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    Upgrading harddrive and then networking the old one?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thepreacha619, Dec 23, 2008.

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    1. okay, so i have a HP DV5T (2.53ghz, 4gb, 320GB hd, nvidia 9600m gt) and i like it very much. i've had it for a good 5 monthes it seems, and the one thing i am critical of is the fact that i bought a 5400RPM hard drive instead of a 7200 RPM one. so i am thinking about upgrading it because i do play alot of games.
    i play WoW and other games, so my question is, how often do games use the hard drive while you are in them? WoW is pushing 10gb's, so i'd imagine it's using the hard drive sometimes right? I've got Gta 4, L4D, and others, so i just wonder how it works and the real question is would an upgrade to a 7200 RPM drive do much for me?

    2. and if i did buy a drive, what's the best way to network my old 320GB 5400 RPM drive? i'm guessing just a 2.5' enclosure, and some sort of adapter to make it wireless or physically connect it to my router?

    thanks in advance!
     
    thepreacha619, Dec 23, 2008
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