You must being reading my posts. You're getting the good gear.
- That's one of my favorite AGP boards, bested only by the SATA2 model ... which is what I use (x2). Those are harder to find, and expensive when you do.
- That CPU not much different from my E8400.
- You should have 2gb RAM.
- WD not my favorite HDD, but works, at 1.5 gigabit max of board.
I use IDE for OS/etc, and then onboard SATA for 2x storage. Card for eSATA and optical.
With this setup, 2tb is max drive size allowed. You can either buy an external drive, or enclosure for bare SATA drive.
Fantom highly suggested:
https://www.amazon.com/Fantom-Drives...b10f724585e171
USB on these old legacy setups is miserable for large files. That's really the issue. Easy fix.