32MB vs 16MB Cache

lucky7 · 02-02-2008, 01:35 AM

Im trying to decide between these two drives:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262

Ill be using this computer mostly for gaming and i probably won't need that much storage since ive been using an 80gb hard drive without problems for 3 years. Anyway will i see much of a difference between these two drives speed wise?

Powergeek*_* · 02-02-2008, 04:31 AM

The 7200.11 is the newest series from seagate, as for difference, do not look at the cache, the bigger the hard drive the bigger the cache, what you want to look at is the seek times, the 7200.10 has a 8.5ms which is pretty good, I have only seen better with a Raptor....$$$$$, It does not say what the seek time is for the 7200.11 but since you said you dont need that much space I would go for the 7200.10.

kof2000 · 02-03-2008, 01:20 AM

lucky7, check the link out. now you dont have to decide which to get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148309

lucky7 · 02-03-2008, 05:25 AM

ooooooooooo i didnt c that. Thx a lot kof

dznutz · 02-03-2008, 07:25 AM

i've read somewhere that says having a larger cache is a cheaper alternative for having a faster rpm drive.

if you're not in a hurry for a hd and live close to a fry's oftentimes (maybe once a month) fry's would have the 500gb seagate or WD for 89 dollars. the maxtors are more frequent

SirKenin · 02-03-2008, 07:38 AM

Cache on a drive is a gimmick. Anything over 1mb actually seldom, if ever, gets used.

02-02-2008, 01:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	32MB vs 16MB Cache Im trying to decide between these two drives: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262 Ill be using this computer mostly for gaming and i probably won't need that much storage since ive been using an 80gb hard drive without problems for 3 years. Anyway will i see much of a difference between these two drives speed wise?

02-02-2008, 04:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Powergeek_ Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27	The 7200.11 is the newest series from seagate, as for difference, do not look at the cache, the bigger the hard drive the bigger the cache, what you want to look at is the seek times, the 7200.10 has a 8.5ms which is pretty good, I have only seen better with a Raptor....$$$$$, It does not say what the seek time is for the 7200.11 but since you said you dont need that much space I would go for the 7200.10. __________________ Go to http://www.powergeekstore.com C2Q Q6600 @ 3.2ghz 2GB OCZ PC6400 @ 800mhz EVGA 8800 GTS @ 580MHZ (Zalman CNPS9500) 80GB SATA 7200RPM EVGA 680i SLI nForce4 SE MoBo Acer 22" Widescreen LCD Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	lucky7, check the link out. now you dont have to decide which to get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148309 __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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02-03-2008, 05:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
lucky7 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 141	ooooooooooo i didnt c that. Thx a lot kof

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