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Long story short - Girlies PC is dead. Getting new PC for self and giving her a hand me down. Now, the new board I'm getting supports sata. So, here's my question.
Are the Western Digital 10,000 rpm Raptors really that much faster than the former generation of 7200 rpm drives?
I sure hope so... :thumbs:
You do the math, 2800 rpm's faster
Yes
yes, all the bechmarks and ppl who have bought them say so.
I set one up recently. It was hard to tell because the PC I was using was kinda on the older side,.. but I didn't really see THAT much difference.
Bigger.
Better.
Faster.
Want.
http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage.../wd740-07.html
For more : http://www.google.com/search?q=Weste...eview&hl=en&lr=
Its all the same, Raptors are just fast. Period.
I've got 2 WD Raptor 74 gig SATA's on my gnu Athlon64 rig and they be much sweet! https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif
https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2004/12/1.jpg
Another thing to consider is the amount of extra money to be spent on Raptors. I mean,... they were designed to be setup in RAID which means you'll need two of them at least and that will cost a PRETTY penny. Second,.. 10K rpm is not THAT much faster really if you consider the extraordinary amount of extra money spent. I think the overall value goes to large capacity IDE. Maybe even an external USB 2.0 IDE.
However,.. it really would be cool to have a pair of Raptors and be able to brag about it. :cool:
Dinosaurs are faster than fish eggs.
Not if they are both falling from the Empire State Building and both have reached maximum velocity. :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by meatwad
The T-rex is bigger and scarier
I don't think it's worth it. $220 for a 74 gig drive??? For that kinda money you can get a 250 gig drive.
Maybe if you used it as your root drive for OS and programs, and keep a 7200rpm storage drive around. Still seems impractical.
Not even.Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
I am using Raptor drives Striped.
Pretty quick, but alas, I got the 37gigers and its all full.
installing a raided pair of raptors majorly improves system performance. ONce they drop to a reasonable price i plan on buying a pair for my system partition and running my ide's as mass storage.
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Originally Posted by Major Kong
I was looking for real world experience only over benchmark testing I've seen all over and this is it. Thanks Major and others who have the drives!
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Originally Posted by Larommi
My same issue. I want a 74 but I could get 2 160gb drives for that cost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khazad
There is also a maxtor drive out (250gb and 16mb cache) that is reported to be the fastest 7200rpm drive ever and space may be an issue. It may be a good middle ground.
TY all.