I'm about to upgrade my computer, and I was wondering if it would be more prudent to buy a smaller capacity (40g -> 80g) hard drive to boot and load programs from.
2006-12-12 09:19:00 · 6 answers · asked by stinkypanda 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Bigger drives generally run faster. They generate more heat, also.
Best solution: small capacity for programs, OS, etc AND a large one for data files, especially video. Even so , to facilitate access and defrag, divide the large data drive into smaller logical drives, one each for video, music, photos, etc.
2006-12-12 09:41:17 · answer #1 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smaller the disk the slower!!! The bigger teh faster, also t depends on the RPM of that disk, like a 4200 would be slow and 7200 would be fast. The BIGGER the better the more RPM the FASTER!
2006-12-12 10:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by Garrett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need to upgrade your RAM(read access memory) in order to run faster. 2g is the fastest for this moment.
80g hard disk is ok unless u have a lot of files to save,maybe u can go for 250g.
i am using 80g hard disk,256g RAM, it can afford more than 20 movies.
2006-12-12 09:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by Linda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your question: No.
Buy the biggest hard drive that you can afford and proceed from there. The speed of the hard drive is almost irrelevant, nowadays, if it is for home use.
FYI, the slowest component in a PC is the hard drive.
2006-12-12 09:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want faster hard drive, look up the specs for the model and benchmark results. Look up the seek time and read/write throughput for the drive you are looking at.
In general you get better speeds with SATA drives over IDE drives, and SCSI over both of them.
2006-12-12 09:22:24 · answer #5 · answered by csanon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you want a larger hard drive, the bigger the FASTER..
2006-12-12 09:21:06 · answer #6 · answered by Michael Burns 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋