Questions about computer stuff

[JonJack]

I'm a newbie and I'm planning on getting a new computer. If you could answer some of my questions I'll appreciate it.

#1 - What affect does the rpm and seek times of hard drives have? Will getting more space but with a lower rpm and seek time affect the system much? And if so, what affect does it have on games, utilities .....etc?

#2 - Which celeron (300, 366, 400 ...etc)would be the best value for money on an Asus P3B-F board? And which celeron will produce the best result when overclocked?

I think that's all for now. Thanks for helping.

[ANTONIO E GUERRA]

Hi, JonJack! The Celeron 466 performs great and very easy to overclock. If you can wait till August 2, Intel will lauch the Celeron 500 for $169.00. It looks like a great price.In terms of hard drive, I recommend no less than 7200 rpm because it gives you great speed and access time to your applications.IBMs or WDs with 2meg buffer. Make sure that you have a good 3-d video card for the games. It makes a big difference! This is a good website www.overclockers.com. Hope it helps.

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[JonJack]

Thanks ANTONIO E GUERRA. Now all I have to do is cough up some more cash. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Joel Kleppinger]

Well, you can also find a good deal of Celeron 366s that also hit 550 MHz. They aren't everywhere (I only got 1 out of 3 retail CPUs and it needs very good cooling or a 70 degree room temp), but they are there. Supposedly, the OEM do better, but I don't know.