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HardDisk buffer - What are your experiences?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 2:31 pm
by merendo
Hi all
I am about to buy a new harddisk (overdue aucs) and i have two options. Both harddisks are manufactured by Western Digital. They have 80GB capacity - but one has 2MBytes of buffer and the other one 8MB but is 8 euros more expensive. Does the bigger buffer really increase (noticeable) performance? If so, do you think it's worth 8 euro? (about 5,50 UK Pounds and 10 USD)
Thank you! merendo
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 2:49 pm
by Num3
My experience with that is yes...
I have bought a while a go a 40GB IBM harddisk with 4mb buffer...
Performance increased like hell!
With the same CPU (Duron 1K) using CCE encoder these where the results:
1 DIVX - 720x240 to DVD
Old harddisk: 0.80 realtime encoding
New harddisk: 1.30 realtime encoding !!!
Those extra euros are worth it! Especially in running windows and other harddisk intense software...
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 3:58 pm
by merendo
But i won't use Windoze long anymore (Already ordered Mandrake but UPS seems to do it in a comfortable pace *lol*)
However, if you think it really increases performance, i would trust you even if i were blind
Thank you for that help!!!!!!! Bye! merendo
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:02 pm
by Danilo
merendo wrote:But i won't use Windoze long anymore (Already ordered Mandrake but UPS seems to do it in a comfortable pace *lol*)
Linux doesnt access the harddisk, it loads all files from nowhere.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 4:38 pm
by merendo
interesting
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:35 am
by Doobrey
Danilo wrote:merendo wrote:But i won't use Windoze long anymore (Already ordered Mandrake but UPS seems to do it in a comfortable pace *lol*)
Linux doesnt access the harddisk, it loads all files from nowhere.
OK Merendo, I`ll hold Danilo, and you can slap him
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:34 am
by merendo
Wait, i'm gonna fetch my steel enforced boots *rofl*...
DOH! They are full of mud from the last punk party..... Have to clean them.... Done. Was hard work. Okay, Danilo, where are u?
Re: HardDisk buffer - What are your experiences?
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 12:00 pm
by Max.
merendo wrote:I am about to buy a new harddisk (overdue aucs) and i have two options. Both harddisks are manufactured by Western Digital. They have 80GB capacity - but one has 2MBytes of buffer and the other one 8MB but is 8 euros more expensive. Does the bigger buffer really increase (noticeable) performance? If so, do you think it's worth 8 euro? (about 5,50 UK Pounds and 10 USD)
You are talking about the BB (2 MB) and JB (8 MB) models. JB is indeed a bit faster (& I mean noticeable from the overall performance of the PC, but I might trick myself). My main point to prefer JB is that WD issues a longer warranty on them (3 years) though.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:15 pm
by merendo
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:09 am
by Dare2
Danilo,
Here's some rolls of bandages: @ @ @
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:40 am
by Doobrey
Dare2 wrote:Danilo,
Here's some rolls of bandages: @ @ @
Nah, they`re chocolate swiss rolls..
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:42 am
by Dare2
hehe.
And now I'm feeling peckish.
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:18 pm
by merendo
Don't do that. I have just read an article about obesity. About 20 percent of all men and 25 percent of all women are too fat. So be very careful what you eat!
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 8:36 pm
by tinman
merendo wrote:Don't do that. I have just read an article about obesity. About 20 percent of all men and 25 percent of all women are too fat. So be very careful what you eat!
But you get plenty of exercise around here, what with all the kicking with the heavy steel toe boots ;)
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:46 am
by Dare2
rofl.
