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New HDD RAPTOR. 1st time.
Tatsujin:
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--- Quote from: Sticks on October 19, 2009, 01:20:38 PM ---WD Caviar Black (1TB is sold out at newegg, surprise surprise)
2x platter 640GB (320GB each platter) should be fast enough, check benchmarks on the web, they're everywhere.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Then shortstroke it. ;D
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add 10-15 more dollars, thats 1TB, dump a little bit more and get 1.5TB. I'll do the 1.5TB ones. Need-mooar-spaacceee-dot.
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For my new build, i just stuck with the caviar black 1tb from WD. I did some research and APPARENTLY the 1.5TB and 2TB drives are dying extremely fast.
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!!!!!!!! Where tho' proofs!
Rozzly:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on October 19, 2009, 05:39:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: Rozzly on October 19, 2009, 05:18:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on October 19, 2009, 04:18:04 PM ---
--- Quote from: Sticks on October 19, 2009, 01:20:38 PM ---WD Caviar Black (1TB is sold out at newegg, surprise surprise)
2x platter 640GB (320GB each platter) should be fast enough, check benchmarks on the web, they're everywhere.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Then shortstroke it. ;D
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add 10-15 more dollars, thats 1TB, dump a little bit more and get 1.5TB. I'll do the 1.5TB ones. Need-mooar-spaacceee-dot.
--- End quote ---
For my new build, i just stuck with the caviar black 1tb from WD. I did some research and APPARENTLY the 1.5TB and 2TB drives are dying extremely fast.
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!!!!!!!! Where tho' proofs!
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Actually, I cant speak for every brand when I say this. By putting "APPARENTLY" in caps, I meant it as something I've just heard floating around the web from various sites. But there was an article that talked about it which I cant seem to find. Basically it was discussing how the newer / larger HD's were having driver issues and problems with the disk platters.
After reading that I went on over to newegg in search of a 1.5tb and saw that the reviews pretty much reflected that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136344
At the time, I took it as a matter of, "i'm not wasting my chances, il stick with a 1tb." Of course its been a few months, and at the time, 2tb's were just being talked about and were overly expensive so I'm not sure how well those are doing.
Stsin:
Been using 750gig Caviar Blacks since I put together my last system. No problems whatsoever and the speed is worth it. But if I did more research, probably would have spent more for the 1TB. Reason is that they use denser platters, which gives a slight performance increase .. 1ms? Well, they were sold out anyways.
But if already have a system full of green drives, I still think the Raptor is a viable option for a substantial speed increase. If using it just for the OS and some apps, you really don't need it that big. Because if happen to get a much larger one, probably will end up filling it with junk, defeating the purpose of having a clean efficient OS drive.
Unless SSDs changed the last few months, I'd wait on them. Their performance is of the future, but I wonder if it's worth the extra maintenance. Firmware upgrades requiring another bootable OS to install, plus need to back up the data each time. Performance drops as it gets filled....but just deleting doesn't work so well. And many reports of people not getting the full potential out of them, unless with constant tweaking and maintenance...and some just can't seem to get it to work optimally. They are the best if want the cutting edge.
But with a Raptor you just connect and forget. And as an OS drive, might have to do a defrag once in a blue moon.
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: Stsin on October 20, 2009, 02:51:36 AM ---Been using 750gig Caviar Blacks since I put together my last system. No problems whatsoever and the speed is worth it. But if I did more research, probably would have spent more for the 1TB. Reason is that they use denser platters, which gives a slight performance increase .. 1ms? Well, they were sold out anyways.
But if already have a system full of green drives, I still think the Raptor is a viable option for a substantial speed increase. If using it just for the OS and some apps, you really don't need it that big. Because if happen to get a much larger one, probably will end up filling it with junk, defeating the purpose of having a clean efficient OS drive.
Unless SSDs changed the last few months, I'd wait on them. Their performance is of the future, but I wonder if it's worth the extra maintenance. Firmware upgrades requiring another bootable OS to install, plus need to back up the data each time. Performance drops as it gets filled....but just deleting doesn't work so well. And many reports of people not getting the full potential out of them, unless with constant tweaking and maintenance...and some just can't seem to get it to work optimally. They are the best if want the cutting edge.
But with a Raptor you just connect and forget. And as an OS drive, might have to do a defrag once in a blue moon.
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Okay .... I am going to agree, and switching sides to RAPTORS now. Sorry everyone. :'( He does have a point. I want a clean HDD to work just for OS and installed applications.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Stsin on October 20, 2009, 02:51:36 AM ---Been using 750gig Caviar Blacks since I put together my last system. No problems whatsoever and the speed is worth it. But if I did more research, probably would have spent more for the 1TB. Reason is that they use denser platters, which gives a slight performance increase .. 1ms? Well, they were sold out anyways.
But if already have a system full of green drives, I still think the Raptor is a viable option for a substantial speed increase. If using it just for the OS and some apps, you really don't need it that big. Because if happen to get a much larger one, probably will end up filling it with junk, defeating the purpose of having a clean efficient OS drive.
Unless SSDs changed the last few months, I'd wait on them. Their performance is of the future, but I wonder if it's worth the extra maintenance. Firmware upgrades requiring another bootable OS to install, plus need to back up the data each time. Performance drops as it gets filled....but just deleting doesn't work so well. And many reports of people not getting the full potential out of them, unless with constant tweaking and maintenance...and some just can't seem to get it to work optimally. They are the best if want the cutting edge.
But with a Raptor you just connect and forget. And as an OS drive, might have to do a defrag once in a blue moon.
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You are very eloquent my friend. I agree with everything you said.
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