jmoss111 at bellsouth.net
jmoss111 at bellsouth.net
Mon Jan 3 13:09:15 CST 2005
Is the Maxtor 10,000 RPM and have 16m cache? > > From: "Mitsules, Mark" <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com> > Date: 2005/01/03 Mon PM 01:38:46 EST > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > Subject: RE: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > SATA does give a "theoretical" boost in two ways. First is the current > SATA/150 spec vs. the P-ATA/133 spec. Second is the dedicated channel vs. a > possible conflict with a second IDE device in the typical master/slave > setup. > > But, having noticed a considerable improvement in performance when I moved > to a drive with a 8MB cache when they first came out, I can't wait to see > the performance gains in both my new Raptor (10k rpm) and my new Maxtor > (16MB cache). > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jmoss111 at bellsouth.net [mailto:jmoss111 at bellsouth.net] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 1:25 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > >From what I've read and tests that I've seen, SATA in itself doesn't really > give a performance improvement. The improvement in SATA come from the 10,000 > RPM drives used currently only on the WD Raptors (37Gb and 74 Gb) AFAIK. > SATA 2 may be a different story, but I haven't seen any SATA2 drives on the > market or SATA2 tests yet. > > > > From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net> > > Date: 2005/01/03 Mon PM 01:02:30 EST > > To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > > Francisco, > > Here's the specs for business workstations I've been having my clients buy > > lately. I have them assembled, setup and tested at a local shop. They > really > > put my P4 2.4Ghz, 512MB RAM, SCSI system to shame. I think the SATA drives > > make a big difference. I had been spec'ing 80GB SATA's but the 120 are > only > > $10 more so I've been going with that for awhile now. > > > > XP pro > > ASUS K8 MainBoard > > Athlon64 3200 CPU > > 450 Watt PS > > 512MB RAM > > 80-120 GB Western Digital SATA HD > > Radeon 9600, 128MB AGP Video > > CD/DVD read/write > > 3.5" diskette drive > > 10/100MB Ethernet > > 2/4 USB ports > > 1 Firewire port > > 17" Samsung 793 monitor > > > > Note: The UPSs for these systems is a bit more costly because of the power > > needs but I believe down the road it will have been worth it for them. In > > the bigger shops they don't all get the RW drives cause they don't need > 'em. > > The video card is overkill for most people but at the cost I'm getting > them > > it just doesn't matter. For higher needs stations I bulk up the RAM. > > > > John B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francisco > Tapia > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:36 AM > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > > I keep my system free of spyware and viruses, but I haven't done a > complete > > re-install in about 3 years, now this holiday season I moved OSs up to XP > > sp2, I was surprised on how fast it runs on my hardware (an ol' amd2000 > XP). > > so far I have no complaints. > > > > some of the things I'm looking forward to in a new rig will be > > > > AMD64 (possibly opteron to be exact, i'd love to bite into the > > multiprocessor market :)) SATA drives, and of course USB2 cuz I'm still > > running 1.1 > > > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:38:41 -0500, Mitsules, Mark <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com> > > wrote: > > > Bryan, > > > > > > How often do you "clean house"? Since I'm heavily into gaming/video & > > > audio codecs/demos/beta drivers/etc. I usually start to think about a > > > fresh install at around the 7-10 month mark. At that point I usually > > > buy a new hard drive and start all over. I keep all my old > > > drives...just in case;) I upgrade my video card about every 18 > > > months, my CPU about every 18-24 months, and am averaging a new > > > complete system about every 4 years. I just finished assembling my > > > newest rig over the holidays, but since we were out of town for most > > > of the time, I haven't had a chance to load the OS yet. I must admit > > > that I went just about all-out this time...it is definitely worthy of > > > boutique status. If anyone is interested in the gory details, I'll post > > the components. > > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bryan Carbonnell [mailto:carbonnb at gmail.com] > > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:21 AM > > > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > > > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Software Firewalls > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:53:57 -0500, Mitsules, Mark > > > <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com> > > > wrote: > > > > Glad to see it worked out Bryan...but I must admit I hate the > > > > thought that my favorite firewall might be vulnerable in some way. > > > > > > I don't think it's vulnerable. I think it's my box. I've been thinking > > > that it needs to be cleaned up extensively (Like a reformat and > > > reinstall) and this is just another confirmation of what I've been > > > thinking. > > > > > > -- > > > Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com > > > Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well > > > preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, > > > shouting "What a great ride!" > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Francisco > > http://pcthis.blogspot.com | PC news with out the jargon! > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >