Which harddrive is faster/better?

ChrisUlrich · 03-08-2009, 06:54 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136296

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033

**johnb35** · 03-08-2009, 07:20 PM

The 10,000 rpm drives are definately faster than the 7200 rpm drives. Just depends on what size you want.

ChrisUlrich · 03-08-2009, 09:30 PM

What does bare drive mean?

And what is form factor?

**johnb35** · 03-08-2009, 11:03 PM

Bare drive or bare bones?

Bare drive just means you get the drive itself and nothing else. Bare bones is the case, motherboard, processor usually.

Form factor is like ATX, micro atx, etc. usually refers to cases and motherboards compatible to one another.

ChrisUlrich · 03-08-2009, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnb35

Bare drive or bare bones?

Bare drive just means you get the drive itself and nothing else. Bare bones is the case, motherboard, processor usually.

Form factor is like ATX, micro atx, etc. usually refers to cases and motherboards compatible to one another.

Am I correct to assume that the norm is 3.5"?

I am not totally sure what form factor I have hence which harddrive I should purchase.

ChrisUlrich · 03-08-2009, 11:20 PM

And would you agree that the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136296 is the best choice out of all three given?

**johnb35** · 03-08-2009, 11:26 PM

Most definately.

3.5" is used in desktops. 2.5" is used for laptops

ChrisUlrich · 03-09-2009, 12:16 AM

All I need for the 4th harddrive is a power cable correct? Screws to mount it? And the SATA cable?

**johnb35** · 03-09-2009, 02:10 AM

yes, providing your case allows 4 hard drives.

ChrisUlrich · 03-09-2009, 02:37 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148321

That's the harddrive I bought! Good purchase you think?

03-08-2009, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	Which harddrive is faster/better? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136296 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033 __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-08-2009, 07:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,667	The 10,000 rpm drives are definately faster than the 7200 rpm drives. Just depends on what size you want. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

03-08-2009, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	What does bare drive mean? And what is form factor? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-08-2009, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,667	Bare drive or bare bones? Bare drive just means you get the drive itself and nothing else. Bare bones is the case, motherboard, processor usually. Form factor is like ATX, micro atx, etc. usually refers to cases and motherboards compatible to one another. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

03-08-2009, 11:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	And would you agree that the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136296 is the best choice out of all three given? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

03-08-2009, 11:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,667	Most definately. 3.5" is used in desktops. 2.5" is used for laptops __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

03-09-2009, 12:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	All I need for the 4th harddrive is a power cable correct? Screws to mount it? And the SATA cable? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor Last edited by ChrisUlrich; 03-09-2009 at 12:18 AM.

03-09-2009, 02:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,667	yes, providing your case allows 4 hard drives. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

03-09-2009, 02:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
ChrisUlrich Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 849	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148321 That's the harddrive I bought! Good purchase you think? __________________ Kandalf LCS (Full Tower) Case with Water Cooling EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 790i Motherboard Q9450 @ 3.5 1.26v- 720w Enermax PSU 2 x 250gb Harddrives. 1 74GB Raptor for Windows XP Pro. 1 1TB 32mb Cache for Windows 7 4gb of OCZ DDR3 2000 eVGA GTX 295 X-Fi Fatality Sound Card and Logitech Z5500 Speakers Lite on it DVD/CD-RW w/ Lightscribe Sweet UV and Blue Lights for Water Cooling and... nothing :-) 24" Acer P234W and a 20.1" Viewsonic VX2025WM Monitor

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