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MooKids
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.04.13 20:30:00 -
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I'm thinking about upgrading my current hard drive. Right now its a Seagate 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache drive. I want to get at least a 1TB drive under $100. However I need some advice at which would be better for gaming performance. I was looking at one with a 64MB cache, but speed is at 5400RPM. Then there are the 32MB cache drives that go up to 7200RPM.
Any idea which is better?
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Exploding Tukey
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Posted - 2010.04.13 20:39:00 -
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Edited by: Exploding Tukey on 13/04/2010 20:40:07
Edited by: Exploding Tukey on 13/04/2010 20:39:42
The 5400rpm 64mb cache WD are the best ones to get. they are actually much faster then before due to platter density, and even though the drive is moving at a slower speed, there is so much data compressed on the platters that each rotation retrieves so much more data then before.
Sadly WD has passed Seagate in reliability recently. I used to swear by the seagate drives.
Definitely 64mb cache!
I got myself a 1.5TB WD 1.5tb
Maybe consider another 40 bucks for an extra 500gb of space 2tb
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Omerta Syndicate
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Posted - 2010.04.13 20:52:00 -
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Edited by: Rawr Cristina on 13/04/2010 20:52:12
 Originally by: Exploding Tukey
Sadly WD has passed Seagate in reliability recently. I used to swear by the seagate drives.
Same, 'til my 1TB Seagate Barracuda drive decided to brick itself sometime last year  (I got it working again after following some crazy guide I found online, as it turned out to be an alarmingly widespread problem but don't think I'd buy from them again.)
I'd go with the WD one
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MooKids
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.04.13 20:58:00 -
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I was noticing that some of the Seagates suddenly had 1 egg ratings on Newegg, which got me suspicious.
I was looking at the WD drives before and they seem pretty decent. Just debating on whether I want the 1, 1.5 or 2 TB model.
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Arvald
Caldari
The Lumberjacks
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Posted - 2010.04.13 20:58:00 -
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Edited by: Arvald on 13/04/2010 20:59:16
cant beat a 1.5tb for 100 bucks from a brand you know has good customer service incase the drive decides to asplode
also if you have the extra cash just go with the 2tb
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Grimpak
Gallente
Noir.
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2010.04.13 22:45:00 -
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storage?
WD caviar green.
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MooKids
Caldari
The Graduates
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2010.04.15 22:34:00 -
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Thanks for the tips, but I ended up getting a 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black. Read some reviews and saw the Green wasn't really that fast.
Now just waiting until I have more money and feel like buying a small SSD for my boot drive.
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Taua Roqa
Minmatar
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2010.04.16 04:44:00 -
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have several of those 1tb caviar blacks now, WD make a good solid drive, have done for a long time, which is a lot more important than some benchmarked performance difference which may not actually exist.
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