NCQ OR Bigger Cache

[eedmond]

OK, I am looking at getting a new HD. Should I go with a WD Caviar SE16 with 16mb cache with no NCQ or a Seagate Barracuda ST3250823AS with a 8mb cache with NCQ (I would also have to get a Promise SATA300 TX4 controller since my MB (ABIT NF7-S Rev 2) does not support NCQ).

It will hold EQ2 and primarly used for gaming.

Thanks.

[CeeBee]

I have seen an interesting article recently, looks like NCQ doesn't help at all in a single-user environment (on the contrary, hurts the performance slightly). Most benchmarks show these 16MB WD drives as being better than the 8MB Seagate.

[eedmond]

Well I bought the 16mb Cache WD. We will see how it does.

Thanks.