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I never knew choosing a new PC could be so difficult. Anyway, after deciding that, although iMac's look amazing, a PC was still the way to go.
I'm not going to bother to go into specs etc, but is it worth it to buy a new PC at the end of the summer?
I'm in Year 11 at the moment, just about to finish GCSEs. Now, bearing in mind I'm going to have this PC all the way through Uni too, I need a PC that's near top of the line.
So, would it be pointless buying it at the end of the summer, or should I wait until Christmas/next year/two years?
How drastically will PC's have changed by the three periods above?
Yes, your opinion is indeed important.
Thanks
I'm not going to bother to go into specs etc, but is it worth it to buy a new PC at the end of the summer?
I'm in Year 11 at the moment, just about to finish GCSEs. Now, bearing in mind I'm going to have this PC all the way through Uni too, I need a PC that's near top of the line.
So, would it be pointless buying it at the end of the summer, or should I wait until Christmas/next year/two years?
How drastically will PC's have changed by the three periods above?
Yes, your opinion is indeed important.
Thanks
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Bah, this is all too confusing. Did you guys do IT at school or something? :D
Anyway, my last and final question- Ethernet. What do I need to install on this PC that I'm on at the moment dn on my new PC that will be upstairs to allow me to connect wirelessly to Broadband? Ethernet PCI cards or what?
Thanks.
Anyway, my last and final question- Ethernet. What do I need to install on this PC that I'm on at the moment dn on my new PC that will be upstairs to allow me to connect wirelessly to Broadband? Ethernet PCI cards or what?
Thanks.
Right, the motherboards DO come with SATA controllers- which is nice. I'll keep with an IDE HD at the moment, and if I need to I can upgrade in the future.
It's all about planning.
It's all about planning.
Miserableman wrote:
> adrian wrote:
> SATA is only 150mb at burst when ATA133 is 133mb. Reading up about
> hard drives the speed of the burst hardly ever gets reached. If your
> really after a fast drive then get a SCSI. If not just stick with a
> decent ATA133 7200rpm 8mb Cache model.
>
>
> The SATA technology is rated up to either 300MB/s or 600MB/s (can't
> remember which). There are already 10K rpm SATA drives on the market.
> Advances in controller technology are allowing drive speeds to go up,
> and they're only going to go up further, probably up to SCSI and
> beyond. SATA is the future, parallel interface drives are the past.
Well the SATA at the moment is only 150mb. Maybe in the future or if you plan to spend big bucks.
> adrian wrote:
> SATA is only 150mb at burst when ATA133 is 133mb. Reading up about
> hard drives the speed of the burst hardly ever gets reached. If your
> really after a fast drive then get a SCSI. If not just stick with a
> decent ATA133 7200rpm 8mb Cache model.
>
>
> The SATA technology is rated up to either 300MB/s or 600MB/s (can't
> remember which). There are already 10K rpm SATA drives on the market.
> Advances in controller technology are allowing drive speeds to go up,
> and they're only going to go up further, probably up to SCSI and
> beyond. SATA is the future, parallel interface drives are the past.
Well the SATA at the moment is only 150mb. Maybe in the future or if you plan to spend big bucks.
adrian wrote:
> SATA is only 150mb at burst when ATA133 is 133mb. Reading up about
> hard drives the speed of the burst hardly ever gets reached. If your
> really after a fast drive then get a SCSI. If not just stick with a
> decent ATA133 7200rpm 8mb Cache model.
The SATA technology is rated up to either 300MB/s or 600MB/s (can't remember which). There are already 10K rpm SATA drives on the market. Advances in controller technology are allowing drive speeds to go up, and they're only going to go up further, probably up to SCSI and beyond. SATA is the future, parallel interface drives are the past.
> SATA is only 150mb at burst when ATA133 is 133mb. Reading up about
> hard drives the speed of the burst hardly ever gets reached. If your
> really after a fast drive then get a SCSI. If not just stick with a
> decent ATA133 7200rpm 8mb Cache model.
The SATA technology is rated up to either 300MB/s or 600MB/s (can't remember which). There are already 10K rpm SATA drives on the market. Advances in controller technology are allowing drive speeds to go up, and they're only going to go up further, probably up to SCSI and beyond. SATA is the future, parallel interface drives are the past.
SATA is only 150mb at burst when ATA133 is 133mb. Reading up about hard drives the speed of the burst hardly ever gets reached. If your really after a fast drive then get a SCSI. If not just stick with a decent ATA133 7200rpm 8mb Cache model.
Alright, thanks. I believe the motherboards on Dell's Dimension desktops MAY have SATA controllers, but if they don't, they don't.
Microchips wrote:
> I have been thinking. Would it be possible to get a Dell with a
> standard 30Gb HDD (lowest they have) and then get an SATA 120Gb when
> they come out/ are cheaper?
Yes, but you'd need an SATA controller on your motherboard, and at the moment the technology is in its infancy. As they become more popular expect prices to tumble and performance to skyrocket, and they're just not there yet.
So yes, but you'd likely have to add a seperate SATA PCI card (and SATA is faster than PCI iirc, so the card would be a bottleneck) or replace your motherboard if you wanted high speed SATA.
If you want to get a computer now, don't let Serial ATA ruin your decision for you. They are faster than IDE, and the technology doesn't have so many kinks and bugs in it, but it may be longer than I reckon before SATA is mainstream, and it won't be *that* much faster.
> I have been thinking. Would it be possible to get a Dell with a
> standard 30Gb HDD (lowest they have) and then get an SATA 120Gb when
> they come out/ are cheaper?
Yes, but you'd need an SATA controller on your motherboard, and at the moment the technology is in its infancy. As they become more popular expect prices to tumble and performance to skyrocket, and they're just not there yet.
So yes, but you'd likely have to add a seperate SATA PCI card (and SATA is faster than PCI iirc, so the card would be a bottleneck) or replace your motherboard if you wanted high speed SATA.
If you want to get a computer now, don't let Serial ATA ruin your decision for you. They are faster than IDE, and the technology doesn't have so many kinks and bugs in it, but it may be longer than I reckon before SATA is mainstream, and it won't be *that* much faster.
this is useful to pick your computer retailers...
http://www.romulus2.com/feedback/chart.php?1
Only thing i know that has SATA is the nforce 2 mobo's.
http://www.romulus2.com/feedback/chart.php?1
Only thing i know that has SATA is the nforce 2 mobo's.
I have been thinking. Would it be possible to get a Dell with a standard 30Gb HDD (lowest they have) and then get an SATA 120Gb when they come out/ are cheaper?
Alienware and Dell overcharge but i would pick Alienware over them if i had that sort of money after seeing a couple of negative comments about them around..
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