CyberDruid
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System Name | Shop Dog |
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Processor | E8400 |
Motherboard | Asus Blitz Formula SE |
Cooling | d-Tek FuZion |
Memory | 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 G Skill |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 7900 GTX |
Storage | 150GB VelociRaptor |
Display(s) | Acer 21.5 1080p LED Back Lit Monitor |
Case | Working on it |
Audio Device(s) | PCI SoundMax |
Power Supply | Silverstone 750 Modular |
Software | XP Pro SP2 |
Benchmark Scores | Super Pi 11.56s 1M at 4050mhz |
I see some ups and downs on a lot of dreives I bench that are repeatable and consistent from bench mark to benchmark and I associated it with processes in the OS...but since you are using two different OS I guess Iwas wrong.
Anyone know what that the dip is caused by? You got me curious now.
Side note...
It should be obvious why you get a faster more responsive desktop when you partion the OS...the fast part of the drive is on the outside of the platter as shown on the graphs...as the arm swings in speed drops significantly.
Not all dirves have such a dramatic tailing off of speed. But in general the first third is pretty fast and rest starts gettting slower, so divide capacity by 3 and set partition size to that number for optimal results.
Anyone know what that the dip is caused by? You got me curious now.
Side note...
It should be obvious why you get a faster more responsive desktop when you partion the OS...the fast part of the drive is on the outside of the platter as shown on the graphs...as the arm swings in speed drops significantly.
Not all dirves have such a dramatic tailing off of speed. But in general the first third is pretty fast and rest starts gettting slower, so divide capacity by 3 and set partition size to that number for optimal results.