Currently, I am running a 1.2 GHz Athlon, 512 MB SDR, GF4 Ti 4400 system. For hard drives I'm using two Ultra160 15K RPM 18.4GB Cheetahs.
Sometime between now and Christmas, I'm going to put together a new system -- one of the Shuttle SSF SB51Gs. Either 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz P4, with either 512MB or 1GB of DDR. Definitely going for an All In Wonder 9700 Pro to make this a gaming + HTPC + PVR rig.
I like the SFF for its small desktop footprint and especially for the low noise (I can't sleep while my current machine is running, it's a real screamer). However, I seriously doubt that the Shuttle power supply has enough juice to power one of the latest P4s, an AIW, and a SCSI card + two 15K RPM drives. Also, I'm sure the heat issue in such a small case would be a problem. And I want to go for a much larger HD anyway, since I'll be recording video with the AIW.
I'm thinking of going with the WD2000JB, but I'm wondering how it stacks up performance-wise against my older SCSI devices. I do quite a lot of Windows programming (Delphi, VisualStudio.Net), Linux Programming (gcc, Kylix), and Java programming, so HD performance is fairly important. Also, I've definitely been spoiled by applications that launch basically instantaneously
So, given the other system updates, and given that the JB is one of the fastest (if not 'the fastest' period) IDE drive around, would I notice any kind of system performance degredation going to the new machine?
Sometime between now and Christmas, I'm going to put together a new system -- one of the Shuttle SSF SB51Gs. Either 2.8GHz or 3.06GHz P4, with either 512MB or 1GB of DDR. Definitely going for an All In Wonder 9700 Pro to make this a gaming + HTPC + PVR rig.
I like the SFF for its small desktop footprint and especially for the low noise (I can't sleep while my current machine is running, it's a real screamer). However, I seriously doubt that the Shuttle power supply has enough juice to power one of the latest P4s, an AIW, and a SCSI card + two 15K RPM drives. Also, I'm sure the heat issue in such a small case would be a problem. And I want to go for a much larger HD anyway, since I'll be recording video with the AIW.
I'm thinking of going with the WD2000JB, but I'm wondering how it stacks up performance-wise against my older SCSI devices. I do quite a lot of Windows programming (Delphi, VisualStudio.Net), Linux Programming (gcc, Kylix), and Java programming, so HD performance is fairly important. Also, I've definitely been spoiled by applications that launch basically instantaneously
So, given the other system updates, and given that the JB is one of the fastest (if not 'the fastest' period) IDE drive around, would I notice any kind of system performance degredation going to the new machine?
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