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Quote willcross Replybullet Topic: Installing old ATA/133 hard drive
    Posted: 10/May/2012 at 22:16
Hi CP,

I bought the system below from you a little while ago. Playing loads of BF3 and I want to start recording some of my gameplay. Only thing is when using FRAPS it really slows down my frame rate.

It was suggested to me that recording on to a 2nd hard drive while gaming from the 1st would be beneficial.

I've got an old ATA /133 HD here that I want to install, but not sure how to go about it, particularly as the hard drive you installed is SATA-II.


Here is the old hard drive

and this is my system (which is working out nicely):
*BASE_PRICE: [+721]
BLUETOOTH: None
CAS: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl Gaming Case. [+17]
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: NONE
COOL: NONE
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2550K Quad Core 3.4GHz 6MB cache LGA1155 ***Overclockable XXX*** [-67]
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
DONGLES: NONE
EXPAN: NONE
FA_HDD: None
FAN: ARCTIC FREEZER 13 CPU FAN with 4 direct heatpipes, High performance and Ultra quiet ***Overclockable XXX*** [-10]
FLASHMEDIA: None
FREEBIE_CS: None
FREEBIE_NVVC: None
GLASS3D: NONE
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache Hard Drive (Single Hard Drive)
HDD2: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: NONE
MB_SRT: None
MEMORY: 8GB (4x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MONITOR3: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ BT GO! LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 3 PCIe Gen2, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI ***Overclockable XXX*** [-23]
MOUSE: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: XXX Overclocking (CPU Extreme overclock: guaranteed min. 20%, max. 30%.)
POWERSUPPLY: 650 Watts Power Supplies [+22] ( Coolermaster 650Watt GX Bronze Gaming Power Supply, SLI / Crossfire ready)
RUSH: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TEMP: NONE
UPS: None
USB1: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 1280MB 16X PCI Express [+103] (Major Brand Power by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: None, or On-Board Integrated Graphics
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 1 Year Parts, 1 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
WNC: NONE
XWNA: NONE

Any advice appreciated, would rather not spend any money if at all possible.

Many thanks
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Quote Cyber_Tech Replybullet Posted: 10/May/2012 at 22:29
An old IDE HDD will be slow and you'll need an add in card to run the drive. Best solution is to run BF3 and Fraps from an SSD and record to a separate fast HDD like the Samsung F3 or a Raptor. If possible split them between different SATA controllers.

Note: the forums aren't an official support route, but we'll do our best.

If you have a fault please contact our official support line: 0844-371-8787 or email support@cyberpowersystem.co.uk
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Quote willcross Replybullet Posted: 11/May/2012 at 20:49
OK thanks for your help
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