450GB VelociRaptor newegg $129 F/S No Rebates

I've had consistently great experiences with the Raptor line, going back to my old Raptor 74gb pair. I've been considering just grabbing a VelociRaptor (SATA 6.0, new version) 600 for now since there have been so many problems and high costs with the latest SandForce SSDs (Corsair GTs). Too bad this is only for 450.
 
i'm still undecided. I dont think I'm going to grab it because I'm broke and dont really need highspeed access to my porn drive lol.

If i didn't have an ssd for my apps already i would pick it up tho.
 
I've got a 500gb 7200 rpm hitachi drive. What kind of difference would i notice switching to a 450gb raptor. I only use my pc for gaming and web surfing...
 
It's all around improvement from boot times to game loading. It's very worth it at this price range and I'm thinking about picking on up. I currently am running 2 of the same generation 74gb in raid 0 with ssd for cache. I'm definitely contemplating this right now :D
 
With SSD prices dropping to about $1/GB... Is there a future for the Raptors anymore?

They are overly priced when comparing to a SSD
 
finny76 said:
With SSD prices dropping to about $1/GB... Is there a future for the Raptors anymore?

They are overly priced when comparing to a SSD
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Yes, until SSDs prove to be more reliable / all have TRIM capabilities. Raptors are meant to take the abuse and keep on tickin.
 
finny76 said:
With SSD prices dropping to about $1/GB... Is there a future for the Raptors anymore?
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I think so, that is, until SSD prices drop even lower. I have a SSD for my OS/small programs while running raid 0 300GB Velociraptors for large programs and games and I find the use of these drives perfect with this kind of setup.

They are overly priced when comparing to a SSD
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Not necessarily. You're looking at about $1/3.5GB at much faster speeds than your normal HDD's. Raid 0 these drives and you got performance that gets close to SSD level except seek time.
 
I have a 256GB Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSD I got from a previous Newegg shell-shocker. I was going to use it for my gaming drive, but now I'm thinking I should use it for something else and get this drive. Thoughts?
 
Xaeos said:
I've had consistently great experiences with the Raptor line, going back to my old Raptor 74gb pair. I've been considering just grabbing a VelociRaptor (SATA 6.0, new version) 600 for now since there have been so many problems and high costs with the latest SandForce SSDs (Corsair GTs). Too bad this is only for 450.
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There is nothing wrong with the Corsair Force GT drives. The 120GB version only of the Force 3 is the one with all the issues.


Back on topic, I have two WD6402AAEX for RAID0. I dont need that much space so I short stroke them to make them faster, but which would be better for games? One of these 450GB VRs, or the two 640s in RAID0? They are the SATA3 64mb black drives.
 
Went ahead and bought one. I have an SSD, BD-drive, 4x2TB drives, and the 2x640 drive, but only 7 sata ports on the board I got lol. Changing out the 640s for this.
 
I took the deal, thinking on it a little more. I need a new system drive for the time being and this will be it, upgrading my first generation VelociRaptor 300. Between the 450 and 300 I'll have more than enough room for system/game stuff. I also grabbed the $80 2TB WD Green 64mb cache version, which seemed like an excellent deal Free shipping on both of them too, which is estimated as overnight!

I've been wanting to get a SSD for a long time, but I need at least 300gb (could make do with 256) for the amount of installed programs I like to keep around and between high prices and what seems to be reliability issues, I've kept away. Corsair Force 3 and Force GT were looking good for performance (500+ both read and write) and even the price wasn't too bad, but then I saw so many negative reports for reliability and I have to abstain a little longer until the tech matures.

Anyone on the fence, I encourage you to go for it if you're not used to a high end, modern SSD as your system drive and need the speed. VelociRaptor performance is great compared to everything else from low/mid SSDs to conventional HDDs
 
The only one with issues is the 120GB Force 3, the rest of the Force 3 line is fine, and all of the Force GT line is fine.
 
my 60gb force gts have been running absolutely fine. they are definitely the best you can get for the 60gb ssd. 120gb, one of the 32nm toggle drives (wildfire) would be better.
 
The deal ended at Midnight so I missed out on it. I did grab two of their F3 1TB hdd for $50 each though. I havent owned a Velociraptor before but I have owned a few of their Raptor hdd and they are quite nice. WD puts out a good product when it comes to their Raptor drives. The SSD units are going to squeeze them out eventually though if they can continue to get pricing down and storage size up. Which i believe they will as time goes on.
 
I think I'm going to skip the raptor line for now. I started with 4 74gig in R0.

I moved to two 150 Raptor X both of these drives failed one with bad sectors, one that failed to spin up.

The drive they sent back was a VelociRaptor 150 so now the drives don't match, no more raid :( and it worked about 3 months and now it wont spin either it just beeps.
 
codegrinder said:
I think I'm going to skip the raptor line for now. I started with 4 74gig in R0.

I moved to two 150 Raptor X both of these drives failed one with bad sectors, one that failed to spin up.

The drive they sent back was a VelociRaptor 150 so now the drives don't match, no more raid :( and it worked about 3 months and now it wont spin either it just beeps.
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Contact WD they will send you one that matches so you can RAID them again.



Skott - The access time on the F3 is about 2x that of a Raptor. I just ran HDTune to compare a 150GB VRaptor I got back from RMA and a new F3 I installed. Noticeable difference. Having been a Raptor user exclusively for my mechanical desktop drives since they came out anything but a Raptor or Ent. drive that runs 10k+ RPM is noticeably slower to me, even for accessing my music on the mechanical drive. F3 for storage, Raptor for files accessed daily, and SSD for OS/Apps/Games and I`m happy :) (I won't ever own a "GREEN" drive again unless they start carrying a 5 year warranty, and their price doesn't go up... then I'd consider them for storage, until then the F3 or WD Black.)

For $160 (VR not on sale) if you don't need lots of storage save up 20-30 bucks and get a 120GB SSD.
For $130 I'd snag another one or two VRaptors :) Next time!!!
 
I can't believe I missed this deal...oh well. I was looking to replace my Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA II drive for this. I'm not sold on SSDs for 24/7 Desktop abuse just yet until they become more reliable and degrade even less over time. SSD does work well in my Laptop that I use occassionally thought...then again if they had Velociraptors for Laptops I'd be all over them.
 
BX_TECH_GOD said:
I can't believe I missed this deal...oh well. I was looking to replace my Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA II drive for this. I'm not sold on SSDs for 24/7 Desktop abuse just yet until they become more reliable and degrade even less over time. SSD does work well in my Laptop that I use occassionally thought...then again if they had Velociraptors for Laptops I'd be all over them.
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They are solid and proven for desktop use, and workstation use.

I have 2 in my desktop I built ~15 months ago running 24/7 at home, and now upgraded at the office 24/7 as local Win7 workstation + running virtual machines.

I built a few computers with them for friends and family 15+ months ago not one has slowed down that I've used recently. I personally put another SSD in my daily workstation/laptop and it's working fine.

I`m working from my systems 8-15 hours per-day, and have yet to notice any degradation, and out of the 8+ I've purchased, installed, and used I've yet to see 1 failure. I`m not saying that they don't occur but you make them sound totally unstable and that's not true at all. Don't but an OCZ, get an Intel or a Crucial and enjoy the benefits of the SSD.

If your liking the speed of the VRaptor over a WD Black just wait tell you try going from a VRaptor to a SSD as an OS drive ;)
 
My problem is not with SSDs, my problem is in the sheer amount of crappy models on the market, and trying to weed through them to find out what's worth getting. On top of that, you have manufacturers pulling silent bait and switch, where the first run of a product is top notch, but further runs are not made the same.
 
I bit this time and got 4 for a RAID10 scratch/game drive. SSDs are great and all but space is king.
 
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can these be taken out of the icepak? are they 9mm or 12mm?
any hd tune or crystalmark tests?
 
EnderW said:
can these be taken out of the icepak? are they 9mm or 12mm?
any hd tune or crystalmark tests?
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The warranty is void if you take it out of the carrier, they sell one without it but granted at a much higher price (probably to dissuade people from putting them in servers and instead buying the SAS version)
 
Thanks OP, I'm in for 2 - since it's a Sata 3 (6Gbs) interface - this should last through my next few builds as well and take some of the heat off of my SSDs.

I've been wary about raiding SSDs (especially since my raid-able ones are old 1st gen Samsungs) but I should be all set for gear by the time Ivy Bridge hits.
 
I'm in need of a new gaming drive. Can someone convince me why I should get this over a Caviar Black or Spinpoint F3? The 450GB size is not a factor for me.
 
Bladestorm said:
I'm in need of a new gaming drive. Can someone convince me why I should get this over a Caviar Black or Spinpoint F3? The 450GB size is not a factor for me.
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Robstar said:
Better access time.
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Yep.
2x as fast as the F3. and almost 2x a WD Black.

They ARE noticeable faster as an OS drive that's for sure.
For a game drive... I`m not sure I never compared, I used to ONLY run Raptors, now SSD/Raptors/F3/WD Blacks.. :D I don't really game much so can't help you.

(By fast I mean access time - data transfer rates are better but not that significant.)
 
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