this is my first build. Asus Mobo, AMD 965, 2X2GB Ram, ect.
this is just a general question about the HD bottleneck theory, because I replaced everything but the front panels, the case, the PSU, and the hard drive that came with the pc, which was a Compaq sr2180nx.
the first thing i noticed was there was no significant improvement in speed or performance especially when it came down to the CPU. the more i use the computer, the more it seems to be behaving the same way it did before the upgrade. system lag during cpu intensive tasks, same old habits, same old glitches.
I had read that a HD can effectively bottleneck a system, so i reluctantly decided to replace the HD. I'm getting a WD 500GB 7200RPM 6GB's 15MB cache Blue. it may not have been the optimum choice but it's already ordered.
I guess I'm just looking for that confirmation that "yes this should work"
so thanks a bunch, erly
this is just a general question about the HD bottleneck theory, because I replaced everything but the front panels, the case, the PSU, and the hard drive that came with the pc, which was a Compaq sr2180nx.
the first thing i noticed was there was no significant improvement in speed or performance especially when it came down to the CPU. the more i use the computer, the more it seems to be behaving the same way it did before the upgrade. system lag during cpu intensive tasks, same old habits, same old glitches.
I had read that a HD can effectively bottleneck a system, so i reluctantly decided to replace the HD. I'm getting a WD 500GB 7200RPM 6GB's 15MB cache Blue. it may not have been the optimum choice but it's already ordered.
I guess I'm just looking for that confirmation that "yes this should work"
so thanks a bunch, erly