Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 19:55:11 -0500 From: Matthew Fuller <fullermd@linkfast.net> To: Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@rtci.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATA100-7200rpm vs 10k-rpm SCSI for build box Message-ID: <20000801195511.B62444@linkfast.net> In-Reply-To: <3986D7F3.35823C92@rtci.com>; from tstromberg@rtci.com on Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 10:00:19AM -0400 References: <3986D7F3.35823C92@rtci.com>
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On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 10:00:19AM -0400, a little birdie told me that Thomas Stromberg remarked > I'm currently trying to put together a personal workstation whose > primary duty is compiling large projects (FreeBSD, mozilla, grass, etc.) >... > $132 4.5G 10000RPM Seagate Cheetah > > The question is, whats the real speed difference between a IBM 75GX > (http://www.tweakmax.com/html/ibm75gxp/ibm-1.cfm) and ye old 10000RPM > Cheetahs in FreeBSD? Id imagine the Cheetah is faster for compiles, but > is the difference small enough that Id be better off spending the $100 I > save on ATA100 and spend it on another 128M of RAM. I would of course be > using the drive as one drive per channel w/ softupdates, noatime. Bonnie stats aren't too useful here, as bonnie just gives you large single transfers. As a general rule, I'd go with the SCSI. I personally recommend IBM Ultrastars, you can pick up a 9.1 gig Ultrastar (7200 RPM, but stacks up pretty well against a cheetah 10k last I heard) for about $170. If 4.5 is all you need, I think they're a fair bit cheaper. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@linkfast.net Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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