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Just to clarify. They should run at their separate rated speed? Thanks! Just can't wait for it to get here!

Yes garebo, That is what I meant. My main concern is whether the 7200 HD will slow the 10k down to 7200 when installed by Dell. These will all be new parts. Thanks again all for the info.

So, nowadays, would independant timing be standard? Thanks again for your help!

Thanks everyone for the help! Is Serial ATA and SATA the same thing, just different ways of saying it? Also, since this will be a new PC I only imagine Dell will use the correct newer cables for the different speed Hard drives, or PIO modes (what the article was referring too).

I ordered them from Dell (getting PC mainly for gaming purposes) and they are Serial ATA. However, I do not know what brand they will be, nor what cables they will use. One 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (10000RPM) and one 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing. Thanks for...

Thank you. I was wondering if that was where I was hearing it!

Noob Question. I may install two hard drives. One with 10K RPM and the other with 7200RPM. The 10K will have the OS and mainly games, while the 7200 is just for storage. Will the slower HD effect the speed of the 10K? A while back I was told that you are stuck to teh speed of the slower HD...