Need a opinion on my setup please

[mario2008]

Question is which would be best setup for Raid 0? If I get 2X500GB hd?
Or Should I get 2X320GB? Is there performance gap or something ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148136

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140

I getting either one of this 2 hds

Some one told me that If you want FAST, get the WD AAKS series drives.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074
The Barracuda 7200.10's latest revision is 20-30% slower than the earlier revisions. If you gotta get the Barracuda, get the ES model. is this true?

 

[ausch30]

I have the Seagate 500gb ES and it's a good drive with the exception of loud seeks. Right now the Samsung Spin Point drives are just about the best and are about $110 for 500gb. As far as which is better 320x2 or 500x2 I have never seen anything that confirms lower performance with larger drives and if there is a difference it would only be minimal. 500gb drives have the lowest gb per $ price right now so I think 2 of those would be your best option.

 

[mario2008]

what about WD AAKS series drives? Heard they are faster then seagate?

 

[ausch30]

The difference is in fractions of a second so in real world conditions you wouldn't notice it. The thing I like about Seagate is the 5yr warranty but WD, Hitachi, Samsung, or Seagate are all about the same.

 

[aevm]

what about WD AAKS series drives? Heard they are faster then seagate?

They're very good, I got three WD5000AAKS and can't complain.

I don't think you'd notice a difference between them and Seagate 7200.10 500 GB disks. I read a review some weeks ago and the numbers they measured for Seagate and WD were almost identical - seek time, transfer rate, noise, temps, etc - all similar.

 

[mario2008]

right now I have about $160 to spend on a hard drive

1 - I can either 2x320GB For $150 from newegg

2 - I can get Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 2x320GB for $160 from newegg

3 - get Single 500GB hd $120 from newegg

 

[aevm]

They all come at about 24 cents/GB. I'd get the 500 GB version. This way you use less room in the case, use only one SATA port, and pay shipping for only one item.

 

[nickr336]

For $160 you can get the best hard drive on the market WD7500aaks. It beats raptor and gives you 750GB of space. Two weeks ago TomsHardware used it in the high-end build:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/19/sbm_high_end_system/page7.html
That's the only hard drive you want to buy. Make no mistake. No need to hesitate.

 

[aevm]

I would buy it at $160. Where did you find it so cheap?

 

[mario2008]

i can't find it anywhere price tag $160 :lol: