if you have a little spare time

stulid · 15 Feb 2011 at 15:35

CarlH67 said:
is the only difference between these two harddrives the amount of memory they hold:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-336-WD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-342-WD&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat=1664

because if it was i may aswell get the 600gb one because i wont need a whole 1TB

Yes it is, also the size of the individual platters inside maybe denser, ie,

640GB = 320GB X 2platters.
1TB = 500GB X 2platters.

the denser the platter-generally the better the performance.

But to be perfectly honest, the 64mb cache and SATA6GB interface is a gimmick, as harddrives are to slow to need the fast interface speed, and Samsung F3 or Seagate Barracuda drives are just as fast with only 32mb or 16mb of cache.

So you can save money by picking one of these,

500GB - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940
500GB - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

1TB - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-243-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279
1TB - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

CarlH67 · 15 Feb 2011 at 18:06

i was looking at operating systems and windows 7 with student discount costs £49 and extra tenner with backup disc...

it doesnt say whether it is a 32-bit or a 64-bit thought :/ i think i need 64 bit because apparently it has something to do with the RAM and how it works with the components

stulid · 15 Feb 2011 at 18:38

32bit operating systems can only use about 3.4Gb of total ram, the 64bit version can access way over this amount.

Does the win7 your looking at come with both 32+64bit versions? just like the retail copy.

CarlH67 · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:01

all it says is

Microsoft® Office Professional Academic 2010 (English/Windows)

then the cost

then license

then system requirements

stulid · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:03

CarlH67 said:
all it says is

Microsoft® Office Professional Academic 2010 (English/Windows)

then the cost

then license

then system requirements

Office isn't windows7.

its a program containing apps such as WORD/EXCEL

CarlH67 · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:11

wtf why did it offer me windows 7 and then when i click the link for discount it changes to office

CarlH67 · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:19

found a place now

CarlH67 · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:29

im looking at a windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit, English, 1 Pack, DSP OEI (DVD) (This OEM software is intended for system builders only)

does that last bit mean its suitable for me?

stulid · 15 Feb 2011 at 22:31

yes, its good for you.

Rumblefish · 15 Feb 2011 at 23:46

You're a very patient man, Stulid.