HDD Suggestion

[bolaber]

I recently bought a new computer to put together myself and along with it I got an Intel X-25 SSD. There was something wrong with my SSD as it was only detected half the time. When I returned it, newegg say it is already sold out thus they went ahead and refund me the money as opposed to sending it back to me. I was looking for a suggestion on what is a better HDD because certain things of the SSD kinda scares me.


I noticed that most people suggest the:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal

but arent there faster HDD's? What about the 10,000 RPM or the 15,000 RPM?


Budget: under $250
Usage: 40% gaming 40% videos (loaded from hdd) 20% word processing

 

[shortstuff_mt]

The F3 500GB drive is recommended a lot because of its speed. It uses a single 500GB platter. The high data density makes it very fast. In fact, it's just as fast as a 10,000 RPM Velociraptor drive for MUCH less money. The 10,000 and 15,000 drives are a waste of money IMO. I highly recommend the F3 500GB drive.

 

[wathman]

The F3 is the best performance you are going to get out of a standard drive at a reasonable price. You can get a 1TB version if you need more space, and the Caviar Black 2TB is the best performing highest capacity drive currently. As for drives with faster RPMs, it doesn't always translate into better performance. The 10,000 RPM velociraptors are pushing 2 years old, and they have had no tech revisions. in most cases, new 7200 RPM drives will beat them in performance. at 15,000 RPM, you are looking at SAS drives, and when you factor in the cost of a controller card and the premium price of the drives themselves, you aren't getting much gain for your money.