7200 vs. 10000 RPM

[thefoxer]

So i'm currently looking at new HDDs for a desktop i'm building, but can't seem to make up my mind on a HDD. And no, i'm not willing to fork over the money for a SSD either.

Anyway, the main question is this; Should i get a 2TB HDD that has 7200 RPM or should i get a 10000 RPM 150GB for roughly the same price (~109-119$)?

And if so, will there be that much of a difference in memory retrieval/speed? I'm a gamer - if that makes much of a difference.

 

[Pyree]

Faster hdd will not significantly improve game play, even if you use ssd. Only load lime is improved. So you can save your money for better critical component such as gpu and cpu

 

[tecmo34]

^+1....


I would go with the larger drive, such as the Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB over a WD VRaptor. The VRaptors aren't worth it, when compared to a SSD. Here are my benchmarks between the two & you'll see the WD only wins in access times (though still no where near a SSD).

 

[Pyree]

Totally agree. Velociraptor only has legacy fame now since seek is totally beaten by ssd and sustain read/write is beaten by high density platter drive with large cache.

 

[thefoxer]

Awesome, just the answer i was looking for.

 

[tokencode]

Yea if you want spewd at this point go for an SSD, if you want space get the 7200. I would say the raptor would also have a higher MTF than most of the 7200 rpm drives because it essentially has enterprise class internals but with SATA rather than SAS.

 

[compulsivebuilder]

You don't even need 7200rpm. A 5400rpm drive will yield the data almost as fast as a 7200rpm, and will usually be cheaper, quieter, and lower power.

In WD the Black drives are the 7200, the Green drives are the 5400.

BTW: an SSD will load levels faster - I'm awfully impatient, so I run my games from SSD

 

[ubercake]

Faster hdd will not significantly improve game play, even if you use ssd. Only load lime is improved. So you can save your money for better critical component such as gpu and cpu

Truth.

 

[monkeysweat]

go with smaller 7200 RPM drive now or a larger 5400 RPM drive (either save money or get more storage) when you have cash for SSD, drop it in and enjoy. Just make sure to make a windows partition on your drives, so you can just erase that when you drop in the SSD and ensure ACHI is enabled right from beginning.

 

[tokencode]

There is a significant difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm drives when it comes to seek time. You care about performance, I would got with the 7200s, it will feel noticably quicker. While its true game play doesn't rely on the harddrive assuming you have sufficient RAM, load times and other aspects are definitely affected.

 

[thefoxer]

I was planning on going with a 7200, although i'm not exactly sure which...anyone ?

 

[ubercake]

WD Black Edition.

 

[monkeysweat]

^I second that, if you need a 7200 , pretty much any WD Black Edition will work,, just don't spend alot of money on a big one,, just buy something that will hold you over long enough so you can buy a large 5400 for storage or a SSD for more speed. If you go to buy a large 7200 (around $150), you would be almost better off buying a 90-120 GB sandforce SSD and save for the storage drive later (hopefully much sooner than later) but you can buy a 1TB 5400 drive for like 50$,, where I am you can pickup a 2TB 5400 drive for 70$

 

[thefoxer]

Is this a good one?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=158497&CatId=2459

thanks

 

[tecmo34]

The WD drive is a good drive but there is no reason to get a SATA III mechanical drive, as it won't even saturate the bandwidth of SATA II (only SSD SATA III or RAID SSD SATA II can saturate the bandwidth). I would look this Samsung Spinpoint at the same price but higher capacity!

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6448061&CatId=2459

 

[leandrodafontoura]

If you are a gamer, the faster load times would be welcome. However, if you really dont feel like going SSD now, you may want to get a RAID 0 solution. If you do, dont forget to backup.

The way I see, either go 7200RPM in RAID or go SSD, I would choose any SSD over a Raptor (more silence, more speed, no heat, less power consumption)

So, if the question is 7200RPM vs 10000RPM, 7200 is my winner.

Sata III on HDD are just marketing, as the drive bandwitch will not hit that of Sata II. However, drives are manufactured Sata III now, so you may end getting one anyway if for some reason, thats the drive that its in stock.

I would go with WD over Samsung