Which of these HD is better?

Discussion in 'Storage Devices' started by ResistantKey, Aug 4, 2006.

  1. ResistantKey

    ResistantKey Geek Trainee

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    I cannot decide between a 8MB of cache SATA300 and a 16MB of cache SATA150 hard disk, so I want to know your opinion of why whichever is the best between them.
     
    ResistantKey, Aug 4, 2006
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  2. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    If you have a SATA2 hard drive controller, then the first choice would be the better. If you don't have a SATA2 controller, the choice does not matter that much.
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 4, 2006
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  3. rimmer

    rimmer Geek

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    Personally I would choose SATA II 8mb, but then again, I don't have a clue what the cache does on a hard drive or a CPu, the only reason I got a Athlon 64 SKt 939 over a top end sempron SKt 754, is because I just got told that semprons are very minimal for gaming, what SHOULD have I chose for, a Sempron 64 3600+, or my 3200+ A64
     
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  4. ResistantKey

    ResistantKey Geek Trainee

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    I do have SATAII port. I want to use my PC for gaming, so which one is better for it?
    I think it is the 16MB cache SATA 150 one, but I ain't sure.
     
    ResistantKey, Aug 5, 2006
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  5. max12590

    max12590 Masterful Geek

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    I would go with the latter.
     
    max12590, Aug 7, 2006
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  6. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    Are these HDD's the same size?
    Are they from the same manufacturer or not? (Which manufacturer(s)?)
     
    Matt555, Aug 7, 2006
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  7. ResistantKey

    ResistantKey Geek Trainee

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    The HDDs have the same capacity. I don't list other specifications because they're the same or aren't important. The 16MB cache SATA150 HDD is Western Digital brand and the other HDD is Samsung.
    I haven't had any problems with WD, but I don't know of Samsung.
     
    ResistantKey, Aug 7, 2006
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  8. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

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    Samsung make some awesome drives, I *think* Sniper uses Samsung drives although I may be wrong.
     
    Matt555, Aug 7, 2006
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  9. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    I would highly recommend Samsung drives, plus they are also known to be the most silent.

    I currently have 3x200GB and 2x250GB in RAID1 setup :)
     
    Sniper, Aug 7, 2006
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  10. ResistantKey

    ResistantKey Geek Trainee

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    Still, which HD is better for gaming?
     
    ResistantKey, Aug 8, 2006
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