10000 rpm v. 7200 rpm question

Karaim · 05-16-2008, 02:58 AM

I am thinking of getting a harddrive. Which one would be faster:

10000 rpm @ 1.5 gps

or

7200 rpm @ 3 gps

It seems the 3 gps would be faster. Please let me know what you think.

diduknowthat · 05-16-2008, 03:00 AM

The 10k one is faster. Hard drives aren't using the full potential of SATA 1.5 yet.

PC eye · 05-16-2008, 03:03 AM

You won't see the full 3.0 on the sata bus as a rule since sata drives still tend to be limited by the ATA100 standard. The bus itself is faster obviously then ide while the drives still see the physical limitations.

The Raptors see the faster rpm and are often preferred by gamers for trying to see the added edge there. The drawback is the largest model is about 150gb if you find you need drive space on the primary drive. 10,000rpm still beats 7,200 however.

Vizy93 · 05-16-2008, 03:28 AM

Go for the 10K. Itll be faster than the 7.2k. As mentioned above, the hdd really doesn't go as fast as it claims.

Karaim · 05-16-2008, 03:53 AM

Thanks everyone. I'll go with the 10k.

The biggest 10k is 150gb. I figure I will get that as my main drive and the 1tb 7,200 as a media server/storage drive/etc. Shouldn't be that bad.

PC eye · 05-16-2008, 04:18 AM

The Raptors started off being small drives with the 36gb, 74gb, and 150gb sizes while others at 7,200rpm see 1TB with some external drives as large as 2TB at this time! But don't expect to be seeing drives with 15,000rpm since a new type of drive would be needed. For the time being however the Raptors are the fast ones.

SirKenin · 05-16-2008, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karaim

Thanks everyone. I'll go with the 10k.

The biggest 10k is 150gb. I figure I will get that as my main drive and the 1tb 7,200 as a media server/storage drive/etc. Shouldn't be that bad.

That will be perfect.

Timo · 05-16-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karaim

Thanks everyone. I'll go with the 10k.

The biggest 10k is 150gb. I figure I will get that as my main drive and the 1tb 7,200 as a media server/storage drive/etc. Shouldn't be that bad.

What would you say if I knew a 10K RPM 300GB drive? Because I know one...

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=459

There, another WD super-product ^^

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3303

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2288835,00.asp

PC eye · 05-17-2008, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timo

What would you say if I knew a 10K RPM 300GB drive? Because I know one...

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=459

There, another WD super-product ^^

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3303

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2288835,00.asp

Evidently that's a totally new series like the GP 1TB models seen last fall. At present none of those are in stock at newegg as seen at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...name=10000+RPM

You will also note the VelociRaptor not Raptor name used for the new line. TigerDirect only sees one 74gb Raptor model at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8632&CatId=139

No availablilty quite yet after looking at several retail outlets as well as online vendors. Sorry it's not out yet.

SirKenin · 05-17-2008, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timo

What would you say if I knew a 10K RPM 300GB drive? Because I know one...

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=459

There, another WD super-product ^^

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3303

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2288835,00.asp

Heh. . They're on B/O from ASI, and the price...!!!

But.. I just stained myself. I'm buying one.. just cuz.

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Karaim Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38	10000 rpm v. 7200 rpm question I am thinking of getting a harddrive. Which one would be faster: 10000 rpm @ 1.5 gps or 7200 rpm @ 3 gps It seems the 3 gps would be faster. Please let me know what you think.

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	You won't see the full 3.0 on the sata bus as a rule since sata drives still tend to be limited by the ATA100 standard. The bus itself is faster obviously then ide while the drives still see the physical limitations. The Raptors see the faster rpm and are often preferred by gamers for trying to see the added edge there. The drawback is the largest model is about 150gb if you find you need drive space on the primary drive. 10,000rpm still beats 7,200 however. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,005	The Raptors started off being small drives with the 36gb, 74gb, and 150gb sizes while others at 7,200rpm see 1TB with some external drives as large as 2TB at this time! But don't expect to be seeing drives with 15,000rpm since a new type of drive would be needed. For the time being however the Raptors are the fast ones. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

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Karaim Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38	Thanks everyone. I'll go with the 10k. The biggest 10k is 150gb. I figure I will get that as my main drive and the 1tb 7,200 as a media server/storage drive/etc. Shouldn't be that bad.

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