FASTEST HARD DRIVE AVAILABLE, SINGLE UNIT

[SMM2469]

Hey Guys. I have an Abit motherboard, AV8 model: http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=175
I would like to run a single hard drive, not raid. I would like to run the FASTEST hard drive out there. Just looking for the all out fastest working unit, since I do a lot of word documents and file accessing daily. What would be my best choice to work with the board I am running? Please advise.

 

[1Tanker]

Hey Guys. I have an Abit motherboard, AV8 model: http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=175
I would like to run a single hard drive, not raid. I would like to run the FASTEST hard drive out there. Just looking for the all out fastest working unit, since I do a lot of word documents and file accessing daily. What would be my best choice to work with the board I am running? Please advise.

If cost isn't a big issue, than without a doubt, this is the fastest(non-SCSI) drive available. While other 7200 r.p.m. drives are catching up in speed, they still can't beat these for all around performance. GL


WD 150GB Raptor

PS. Too bad, but the rebate has expired.

 

[SomeJoe7777]

Fastest HD out there? OK, you asked for it:

Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 74GB U320 SCSI 68P - $321
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 146GB U320 SCSI 68P - $757
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 300GB U320 SCSI 68P - $1277

These drives are meant for servers. They're optimized for multi-user environments. They may not have as much increase in performance as would be expected in a workstation / single-user environment.

You will also need an Ultra320 SCSI card (preferably on PCI-X or PCIe).

 

[jt001]

Fastest HD out there? OK, you asked for it:

Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 74GB U320 SCSI 68P - $321
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 146GB U320 SCSI 68P - $757
Seagate Cheetah 15K.5 300GB U320 SCSI 68P - $1277

These drives are meant for servers. They're optimized for multi-user environments. They may not have as much increase in performance as would be expected in a workstation / single-user environment.

You will also need an Ultra320 SCSI card (preferably on PCI-X or PCIe).

Seconded.