I just got a new Mobo,processor , and case
i was wondering why my new stuff sorta seems like laggy. Like it seems faster but not like a lot. I got a Abit KT7A Raid Motherboard , duron 800mhz processor and this Super ATX 100 Full Tower w/ 300 Watt Power Supply.
i was wondering why my new stuff sorta seems like laggy. Like it seems faster but not like a lot. I got a Abit KT7A Raid Motherboard , duron 800mhz processor and this Super ATX 100 Full Tower w/ 300 Watt Power Supply. I used my old 8.4 gig maxtor 5400 rpm Hard drive (9.0 ns seek time i think), 128 mb of ram that is like pc100 or maybe one of the pc66 but i think they are both pc100 i know one is for sure, voodoo 3 2000 pci video card , dlink ethernet card , cdrom , CD-RW , floppy , and this old isa sound card but just for now i will upgrade all the old stuff sooner or later little by little.
Does anyone know what is slowing me down ?
i am thinking its my hard drive and ram or maybe more than just that
i use to be on a intel celeron 366mhz processor btw
please reply
thanks
Does anyone know what is slowing me down ?
i am thinking its my hard drive and ram or maybe more than just that
i use to be on a intel celeron 366mhz processor btw
please reply
thanks
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BTW what hard drive brand should i get and size.
i know i want fast speed , really good performence hard drive , etc but don't know what brand to get. but i do know i want 7200 rpm and ATA 100 and like low seek time
thinking about maxtor ,western digtal or ibm , but not sure
it may be maxtor or western digtal.
I dont know if maxtor is faster than WD or ibm so its hard to say since i cant find no benchmark agaisnt ibm and maxtor!
thanks
i know i want fast speed , really good performence hard drive , etc but don't know what brand to get. but i do know i want 7200 rpm and ATA 100 and like low seek time
thinking about maxtor ,western digtal or ibm , but not sure
it may be maxtor or western digtal.
I dont know if maxtor is faster than WD or ibm so its hard to say since i cant find no benchmark agaisnt ibm and maxtor!
thanks
If can go for IBM 1st if not then Maxtor
just make you get 7200rpm
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just make you get 7200rpm
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But is ibm hard drives really all its up to be? like the 75gxp series
i heard one where it kept overheating but still could be used but not when it overheated then one where there ibm 75gxp 30 or 45 gig just died one day.
And is ibm really much faster than maxtor cause i never seen a benckmark in my life that showed maxtor agaisnt ibm just WD and ibm
and never one with all 3
thanks
i heard one where it kept overheating but still could be used but not when it overheated then one where there ibm 75gxp 30 or 45 gig just died one day.
And is ibm really much faster than maxtor cause i never seen a benckmark in my life that showed maxtor agaisnt ibm just WD and ibm
and never one with all 3
thanks
I am basing it on experience. I have had my two IBMs and worked with others, none of which failed. I have had a few Maxtors of my own along with others at work and seen some of them fail. I haven't heard of IBM GXPs overheating until now. The only drive that I have seen fail more than the Maxtors have been Seagates (IDE and SCSI).
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I tend to avoid Maxtors like the plague. My experience has always been that they are extremely loud and have a life-span of about a year (if you're lucky.)
Seagate used to be just as bad. Then they purchased Conner. This brought about much better drives from Seagate. Before they were bought-out, I used Conners almost exclusively.
The only real complaints I have heard about the new IBM drives is that they are a bit on the loud side.
I'm currently running a Western Digital 40GB ATA-100. I've always had good luck with them.
Fugitsu also puts out a very reliable drive. But they have fallen behind everyone else in speed and size recently.
I'd suggest going with either the WD or IBM.
Seagate used to be just as bad. Then they purchased Conner. This brought about much better drives from Seagate. Before they were bought-out, I used Conners almost exclusively.
The only real complaints I have heard about the new IBM drives is that they are a bit on the loud side.
I'm currently running a Western Digital 40GB ATA-100. I've always had good luck with them.
Fugitsu also puts out a very reliable drive. But they have fallen behind everyone else in speed and size recently.
I'd suggest going with either the WD or IBM.
i got my one dimm of 256 mb of micron pc133 , cas2 ram today and i was wondering how should i set my Abit KT7A Raid Motherboard BIOS. i had pc100 ram and it didnt look like it changed any setting so i was wondering cause i could be in slow setting and the ram not doing much for me.
so thats why i am wondering if i need to set stuff faster or something
thanks
so thats why i am wondering if i need to set stuff faster or something
thanks
I dont have your board, but to get the memory to use the CAS-2 setting,look under one of the advanced menus about memory timings. There you can set the board to automatically detect the ram settings or manually set the cas timing. Consult your manual too. Also, its probably wise to take out that stick of pc100 if you want to use the 133 MHz front side bus setting (FSB). Im not saying that youll screw yourself 100% if you do, but pc100 ram isnt really made to run at a 133 FSB. If you do keep the pc100 stick in, put the 256 stick in the first dimm slot. This is supposed to get the maximum performance out of the memory if you put the highest meg dimms in the lower dimm slots.
ok everyone i got 256 mb of ram pc133 , cas2 of cruical ram should i buy another dimm of this for $96 to make 512 mb of ram for my win2k pro or get my ibm 75 gxp series 30 gig HD 7200 rpm ATA/100 HD now for $175
btw i got a maxtor 8.4 gig 5400 rpm ATA33 HD right now but its not terrible but its not great either
btw i got a maxtor 8.4 gig 5400 rpm ATA33 HD right now but its not terrible but its not great either
Is this a bad temp for my duron 800mhz processor and system temp.
i have both sides of my full tower on.
My cpu temp most of the time is around 105F to 115F (41 to 51 C) i seen in gaming it reach 118 and even 120 F (54 to 56 C) but no higher
and my case temp most of the time is 111 F to 118 F (44 to 54 C)
Is this bad ?
i dont know if i should add a case fan or what cause i really dont have any all i got is a cpu fan on top of cpu's heatsink and a fan that is on the mobo that came with it
i sorta dont want a loud computer but you think i could deal with a loud loud computer if i had to ?
like one that sounds like a blow driver on 24/7 or 747 going off
i have both sides of my full tower on.
My cpu temp most of the time is around 105F to 115F (41 to 51 C) i seen in gaming it reach 118 and even 120 F (54 to 56 C) but no higher
and my case temp most of the time is 111 F to 118 F (44 to 54 C)
Is this bad ?
i dont know if i should add a case fan or what cause i really dont have any all i got is a cpu fan on top of cpu's heatsink and a fan that is on the mobo that came with it
i sorta dont want a loud computer but you think i could deal with a loud loud computer if i had to ?
like one that sounds like a blow driver on 24/7 or 747 going off
Quote:<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by gq2:
for win2k all any one really needs is no more than 128 sdram nothing more</font>
What are u smoking? I need to get me some of that sh1t promptly! Or wait no you are probably smoking crack.
In my opinion Win 2k requires at least 256 megs of ram for acceptable performance. (note this is my opinion so I can't be wrong about this) Also the more ram the better. I've got 512 megs and I will buy another 256 very soon.
for win2k all any one really needs is no more than 128 sdram nothing more</font>
What are u smoking? I need to get me some of that sh1t promptly! Or wait no you are probably smoking crack.
In my opinion Win 2k requires at least 256 megs of ram for acceptable performance. (note this is my opinion so I can't be wrong about this) Also the more ram the better. I've got 512 megs and I will buy another 256 very soon.
For your processor those are about average for normal cooling. I would suggest adding a bit though. What type of cooling do you currently have?
The simplest setup is to have 1.) HSF on the processor (of course) 2.) a fan at the front of the case pulling air in and 3.) a fan at the back of the case blowing air out. Make sure to position the back fan so that is pulls air over the processor. If you do not overclock any of your components, this should be adequate. It is also best if your case has some sort of ventilation vents on the side.
The simplest setup is to have 1.) HSF on the processor (of course) 2.) a fan at the front of the case pulling air in and 3.) a fan at the back of the case blowing air out. Make sure to position the back fan so that is pulls air over the processor. If you do not overclock any of your components, this should be adequate. It is also best if your case has some sort of ventilation vents on the side.
