newer hdd in older system

[TheSpokySkull]

Hello! I have an old computer and i wanna upgrade the hdd to a newer one (seagate 1tb 7200rmp 64mb buffer).

 

Pc specs:

Pentium D 3.00ghz

1.5gb ram (i don't know the freq and i don't have time to see in bios)

Motherboard: UNKNOWN

GPU: Integrated graphics card 256mb

this computer it's older than me i know and i will build a costume pc with a LOT newer hardware.My current computer runs very good for its specs on Windows 7 32bit normal tasking it's accetable and gaming not really good.I would get a newer hdd but i don't know if it needs something else to run it....or if it's incompatible.I wanted to get a HDD for my current pc to improve the normaltasking by a lot and the in-game performance too and i want to go for Windows 7 64bit because 1.My proccesor it's supported for 64bit and the cpu etc will run a LOT better.( PS I DON'T WANT A SSD BECAUSE I WANT TO GET A M.2 AT THE NEW PC)

 

So can my old hardware is capable to run with this HDD?

[jj9987]

1 TB drive is fine. You can use up to 2 TB drives without any worries (above that needs GPT support), as long as you have SATA ports available - generation/speed is irrelevant here.

 

But I don't think you will get much better performance, unless your current HDD is on it's way out and has gotten slow.

In addition, check that you have 64bit drivers available for your motherboard, otherwise you can run into issues. You won't gain any performance with going 64bit either - application compatibility might be another thing though.

[Darkwing Drex]

As long as the MoBo has a SATA interface, you should be fine.

[TheSpokySkull]

5 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

1 TB drive is fine. You can use up to 2 TB drives without any worries (above that needs GPT support), as long as you have SATA ports available - generation/speed is irrelevant here.

 

But I don't think you will get much better performance, unless your current HDD is on it's way out and has gotten slow.

In addition, check that you have 64bit drivers available for your motherboard, otherwise you can run into issues. You won't gain any performance with going 64bit either - application compatibility might be another thing though.

Hello!Thanks for your help!I said i don't want to get an ssd because i will go for m.2 in the new build for better performance and my hdd it has a pretty low rmp and it has 5/6 years so i thinked if i would changed it to a better hdd it would be faster and i can put it in the new one.I saw a video on youtube and the windows 32bit and 64bit does improve performance by a lot.It was two laptops with same specs and windows 7 32 bit and 64bit and the 64bit got a score of 2000+ and the 32bit got 500

 

EDIT: sorry i missunderstood

[TheSpokySkull]

5 minutes ago, Darkwing Drex said:

As long as the MoBo has a SATA interface, you should be fine.

how can i check the mbo if it has a sata interface

[SpookyCitrus]

3 minutes ago, immacat said:

how can i check the mbo if it has a sata interface

What does the motherboard use to connect HDDs, there is either a ribbon style cable going to the HDD currently in it or it has two separate cables one to the motherboard the other to the power supply, if you can post a picture of the current HDD connection that would be an easy way to tell.

[8tg]

5 minutes ago, immacat said:

how can i check the mbo if it has a sata interface

Look at your motherboard and your current drive and see if it’s using these:

if it’s a giant gray ribbon cable it’s IDE and that’s a different standard where a hard drive upgrade won’t matter 

[Darkwing Drex]

You should be able to see it on the MoBo. Second, you'll also need a SATA power connection to your PSU. 

[TheSpokySkull]

1 minute ago, 8tg said:

Look at your motherboard and your current drive and see if it’s using these:

if it’s a giant gray ribbon cable it’s IDE and that’s a different standard where a hard drive upgrade won’t matter 

i have it just like this

[TheSpokySkull]

3 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

What does the motherboard use to connect HDDs, there is either a ribbon style cable going to the HDD currently in it or it has two separate cables one to the motherboard the other to the power supply, if you can post a picture of the current HDD connection that would be an easy way to tell.

i know that there are three cables and i don't know which one it was the mobo

[8tg]

Just now, immacat said:

i have it just like this

Then any regular old sata hard drive will work fine, the various generations of sata are inter-compatible so you don’t need to worry about sata 1 versus sata 2 versus 3, etc 

[TheSpokySkull]

THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR HELP!   I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!