Re: SATA Help Please - (Complicated)



jonah wrote:
On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:44:14 -0500, "cliff" <cliff-f@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



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Yeah I know this machine is on a Intel D865G Board & 2.8 P4
processor but I need to do a serious upgrade so bang for buck wise
AMD is the only way to go. I am doing increasing amounts of video
production these days- boat sales and bike racing DVDs mainly -
thats why I wanted SATA drives as part of the upgrade plan.

I have a mate who is a games freak he has the latest FaTility MOBO
and the silly money top spec AMD FX processor, liquid cooled, 2 x
Gainward 7800 PCI Express cards, the whole bit, its amazingly fast
and lit up like a christmas tree on coke. I am probably going to
get the credit card out next week and trade what I have in for the
same kit, now I have played with the best nothing else will do.

Bugger it!

8-)

Jonah

AMD, Intel, it is far more than a processor that makes a good
System. I have no games what so ever and I am running a P4 630
Dual/HT 2 G DDR2 WD Raptor SATA and Maxtor SATA/IDE with Xtasy
X850XT PCI-e on an Intel D915PBL main board. All just for
CAD/Video/Photo. No competition there so my old System will stay old
for awhile longer. I can say that SATA is working fine. I am not all
that impressed by a modest read/write increase. I was hoping for
more but boot time is short.

I have an old relic P4 2.4 on an Intel D845GBV Desktop board that
this System replaced last fall and it is just sitting there as a DVR.

Good old Intel and SATA computability.

Cliff

Cliff I mean I am changing the entire system for a duplicate of my
mates games system, I will trade what I have in and credit card the
rest. Most importantly I know his system runs without problems on the
SATA Drives he has installed and it is lightning fast also I can get
direct help in setting it up should I need to.

Only problem is thinking up a good stroy to run past the wife re why I
need to spend several K on PC bits. Mind you she can get through that
kind of cash on a couple of outfits with shoes and handbags so you
would be forgiven for thinking it should be no problem.

I wish!

Jonah

Good luck and keep us posted.

Cliff


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