Hard drive speed, does it affect performance?

Stildawn · 05-07-2009, 05:59 AM

Just wondering Ive seen those 10000rpm harddrives around, a bit pricey but do they make your system as a whole perform better? As in gaming or apps or whatever?

Are they really worth the extra dough?

Cheers

A Cheese Danish · 05-07-2009, 08:52 AM

Meh, they do give faster load times to games and apps.
They also have faster read/write speeds on them as well.
So I guess, yes, they do give a little better performance than the 7200RPM drives.

Nevakonaza · 05-07-2009, 09:26 AM

Yup they do but is it worth the extra price? imo no.

7200rpm drives are fast enough

Bodaggit23 · 05-07-2009, 02:20 PM

Look at the cache size also.

A 7200 rpm drive with 32Mb of cache may seem just as fast as a VelociRaptor.

Windows Vista Ultimate x64 installed on my system in about 20 minutes.

Photoshop opens in under 5 seconds. Idk I love my VelociRaptor.

2048Megabytes · 05-07-2009, 02:24 PM

You need good airflow on 10,000 revolution per minute hard drives they create a lot of heat.

**Cromewell** · 05-07-2009, 04:54 PM

Quote:

A 7200 rpm drive with 32Mb of cache may seem just as fast as a VelociRaptor.

32MB of cache is a lot more than you really need but it's no more expensive so it's not like you're paying extra for something you wont use.

fmw · 05-07-2009, 06:36 PM

7200 is as fast as RELIABLE drives get for SATA. There are some iscsi drives that are reliable up to 15000 RPM. But the WD 10K rpm SATA drives are not considered to be reliable enough for serious work. For game playing, of course, they would be fine. I wouldn't want to trust them for network work or backup.

Bodaggit23 · 05-08-2009, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmw

But the WD 10K rpm SATA drives are not considered to be reliable enough for serious work. For game playing, of course, they would be fine. I wouldn't want to trust them for network work or backup.

This is an opinion, although the way it's worded, is stated more as a fact.

The OP asked if hard drive speed affects performance, and the answer is yes.

Higher RPM drives allow faster data retrieval, which in turn lowers load times
of apps and the OS.

fmw · 05-08-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodaggit23

This is an opinion, although the way it's worded, is stated more as a fact.

The OP asked if hard drive speed affects performance, and the answer is yes.

Higher RPM drives allow faster data retrieval, which in turn lowers load times
of apps and the OS.

You people can't stand this, can you? No, it is not an opinion. It is a fact based on personal experience. If you want to suggest my experience is a fluke that goes against the norm and that the failure rate for these drives is normal, then I'll accept that. Like I said, 60 units is a small sample. But I won't accept describing it as an opinion. It isn't an opinion. It is a clear statement of fact.

Bodaggit23 · 05-08-2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmw

It isn't an opinion. It is a clear statement of fact.

Apologies.

By definition, your statement was indeed "factual".

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Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,546	Look at the cache size also. A 7200 rpm drive with 32Mb of cache may seem just as fast as a VelociRaptor. Windows Vista Ultimate x64 installed on my system in about 20 minutes. Photoshop opens in under 5 seconds. Idk I love my VelociRaptor. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

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05-07-2009, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
fmw Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 474	7200 is as fast as RELIABLE drives get for SATA. There are some iscsi drives that are reliable up to 15000 RPM. But the WD 10K rpm SATA drives are not considered to be reliable enough for serious work. For game playing, of course, they would be fine. I wouldn't want to trust them for network work or backup.

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