cache helps, but only if you're repeating the command that is stored in the cache. The total improvement is too small to notice.
2006-07-05 12:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by Wilton P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. The newer drive will almost certainly be faster and have a bigger cache. You might see some effect from the extra space but unless your drive is close to full (< 1GB free) that probably won't do much on its own.
The easiest way to speed up an old computer is to add RAM. If you're running Windows XP on anything less than 512MB, adding RAM will make a lot more difference than the bigger disk.
2006-07-05 11:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by GraemeW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your processor makes the computer faster. Adding more RAM will make it faster. The larger Hard Drive will just hold more stuff. It may actually slow it down more as it searches the larger drive ..Good Luck..
2006-07-05 11:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by Gizmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hard disk space dosent determine the speed of a computer, but the ram does, so i suggest buy ram, 2 cards of 512 ram would improve your computer somewhat but 1gb are perferable
2006-07-05 12:19:51 · answer #6 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 04:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The speed of your computer is mainly dictated by the speed and capacity of your processor, and the amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) that you have.
2006-07-05 11:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by Orpheus13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and no is the actual answer, yes it wil help speed up when using virtual memory but if you want to increase performance upgrade your RAM and/or CPU
2006-07-05 12:01:22 · answer #9 · answered by Kalahari_Surfer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has nothing to do with speed, also those are tiny hard drives, you mist have a crappy computer
2006-07-05 11:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by Garlik luvr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋