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| ship rattled this off his keyboard on 9/22/2006 :
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> 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?
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> MAIN APPLICATIONS I USE:
> DreamWeaver 8 (huge websites),
> Outlook2003 (1+GB .PST files etc)
> O/S: WindowsXP Pro (SP2),
>
>
> MY EXISTING COMPUTER:
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> Processor: 3.2Hz Intel Pentium 4 -
> RAM: 2GB
> Disk: Seagate 120Gb 7200rpm SATA
>
> PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium 4 based system
> MOTHERBOARD: Intel Pentium 4 D945GNTLR system board
> Integrated Intel GMA950 graphics
> *Intel High definition audio
> *Intel 10/100 LAN*8USB 2.0
> *4 conventional PCI *2 PCI Express x1 *1 PCI
> Express x16 *1 Serial*1 Parallel
> *4 Serial ATA interfaces
> *1 Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA33,
> ATA-66/100
> *PS/2 Keyboard port *Mouse port
> *Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz Processor 775 chipset 800FSB
> 2Mb cache
> RAM: 2Gb 533 DDR2 memory
> GRAPHICS CARD: Matrox Millenium P650 PCle 128 - 128Mb Dual DVI/VGA PCI
> Express X16 - s/n: KEW37452
> CASE: ATX Midi tower with 300W 12V PSU
> DISK: Seagate 120Gb 7200rpm SATA hard drive
> OPTICAL: DVD RW dual layer +&- drive
> FLOPPY: 1.44mb 3.5" Floppy disk drive
> O/S: Microsoft Windows XP Pro Oem
>
> Main applications: WindowsXP Pro (SP2), DreamWeaver 8, Outlook2003
>
>
> I WAS thinking of replacing the processor with a DUAL-CORE chip.
> But I have been largely talked out of it.
> Looking the WindowsXP "Task Manager" Performance monitor
> it seems that for most of the time the processor is barely being
> used - it's mainly DISK ACCESS that is so slow.
>
> The WORST applications for slowing up my PC seem to be
> Outlook2003 and Dreamweaver. (I have already done what
> I can to shrink the files that they are using...)
>
> SCSI?
> Should I change or add another hard disk?
> If so how much faster would a SCSI hard disk be?
> My hardware supplier says that a "decent" SCSI controller
> would set me back about GBP 250 - just for the controller!
> But how much faster is a SCSI hard disk compared to a SATA?
>
> Or maybe I should simply buy another SATA hard disk and put
> all my data (e.g. .PST file[s] and large websites etc) on it..
> Maybe I could get a SATA disk with a huge amount of CACHE??
>
> 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...?
>
> - Any thoughts?
>
>
> Ship
> Shiperton Henethe
4 Goodyears and a V8 B-)
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