which new hard drive?

cheburns · 07-15-2008, 08:28 PM

Ok so I need more hard drive space (I have two WD 400gig drives now)... Looking for above 500gb drives and not sure if its worth going to the tb tho. I was looking at these 3:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136151 .18$/gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 .14$/gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136150 .147$/gb

If you haven't guessed by now I love WD... I have 2 in this machine, one external and 3 spread out in machines at home and dont' have a bad word to say about any of them.

My biggest thing is about the 5400-7200RPM drives. Do they work well and just use less power? Do you notice them being slower? I don't need raptor speed or anything but don't want to wait for my hard drive. Let me know what you guys think I should do and whats best for my buck.

Thanks

voyagerfan99 · 07-15-2008, 09:41 PM

If you want 1TB, that's just fine.

I'd personally go with the third one since it's 7200 RPM and that'll allow you to read and write faster.

cheburns · 07-15-2008, 09:49 PM

They're all 7200 but the third is 5400-7200 and my question is do you even notice a difference or does it run just like a 7200 when you're using it and just slow down to 5400 when its idle? If thats how it works and people say they're working fine I'd probably go with it but I just dont' want to notice it being slower.

voyagerfan99 · 07-15-2008, 10:32 PM

That's probably all it does is slow down when it's idle.

Midnight_fox1 · 07-16-2008, 10:55 PM

the 1TB is the best i guess. you should go with that 1

07-15-2008, 08:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 581	which new hard drive? Ok so I need more hard drive space (I have two WD 400gig drives now)... Looking for above 500gb drives and not sure if its worth going to the tb tho. I was looking at these 3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136151 .18$/gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 .14$/gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136150 .147$/gb If you haven't guessed by now I love WD... I have 2 in this machine, one external and 3 spread out in machines at home and dont' have a bad word to say about any of them. My biggest thing is about the 5400-7200RPM drives. Do they work well and just use less power? Do you notice them being slower? I don't need raptor speed or anything but don't want to wait for my hard drive. Let me know what you guys think I should do and whats best for my buck. Thanks __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATAII Hard Drives - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

07-15-2008, 09:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut/New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,712	If you want 1TB, that's just fine. I'd personally go with the third one since it's 7200 RPM and that'll allow you to read and write faster. __________________ Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/700W & Clear Side 4 GB DDR PC3200 RAM/Logitech MX Revolution Mouse 690 GB Storage (320S-ATA, 120-ATA, 250-SATA) Asus HD4870DK 1GB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 22" ASUS Logitech G15 Keyboard/G51 Seakers Computer Pics

07-15-2008, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 581	They're all 7200 but the third is 5400-7200 and my question is do you even notice a difference or does it run just like a 7200 when you're using it and just slow down to 5400 when its idle? If thats how it works and people say they're working fine I'd probably go with it but I just dont' want to notice it being slower. __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATAII Hard Drives - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

07-15-2008, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut/New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,712	That's probably all it does is slow down when it's idle. __________________ Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/700W & Clear Side 4 GB DDR PC3200 RAM/Logitech MX Revolution Mouse 690 GB Storage (320S-ATA, 120-ATA, 250-SATA) Asus HD4870DK 1GB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 22" ASUS Logitech G15 Keyboard/G51 Seakers Computer Pics

07-16-2008, 10:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
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