5400 rpms vs. 7200 rpms worth it for storing movies to stream to plex
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Agera One
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5400rpm is the smart choice when you are storing large files, for example when using the HDD to store backups, movies, pictures, archives; etc.
If, however, you will be using the HDD to act as system drive, running applications from it that care about latency instead of throughput, then you should pick 7200rpm HDDs..
the data transfer speeds are also better in 7200 than in 5400..
If, however, you will be using the HDD to act as system drive, running applications from it that care about latency instead of throughput, then you should pick 7200rpm HDDs..
the data transfer speeds are also better in 7200 than in 5400..
sincreator
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They are really quick. I have the 2tb version, and it reads and writes at 190mb/s. That's even faster than a Western Digital caviar black/WD raptor, and even closing in on the Sata II SSD's sequential read/write. Here's a review: http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_barracuda_3tb_review_1tb_platters_st3000dm001
How does this sound ST3000DM001 for games and music.
For movie storage WD green
Or should i go with two greens, i do like to save power and dont care about waitinf 10 seconds longer loading a game i have a ssd for the os. (what will the performance difference be between those drives?
For movie storage WD green
Or should i go with two greens, i do like to save power and dont care about waitinf 10 seconds longer loading a game i have a ssd for the os. (what will the performance difference be between those drives?
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Green drives are not worth investing in for power savings. Turn off your lights for an hour and you might save more power than a green drive will save you in a year.
Green drives constantly spin down to save power, but spinning back up consumes more power than spinning alone does.
Also, the HDD matters!
A green EZRS drive under load uses 7.2w.
A 600Gb velociraptor under load uses 6.8w. ---- YEA! Negative savings!
A 4tb WD Black drive uses 10.2w so the green actually saves you 3w per hour here.
Lets see, game for 8hrs a day thats 24w/day * 365 days = 8kw or about $1/yr saved.
And thats if you can get the green drive to stop spinning down and up which you cant
(WDidle doesnt work anymore)
Green drives constantly spin down to save power, but spinning back up consumes more power than spinning alone does.
Also, the HDD matters!
A green EZRS drive under load uses 7.2w.
A 600Gb velociraptor under load uses 6.8w. ---- YEA! Negative savings!
A 4tb WD Black drive uses 10.2w so the green actually saves you 3w per hour here.
Lets see, game for 8hrs a day thats 24w/day * 365 days = 8kw or about $1/yr saved.
And thats if you can get the green drive to stop spinning down and up which you cant
(WDidle doesnt work anymore)
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