Right guys,
When it comes to HDD's im a complete 'Noob'.
My current hdd setup, iv got a 70gb samsung hdd (can't actually remember the name of it had it since around 2005 - 2006) with windows 7 installed, and one or two important stuff, like battlefield 3, and and some important files, stuff that won't or shouldn't really slow windows down too much and iv got 20gb free.
My 2nd hdd is a maxtor 160gb hdd that iv had since 2003 or 2004, and its got all my documents, programes and all my general crap installed on it, and iv only got 15gb free on it.
I think (this is how little i know about hdds i know apart from they store memory) i think my main hdds is sata2 possibly? lol, and the maxtor one sata 1? lol..
My windows performance analysis thing reports:
Processor 7.9
Memory (RAM) 7.7
Graphics 7.9
Gaming Graphics 7.9
Hard Disk 3.9
A few weeks ago, saw a lot less powerfull computer than mine with a SSD inside load windows in a few seconds, and everything was bloody instant, and not that im jellous or anything lol, but i do need to upgrade my hdds.
My budget is about £120, and i need a SSD drive for windows, and a bigger HDD for my data please 300gb+ because im sick of deleting stuff all the time on my data drive after downloading it, then re-downloading it few months later if i need it again, rather than sticking it in my "incase i need it again within 6 months folder". or if its worth it just a big SSD drive?
Iv heard to stay away from sandforce controller things on ssd's? not sure what thats about though, so any advice is welcome!
Oh also, only got two sata 3 ports on my mobo
And also, nooby as it sounds, what would the best way to copy all my data to a new data drive, just plug a new hdd in, copy everything over then unplug the old one, then set windows to use the new one as my documents etc?
Thanks
When it comes to HDD's im a complete 'Noob'.
My current hdd setup, iv got a 70gb samsung hdd (can't actually remember the name of it had it since around 2005 - 2006) with windows 7 installed, and one or two important stuff, like battlefield 3, and and some important files, stuff that won't or shouldn't really slow windows down too much and iv got 20gb free.
My 2nd hdd is a maxtor 160gb hdd that iv had since 2003 or 2004, and its got all my documents, programes and all my general crap installed on it, and iv only got 15gb free on it.
I think (this is how little i know about hdds i know apart from they store memory) i think my main hdds is sata2 possibly? lol, and the maxtor one sata 1? lol..
My windows performance analysis thing reports:
Processor 7.9
Memory (RAM) 7.7
Graphics 7.9
Gaming Graphics 7.9
Hard Disk 3.9
A few weeks ago, saw a lot less powerfull computer than mine with a SSD inside load windows in a few seconds, and everything was bloody instant, and not that im jellous or anything lol, but i do need to upgrade my hdds.
My budget is about £120, and i need a SSD drive for windows, and a bigger HDD for my data please 300gb+ because im sick of deleting stuff all the time on my data drive after downloading it, then re-downloading it few months later if i need it again, rather than sticking it in my "incase i need it again within 6 months folder". or if its worth it just a big SSD drive?
Iv heard to stay away from sandforce controller things on ssd's? not sure what thats about though, so any advice is welcome!
Oh also, only got two sata 3 ports on my mobo
And also, nooby as it sounds, what would the best way to copy all my data to a new data drive, just plug a new hdd in, copy everything over then unplug the old one, then set windows to use the new one as my documents etc?
Thanks
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think I'm gonna get that Samsung ssd