I need help

[Joel Bookhammer]

Bill would that be 2 HD at 10K and 1 at 7200 or 1 of each?


Thanks


Joel

[Bill W]

Joel....total of 2 HDs, 1 w/a 10k spin rate and the 2nd w/a 7200 spin rate.


I use the 10k HD to run my programs and to develop my pics (CS3 operates very fast). I use the 2nd 7200 HD to store my photographs and keep the 10k 150GB HD clean of big memory users, i.e. RAW photos. I normally have 60% memory available at any one time on my 10k HD.


Also, I'm not a gamer.


Yes folks, I use EHDs & CDs for back up as well.


Hope this clarifies it for you Joel


Bill

[Joel Bookhammer]

Would this be a good setup for editing large amounts of pictures, via photoshop?


Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 Processor (2.66GHz) • Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition with SP1 • 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 memory • Dual SLI NVIDIA GeForce 9800S with 512MB GDDR3 • 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive (2 x 250GB) • Factory-sealed liquid cooling system (CPU, chipset, GPUs)

[Bill W]

Joel;


I'm not a computer tekkie by any means, but I think you would be much better off w/at least 1 7200 spin rate.


When I was researching my current box (specifically for photography) I found many people recommending the 10k, they found the 7200 sufficient and didn't recommend the 5400 spin.


When I went to a shop to have mine built, there was young (college) lady there who was into photography, majoring in computer sciences. She lamented how slow her 5400 HD (don't remember memory size....mine's minimal [] ) using CS3. She thought my HD setup was spot on.


All I'm saying is that I think you'll be disappointed in the 5400 s/r for PP and the 250/7200 s/r HDs are pretty inexpensive.


Cooling system; liquid was exponentially more expensive at the time, so I put a larger cooling fan in a quieter box....I'm not having any issues w/heat.


Sorry, as I stated, I'm not computer tekkie, so I can't speak on your other components w/my experience being over a year old.


BTW....my cost; $1500


Good luck


Bill

[Joel Bookhammer]

Hey Bill thanks again for the info, I tried looking around for a 10K but havent found one yet, I will make sure though that it is atleast 7200....I've got alot to learn []


Thanks


Joel

[40Doodle]

Hi Joel,


If that configuration is the HP Voodoo Firebird system, most of that system will be more than enough for you with exception of their choices for the Hard Drives. It appears they are using (2) 250GB 5400RPM Disks to achieve the 500GB which is one thing that concerns me. Usually HP provides you the ability to hit a "configure" button and upgrade components, but I don't see that option with that system. I agree with the other folks that have suggested having a hard drive that spins at least at 7200RPM. Drives that spin at 10KRPM are typically SCSI drives, quite expensive and rarely seen on a packaged PC offering. With today's improvements in Hard drives, larger buffers and other improvements, there are 7200RPM drives that perform very well and will suit your needs with no problems.


Back to the HP Voodoo system (if that's the one you referenced) there are a couple of things that jump out that are not needed for what you want to do (especially because you are not a gamer). The dual SLI video cards and the liquid cooling system are not required for what you want to do. I love that kind of stuff and for me I wouldn't mind having a system with it, but I do game. From what I've read about liquid cooling, it is not "maintenance free" and will require replacement of the coolant over time. If that is true of this system, then you may want to think about whether you're up for it and ask HP about that ongoing maintenance. If you love that system, then I would definitely request a Hard Drive upgrade to (2) 500GB Drives spinning at 7200RPM (but [2] 1TB Disk size would be my preference).


Rick

[Joel Bookhammer]

Thanks Rick, I also noticed that the Voodoo had 2 5400RPM disks, which was mentioned to stay clear from and try to get a 7200.


I have been checking out the Dell website and they have a nice option where you can select a system and make custom changes to it, but also with that I havent noticed any 10K drives yet.


So Im still "shopping" around.


Thanks


Joel

[Joel Bookhammer]

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