| meow2222@care2.com 2006-09-24, 7:00 pm |
| ship wrote:
> Hi
>
> I need some advice - how can I make my PC go faster!
>
> e.g. How much faster is a SCSI hard disk compared to a SATA?
>
> MAIN APPLICATIONS I USE:
> DreamWeaver 8 (huge websites),
> Outlook2003 (1+GB .PST files etc)
> O/S: WindowsXP Pro (SP2),
>
>
> MY EXISTING COMPUTER:
>
> Processor: 3.2Hz Intel Pentium 4 -
> RAM: 2GB
> Disk: Seagate 120Gb 7200rpm SATA
> I have a budget of about GBP250 to 350.
>
> - Any suggestions? And any idea how much FASTER each of
> the options would be likely to make things run in practice overall...?
My first aproach would be to look at the software, as your HW is
excellent in every respect except HDD speed, which is decent but could
be quicker. PCs often run all sorts of junk that doesnt need to be
running, I'd first use Autoruns to see what it runs and untick anything
not wanted and not needed. Then look at your apps, theyre not all sleek
efficient products, and much of what youre doing could be done on much
faster bits of software.
Also for when youre only needing to use one app, Winsolo can boost
performance a fair bit.
If you want faster I/O an IDE RAID controller and 2nd 10,000rpm hdd
could about double your hdd speed, depending on settings. In fact for
that money you could put 2 or 3 HDDs on the raid card. But really
anything slowing down a machine like that is a software issue.
NT
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