How Is This Possible?

**abu_has_the_power** · 12-06-2003, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by TheFilePirater@6 December 2003 - 18:20
better mobo, better hdd? just thinking of things u could have...restart lately?

i have a powercolor. certainly microcenter would have something better than powercolor to display

**abu_has_the_power** · 12-06-2003, 11:26 PM

Originally posted by TheFilePirater@6 December 2003 - 18:20
better mobo, better hdd? just thinking of things u could have...restart lately?

hd has nothing to do with graphx performance

**3rd gen noob** · 12-06-2003, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 December 2003 - 22:26
hd has nothing to do with graphx performance

not true

**abu_has_the_power** · 12-06-2003, 11:28 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+6 December 2003 - 18:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 6 December 2003 - 18:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@6 December 2003 - 22:26
hd has nothing to do with graphx performance

not true

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ok. how does a harddrive haven anything to do with framerates?

besides, my hd isn't the best. it's a maxtor 120 gb. i'm pretty sure they had similar

**3rd gen noob** · 12-06-2003, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 December 2003 - 22:28
ok. how does a harddrive haven anything to do with framerates?

well, when you're running the game (benchmark), the data to be rendered by the graphics card has to get there somehow
it gets there from the hard drive
thus the graphics performance is dependent on the hard drive

edit: clarification

**abu_has_the_power** · 12-06-2003, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+6 December 2003 - 18:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 6 December 2003 - 18:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@6 December 2003 - 22:28
ok. how does a harddrive haven anything to do with framerates?

well, when you're running the game (benchmark), the data to be rendered by the graphics card has to get there somehow
it gets there from the hard drive
thus the graphics performance is dependent on the hard drive

edit: clarification [/b][/quote]
ok. good point. well, how much better is a maxtor 120 gb compared to their "top o line" display pc? certainly their hd is at least 7200 rpm. it's hard to find any hds lower than 7200 rpm nowadays

**3rd gen noob** · 12-06-2003, 11:37 PM

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@6 December 2003 - 22:33
ok. good point. well, how much better is a maxtor 120 gb compared to their "top o line" display pc? certainly their hd is at least 7200 rpm. it's hard to find any hds lower than 7200 rpm nowadays

it's impossible to say with any real accuracy whether their hdd is faster or better than yours without the specs, however, if it's their top of the line drive, it should be pretty quick (either 8MB cache IDE or SCSI)