Help me pick a new HD..geeks inside

[nikon]

Well here is my current main drive (OS and programs only)

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=83

and I've finally come to the realization that it is slower than dirt..my 'backup' drive is faster

http://www.directron.com/7l300s0.html

OK, so I'm happy with my 300gb but my 80gb (main) has got to go, what do you recommend? I'm running and AMD 3800+ x2 x64 w/2gb ram I hardly ever max out my cpu usage or my memory, so I attribute the slow speeds to my HD..any good 10k hd's out there? or are there slower ones that perform just as well....also, if I get a new drive is there a program I can use to copy everything from my slow HD to the new one, including the MBR?? any help is appreciated...thanks.

oh ya, no SCSI...just sata..dont wanna spend that much money ;)
Unless SCSI isn't as expensive as it used to be.

Also, how do I know what sata I currently have?? sata150 sata3.0gb????? very confusing....I haven't picked up my pc mag in a while :p


oh ya, heres the link to my MOBO
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...del=K8N_Neo4-F

one more thing, on new-egg, whats difference between 'retail' and 'oem'?? All I see is price difference...looking at the WD 150gb Raptors.

[99pewterv6]

Re: Help me pick a new HD..geeks inside

Well, Retail is just that in retail box and warranty with extras, oem is usually just the main component with usually shorter warranty and no extras.

You mobo supports Transfer rate up to 150MB/s on the SATA. I'm not sure what all version they have now for the SATA but yours look to be like ver 1. Especially since it still supports ATA/133 still.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: Help me pick a new HD..geeks inside

If you are concerend about speed, SCSI is the way to go. They are not *THAT* expensive any more.