> Von: Miguel A Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 00:58:51 +0800 > > Looks like I won't upgrade to AMD64 within the next few months > (assuming I could afford it). See an earlier post. I upgraded to an AMD64 by mistake. I was pleasantly surprised that the Sempron 2500+ was actually compiling source packages 3x faster than my Duron 800Mhz. I thought the 2500 was pure marketing hype. > I was looking at the new GeForce 6100/nForce 4xx MicroATX boards which > are quite cheap. Onboard video (VIA/Savage) has always been a problem for me. Twice I wound up buying an ATI card (Radeon VE/7000 and Mach64). I'm now planning to go for a Radeon 9250. > But then I found out that SATA II NCQ is still under > development for Linux, and worse - NVIDIA did not release the specs > for its SATA chip! So, even if I get my Socket 939 Opteron - AMD has > dropped the prices - I'd still be crippled by slow hard drive I/O. DMA 133 is fast enough for my 4x DVD writing and TV capture sessions (the only tasks where hard drive speed is critical for me). How much faster is SATA II say from SATA I? I've read that people who really want performance will settle for nothing less than a SCSI.
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