What HDD should I get?

[foolfromhell]

SATA 1.5gbps @ 10,000 RPM or SATA 3.0gbps @ 7200RPM?
Which is faster? I dont mine having only 64GB space or anything.
Thanks

 

[Icepick]

You will not notice any performance difference from SATA 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps so just go with whichever drive is the least expensive in that regard.

The 10,000RPM drives right now are way too expensive for the small performance boost they give when loading games, IMO. Definitely not worth the price premium. I recommend sticking with a 7200 RPM drive.

I just upgraded to this drive yesterday:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA 3 Gbps @7200 RPM. It's the best price/performance drive from a manufacturer with a solid reputation.

 

[mshan]

I believe the 10000 rpm Raptors might feel snappier (i.e. instantaneous responsiveness) than 7200 rpm hard drives, but how fast Windows or games load with current high platter density hard drives would be very competitive with the 10000 rpm drives.

 

[Alex]

there is no tangible performance increase between SATAI and SATAII its merely theoretical as even SATAII HD's can't really mess with IDE133's theoretical bandwidth...

now there is most definitely a performance increase between 7,200 and 10,000 RPM!

and yes the raptors are still undisputed speed kings as far as non SCSI HD's go!

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: foolfromhell
SATA 1.5gbps @ 10,000 RPM or SATA 3.0gbps @ 7200RPM?
Which is faster?
Thanks

Originally posted by: mshan
I believe the 10000 rpm Raptors might feel snappier (i.e. instantaneous responsiveness) than 7200 rpm hard drives

Originally posted by: franguinho
now there is most definitely a performance increase between 7,200 and 10,000 RPM!

and yes the raptors are still undisputed speed kings as far as non SCSI HD's go!

 

[foolfromhell]

Thanks. Are there SCSI-supporting mobos that support Core 2 Duo and 2x PCI-E slots?

 

[Shadow Conception]

You don't want SCSI, way too expensive. The motherboards alone are $500+ last time I checked.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: foolfromhell
Thanks. Are there SCSI-supporting mobos that support Core 2 Duo and 2x PCI-E slots?

No SCSI support, but the Asus P5WDG2-WS PRO supports Core 2 CPU's and has two PCI-X 64-bit slots.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i'd get the 10,000 rpm drive if its to store programs and windows

 

[johnos]

if you can deal with a slightly lower windows startup time and a slight decrease in performance (shouldnt be noticable most of them time) then a 7200rpm hdd from seagate is a better option IMO. also one thing to keep in mind, from 80gb to 320gb the price increase scales at a steady rate with not too much of an increase in price between models, but when you make the jump to 400gb, 500gb and 750gb the price jump is quite large.
The sweet spot for harddrives atm is 320gb, you could buy a 200gb model but u may only save 10-20 bucks. so why not just get the larger drive?

in my opinion your better off buying a 320gb 7200rm drive from seagate which should still be cheaper than a 74gb 10krpm from western digital, and alot cheaper than the 150gb model (the 30gb model has some unresolved issues i hear as it was not upgraded alongside the 74gb and 150gb models so you should stay away from that model)
if u want some super fast windows loading times you should check out the Gigabyte GC-RAMDISK http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Sto...?ProductID=2180&ProductName=GC-RAMDISK

 

[Dom1105]

See this is what im doing,
i have an 80gig 7200 for all of my different music and pictures and shart and i am getting a 10,000 RPM Raptor 74gig for all of my movies, games, and high resource intensive programs.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Dom1105
See this is what im doing,
i have an 80gig 7200 for all of my different music and pictures and shart and i am getting a 10,000 RPM Raptor 74gig for all of my movies, games, and high resource intensive programs.

If you're going to store movies on a HD...
Get a Seagate 400GB 7200.10. It's about the same price as a new 74GB Raptor, but has tons more staorage and it's a snappy little HD. :thumbsup::laugh:

Don't mess with RAID 0 if you...
* Aren't going to be religious about backing up.
* Just want a single HD right now.

 

[Boyo]

I would get a Raptor for your OS, main applications and games and then get a nice big 7200 for your media and backups.

 

[Mattd46612]

I put together a 15k SCSI setup for $130, its still in the mail now. You can get just a LSI or Adaptec card on ebay for 30-40 bucks and a 73gb drive for 75. SCSI drives are more reliable and the 15k have much faster seek times than raptors.

Even tiger direct carries some parts that you could put together a SCSI setup for under 200.

Card:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...tem-details.asp?EdpNo=629488&CatId=509
Drive:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...pNo=1800209&CatId=2345#LimitedWarranty

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
I put together a 15k SCSI setup for $130, its still in the mail now. You can get just a LSI or Adaptec card on ebay for 30-40 bucks and a 73gb drive for 75. SCSI drives are more reliable and the 15k have much faster seek times than raptors.

Those ebay controllers will most likely be 64-bit PCI bus cards. :roll:

 

[Mattd46612]

32 bit compatible.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

 

[Blain]

The 15k drives need the 64-bit bus for max performance.

 

[Mattd46612]

Will still beat out a raptor...

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
Will still beat out a raptor...

Please show a single benchmark that proves that out... Just one.

 

[Mattd46612]

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=x15vs740gd&page=7

And thats a older one with a 15k.3...

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=x15vs740gd&page=7

And thats a older one with a 15k.3...

"the Adaptec 29320-R Ultra320 SCSI RAID adapter has native (out of the box) 64-bit drivers."

That setup isn't using a 32-bit card and 15k HD, they're using a 64-bit controller with the 15k drive. :roll: Nice try though.

 

[Mattd46612]

the difference would be on probably the burst only. A 15k drive is goin to read and write faster. Like sata 1 and sata 2, yes 2 is 2x as good but it doesnt matter because drives themselves dont read and write fast enough for that kind of bandwidth. My new 7200.10 sata 2 seagate crushes my raptor in burst cuz its sata 2 but real world my raptor owns it.

 

[Mattd46612]

And to prove my point when I get my SCSI setup I will screen shot HD Tach Benchmarks from both drives. I may be wrong but i doubt it...

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Mattd46612
And to prove my point when I get my SCSI setup I will screen shot HD Tach Benchmarks from both drives. I may be wrong but i doubt it...

Out of curiosity, what HD and controller card do you have on the way?

 

[Mattd46612]

the controller i linked u to on ebay and a cheetah 15k.4 73gb