- Oct 27, 2012
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So I built a desktop PC 1 year ago using a combination of new and used parts. I have a 250GB drive as the OS, and a 1.5TB as storage. Both drives were from already existing builds. The Storage drive was from the computer the new one replaced (essentially making it a plug-n-play), and the OS drive was actually from my old laptop (my case came with a bracket).
My laptop’s power cord had died a week after my brother-in-law had bought and installed the hard drive (I knew nothing about computer’s insides then), so it had sat near new for over a year until I put it in my new build.
I noticed recently while looking at my order history on Newegg just how bad the specs for my OS drive are compared to my Storage drive.
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136799
Storage: (does not say on Newegg, but it’s 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136513
I had originally used the 250GB because I was a bit apprehensive about installing an OS on my Storage drive with over 500GB of data already on it. Now that I’m feeling a bit more sure of myself, and I’ve realized the spec difference, I want to ask you guy’s opinions on doing this. Will cloning (or something similar) my OS to the Storage drive be worth it? Will I gain a noticeable speed difference? My mobo supports up to 6Gb/s SATA so it is definitely being bottlenecked right now (it still will be with the Storage drive, but not near as much). I have the Win7 disk so I CAN reinstall Windows if necessary.
I’m not looking to spend any money on this whatsoever, so please: nobody recommend a SSD or anything. I’m simply looking to maximize what I already have.
To compare:
OS Drive
SATA 1.5Gb/s
RPM 5400RPM
CACHE 8MB
STORAGE 250GB
Storage Drive
SATA 3.0Gb/s
RPM 7200RPM
CACHE 64MB
STORAGE 1.5TB
My laptop’s power cord had died a week after my brother-in-law had bought and installed the hard drive (I knew nothing about computer’s insides then), so it had sat near new for over a year until I put it in my new build.
I noticed recently while looking at my order history on Newegg just how bad the specs for my OS drive are compared to my Storage drive.
OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136799
Storage: (does not say on Newegg, but it’s 7200 RPM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136513
I had originally used the 250GB because I was a bit apprehensive about installing an OS on my Storage drive with over 500GB of data already on it. Now that I’m feeling a bit more sure of myself, and I’ve realized the spec difference, I want to ask you guy’s opinions on doing this. Will cloning (or something similar) my OS to the Storage drive be worth it? Will I gain a noticeable speed difference? My mobo supports up to 6Gb/s SATA so it is definitely being bottlenecked right now (it still will be with the Storage drive, but not near as much). I have the Win7 disk so I CAN reinstall Windows if necessary.
I’m not looking to spend any money on this whatsoever, so please: nobody recommend a SSD or anything. I’m simply looking to maximize what I already have.
To compare:
OS Drive
SATA 1.5Gb/s
RPM 5400RPM
CACHE 8MB
STORAGE 250GB
Storage Drive
SATA 3.0Gb/s
RPM 7200RPM
CACHE 64MB
STORAGE 1.5TB
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