whymeintrouble
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join:2001-06-20
Woodridge, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| need help with upgrade, hd decision
Hi all,
I'm upgrading a computer to core2 e8200 and Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR with 4gb ram. I will be transfering over the hd, 74gb raptor, unless there is something cheaper out there that is faster. This system gets used a lot, and will run xp pro. Multiple browser windows, some card games, weather program(s). I'm just looking to make this thing as fast as possible, while keeping it inexpensive. Max of about $100 for a replacement HD. Btw, HD size really doesn't matter, as they are not close to filling their current raptor.
Thanks for ur suggestions |
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asdfdfdfdfdfdfdf
@Level3.net | Stick with the 74Gb raptor. |
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whymeintrouble
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join:2001-06-20
Woodridge, IL | said by asdfdfdfdfdfdfdf :
Stick with the 74Gb raptor.
the more research I do the more likely I'm going to. |
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Ken Peterson
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join:2000-12-08
| reply to whymeintrouble
Believe it or not, you may find the 32MB cache 7200 RPM drives to be a tad quicker and a heck of a lot quieter. I keep using my 74 GB Raptor (with 16MB cache) for installs and can't stand the noise, and the fact that it's not all that fast compared to the newer generation of hard drives. |
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signmeuptoo
Folding and Crunching Not just Breakfast
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join:2001-11-22
LOSTinSpace
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| reply to whymeintrouble
Won't the areal density of a HD matter a great deal in terms of over all performance? These new 1.5 and 2.0 TB drives, can't they match the performance of the 10K RPM drives of much smaller density?
I guess it might depend partly on how many platters a drive has?
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asdfdfdfdfdfdfdf
@Level3.net
| reply to whymeintrouble
I replied as I did because the 74GB raptor is already owned and I don't see any need to buy a new drive for the situation described.
I agree that a 74GB raptor isn't the fastest thing you can have today but it is fast enough for the uses described. It still has respectable performance and I don't see much advantage to replacing it, under the circumstances. |
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howard_s
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join:2009-07-19
Alpine, NJ
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| reply to Ken Peterson
said by Ken Peterson  :Believe it or not, you may find the 32MB cache 7200 RPM drives to be a tad quicker and a heck of a lot quieter. I keep using my 74 GB Raptor (with 16MB cache) for installs and can't stand the noise, and the fact that it's not all that fast compared to the newer generation of hard drives. True, the current crop of SATA 3.0gb 7200 RPM drives are quite fast, very quiet and cool. Shown above is my Seagate 7200.12 1TB, 32MB cache HDD. 130MB/sec. max and an average read rate of 108MB/sec. is nothing to sneeze at, especially in a non-RAID setup. The 74GB Raptors are nice but the extra 925GB of storage is something to consider as well.
Note that the current crop of 7200.12 drives do not have any of the now infamous 7200.11 firmware issues. |
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