Try not to Break Anything

Post by **Garry Russell** » 29 Oct 2011, 11:46

Prices are increasing for HD and other componants due to Thailand flooding

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech ... 529244.cms

GHD · Post by **GHD** » 29 Oct 2011, 11:53

I have 7 HDDs which I am currently formatting and erasing before recycling. They range from 500GB SATA IIs to 150GB Raptors.

I've been looking at 2TB drives which are currently at about £180.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 29 Oct 2011, 11:55

I recently bought a 2TB for £80 something, £86 I think

dswanson · Post by **dswanson** » 31 Oct 2011, 12:05

Garry wrote

I recently bought a 2TB for £80 something, £86 I think

I guess you go on holiday while you defrag that....

Post by **Garry Russell** » 31 Oct 2011, 12:17

That would be an idea

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 31 Oct 2011, 13:22

I never defrag anymore, and I think with todays quick HDD's theres is no actual need for it anymore.

I have had numerous installs and uninstalls and not defragged a single file for the last 4 years .... I have not noted any decreased performance at all what so ever.

I'm running FSXsp2 with an over all average of 30fps (locked) with ease and have done so always. Kids use the machine for all kind of heavy graphic (and graphical) games without any problems either ....

So I have no need for yet a nother program just sitting and hogging...

DarrenL · Post by **DarrenL** » 31 Oct 2011, 14:58

Are you sure you haven't got a automatic defrag schedule on in the background which runs once a week, without noticing?

Although you have XPSP2 on my Win7 it was defaulted to on and runs every Weds afternoon, so it's does very little, often and isn't noticeable.

Post by **DaveB** » 31 Oct 2011, 15:03

Darren..

I think Dan was saying he has FSX SP2 not WinXP SP2. Knowing Dan, he's been on Win7 since day one or thereabouts

It doesn't default to weekly in WinXP.. it doesn't default to anything in WinXP

ATB
DaveB

DarrenL · Post by **DarrenL** » 31 Oct 2011, 15:07

Miss-read yep

Might have auto-defrag on then and not realise.

Post by **DaveB** » 31 Oct 2011, 15:11

A nice touch if it does that.. specially if you don't realise it's doing it! I'm one of the many who don't bother with such things I'm afraid. I've thought about it from time to time, looked at the drive and windows has said it doesn't need to be defragged.. which is odd but there you go

I made an exception with FSX. The drive was clean for the install and I defragged it soon after. I don't think it improved FSX much but that was said to be the done thing to do

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