First post, by Painy
I'm currently using 2 16GB CF cards in my P3-500 win98se gaming rig using IDE CF adapters. So far it's working good and it's silent but I heard over time they wear out.
What I really like about the slot mounted CF adapters is the easy data transfer from/to my main PC.
Now the 32GB are almost filled up and I want something like 128GB (max HDD size for an Asus P2b i440BX I think).
I got several IDE HDDs from that time period but they're too slow and/or too loud for my liking so I don't want to use them.
So what can you recommend for storage?
Is wear and tear really that bad when using CF cards?
Ironically PCI SATA controller (like the Promise S150 often mentioned here) and a 128GB SSD is cheaper than a 128GB CF card, so anyone got experience with sata drives in an old system?
Can I still use the onboard secondary IDE connector for my IDE DVD drive and an IDE CF adapter for data transfers?
Also open for completely different storage options of course!