Harddrive - 7200RPM or 10,000RPM

[xXx-Tricky-xXx]

Is there a noticable difference in gaming using a 10,000 rpm hdd than a 7200 one. Because its ether i buy the 10,00rpm raptor that has the (Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM )

or a normal hdd thats 7200 RPM and save 80 bucks or more.

 

[003]

Yes, there is a big difference. There is a big difference between 5.4k and 7.2k drives, and thats only a 1.8k difference. The difference between 7.2k and 10k is 2.8k, so it will be an even bigger difference.

 

[nVdia]

You'll notice a big difference for load times so if you got the money go for it.

 

[xXx-Tricky-xXx]

o, well i cant afford getting something to cool it tho, like that 10,000 one says it gets hot easy and youll need something to cool it.

 

[nVdia]

You can pick up HD coolers real cheap

 

[john3]

yeah i think they are like 15-20$

 

[MrZucchiniHead]

the best rated hard drive cooler on newegg is only 5 bucks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835166013

 

[xXx-Tricky-xXx]

o thatll work then thanks

 

[jeremy]

youll defently notice a big diffrence , but raptors arent so quiet , and their price/capacity ratio is very high you can get a 7200rpm hd with a much bigger capacity for half of the price

 

[Norcent]

yeah i have a 5.4k and a 7.2k and the 7.2k is alot faster and i wish i would've got 2 of the 7.2k.