Adding another HD?

[NightTran]

Do you think it would slower my performance by adding the 4th HD? BB has 500GB Serial ATA for 159.99

Thanks

[geno888]

In my opinion there will be no slowing in the performance adding a s-ata HDD to your system. Be sure that your PSU is enough powerful to manage also this drive.

And with 500 GB available you'll make many people drooling here

[NightTran]

In my opinion there will be no slowing in the performance adding a s-ata HDD to your system. Be sure that your PSU is enough powerful to manage also this drive.

Thanks, How do I check my PSU is enought for this HD?

Thanks

[kevdriver]

Nightran, anything above 750 watts should be fine. I have 6 HDD'S, 4 burners all runing fine off a antec tru power 850 watt PSU.

[Chewy]

Everybody else just stopped at 550 watts with tru power

you do have the computer on a 20 amp breaker kev?

[NightTran]

20 amp breaker kev?

I dont think I know what is it ? sorry because my old one after I add the 4th one it is acting funny so I took it out and it is fine now, but I dont really know how to check them.

I had exactly one just put in few weeks, and it is massive fast and alot of room

[Chewy]

if you have a new good power supply then add the extra drive

I was joking Kev about using such a big power supply

[NightTran]

The one (PSU) I have is the one came with the computer, I just wonder if there is a way to check it

[Chewy]

there's no easy way

give the specs(printed on side of power supply)
how many amps for 12volt, brand name

and what's already hooked to it

[NightTran]

12+ and 12- vol not exeed 18A,

I have three HD and two optical now ( as Picture above)

Dell P/N P8401
Model # L375P-00

Made in china

[Chewy]

I would plan on buying a better one

[NightTran]

I will buy as long as you help me for instruction if I have problem

I was planning to change to new one to the old one then buy the new one for the new computer


Any suggestion from Negg are good for what I have ?


Thanks

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931

this is what some of the reviewers at cdfreaks use(dee and zevia)

[photo_angel2004]

@night,

Why not just replace smaller hard drives with larger ones that way you can transpher all data from old one to new bigger one?

Just a thought.

I did that a while back got rid of the 80 gig for a 160 gig now thinking of making that one my C drive and thinking of buying a bigger one for my second hard drive.

[NightTran]

Angle : I have 160 for my programs, 320 for avi 500 for avi to mpg then I need one more 500 for iso to burn

I could but then I will have to go to all other trouble by transfer the 160 to another one and bios' stuff I dont want to mess up with that

Thanks Chewy