Hard disk: 5400 vs 7200?

[DaviDaVinci]

Is there any noticeable performance difference? When i run applications and games, will I notice a difference? Any articles out there on this? Thanks.
Davi

 

[John]

Faster spindle speeds will reduce load times to an extent. With the way things are priced, go for 7200rpm.

 

[Viper GTS]

Definitely go for 7200, a nice 40 gig/platter 7200 RPM drive is the only way to go these days.

Viper GTS

 

[DaviDaVinci]

so....WILL my games/applications run noticeably faster? I'm looking at the 60 gigger for 50 bucks from BB.
Thanks.
Davi

 

[nortexoid]

they're not gonna run faster once they load into memory...

and the loading times of 7200 vs., 5400 isn't gonna be hugely tremendously granted the drives are otherwise equal in all respects...

but given the price difference, u might as well go 7200, unless u need the absolute quietest and coolest running hdd...or need that extra 5 bucks for mickey d's combo for dinner...

 

[Viper GTS]

Will you see higher FPS in quake? Of course not. Will it load faster? Yes.

A system with a 7200 RPM drive running the OS + apps will be noticeably more responsive than a 5400 RPM drive.

Viper GTS

 

[Kingofcomputer]

if you like to wait for rebate, go for the BB deal.
otherwise, get 7200rpm at pretty low price immediately from dell's deal.

 

[Ahz]

One thing to note is that 5400's are practically silent, while 7200's are audible.

 

[Bovinicus]

A faster harddrive is the best way to get extra performance out of the system. It is the biggest bottleneck in systems currently, it runs thousands of times slower than the other components in your system. It won't really make a difference in game performance but it will improve load times for different maps and things. Also, applications will definitely go faster. Multitasking will also be improved because your pagefile will be read faster. Access times also improve. Platter size is also important. It's almost more important than spindle speed. Definitely go with a 7200RPM drive, the price differences are negligible.

 

[DaviDaVinci]

KingOfComputer, Thanks for the info. Thanks to rest of ya'll too.
Davi