Ok just got my 2nd HD 120GB! which os should i install in it

[alternatefutures]

Let's see, did I ever say stores are the first place technology shows up... uh, no. Did I even imply it? Gee, no again. The context of this entire thread is what an individual consumer should buy, otherwise I would have started telling people to buy QD-OLED monitors in the LCD thread.

Problem is half a year from now you still won't even find SATA 300 drives, they aren't due out for mass consumption until sometime 2004. Half a year from now you WILL be able to get motherboards with chipsets that integrate SATA though. Still, that's completely useless to someone who wants to upgrade his current computer's HD.

[Mr Pilkington]

You’re twisting the logic to format your own theories. The key is, if you want something bad enough it's available. I know, because I've been there. And as for your predictions, you can't say "will." The fact is no one knows what "will" happen for sure. If the demand arises they always comply. Whether it's absolutely necessary or not. And yes I know what the substantiated statements have said, and I know it's complete fluff.

[alternatefutures]

I can say "will" because Via, SiS, and Intel have announced SATA chipsets and Via's is due at the end of February.

[sopranosomega]

I surggest A deul boot of Linux and Windows 2000 Professional

UNIX forever (if i was smart enough to use it)

[hackerzc]

I got a 120GB WD1200JB Internal EIDE Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Special Edition Hard Drive w/8MB Cache. Now which OS whould i install into it. To make AMV?

Well, if you install the second Hdd as a slave (which is what I would do) you can use your first HDD to run your apps off of and the seconf to store video and capture and rip and suck. You should really be running Premiere (or whatever software you use to edit) and your video files off of two different drives anyway.

[hackerzc]

I can say "will" because Via, SiS, and Intel have announced SATA chipsets and Via's is due at the end of February.

Via chip sets kick ass!

I'm using a KT3 Ultra-2 by MSI and is has the Via KT333 Chipset. Very sweet! The only thing bette that I know of is the KT400

But what is all this about SATA?
Now I know that IDE, ATA, UltraATE blah blah blah, is basicly all the same dome thing (it all interfaces the same anyway) but what exactly is the difference, speed?

I want to know because I need to be the best Lain I can be!

[FurryCurry]

Via chip sets kick ass!

I'm using a KT3 Ultra-2 by MSI and is has the Via KT333 Chipset. Very sweet! The only thing bette that I know of is the KT400

<rant>

I think I'm going to be sick...

I've dealt with almost every iteration of via's K7 chipsets from the KT133 on, and the Apollo 133 & 133a too, and they all pretty much suck. The only thing they have going for them is price.

In its day, the AMD 760 was a much better choice than the competing VIA chipset, and honestly, I liked the ALI majik 1 better than VIA's KT266.

The KT333 & 400 suck less that the others because they are simply more refined iterations of the earlier ones, and VIA's had time to work out most of the bugs, but they still have quirks and hardware compatibility issues that you just don't see from other chipsets.

I used to like the Nforce, but it seems most of those boards have little issues here and there, and any tech forum you go to will be filled with people asking about problems with their Nforce2 boards.

I'm fed up with fussy hardware and instability. I have no plans to build another Athlon based system until I'm convinced that there is a chipset for it that rivals the compatibility and stability of Intel's 845 & 850 .

Don't try to accuse me of AMD bashing or not knowing how to build a stable system. I have three Athlon based machines here, including a duallie, and two p4's. Plus a couple of spare unlocked Tbirds in a drawer.

Most of my systems can run at 100%cpu for weeks without crashing, but the Athlon systems each have their own little "issues" that I have to deal with, and the P4's just plain don't.

Will someone, anyone, please build an AMD chipset with up to date features that doesn't suck? please?

</rant>

[hackerzc]

Via chip sets kick ass!

I'm using a KT3 Ultra-2 by MSI and is has the Via KT333 Chipset. Very sweet! The only thing bette that I know of is the KT400

<rant>

I think I'm going to be sick...

</rant>

Well, me never have problem, and it seams like everyone and his mother is giving my Mobo, and the Via chipset awards out the ass. They can't all be wrong.