Best Gaming HDD

[Hawk]

I'm wanting to get the best HDD for gaming i can get (nothing toamazing needed since i'm using an old 40GB IDE) and was wondering if it was the WD Raptor HDD's that are the best with their 10k rpm. I'll run raid later for storage and am wondering if having 1 HDD for games and 1 for storage is a good idea.

 

[Pr3z]

I'm wanting to get the best HDD for gaming i can get (nothing toamazing needed since i'm using an old 40GB IDE) and was wondering if it was the WD Raptor HDD's that are the best with their 10k rpm. I'll run raid later for storage and am wondering if having 1 HDD for games and 1 for storage is a good idea.

I run my OS on a 36GB Raptor and install my games on it. Then I use a 120GB SATA drive for storage and my misc apps. Works like a Charm.

 

[neo86]

If you can afford it get the 74 GB Raptor. Otherwise look for a high density drive which will have similar performance. 36 GB is fast, but kind of old... and compared to cheaper newer drives it's not that great for the price.

 

[Hawk]

So isn't the 36GB one worth it?

 

[truflip]

not anymore.. simple as that =] like said.. look for the 74gb one

 

[1c3d0g]

Or wait for the soon to come 150GB Raptor...

 

[Hawk]

That will be expensive but by the time i get the money for a 74GB one the 150GB one will be out Anyone like the starting movie in Battlefield 2? Because it rules...

 

[GreenGoose]

You can buy the 150 Raptor now:

http://www.onsale.com/onsale/shop/detail~dpno~748387.asp

 

[iLLuSioN]

read the review on the new raptor http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200601/WD1500ADFD_1.html

looks like the 74gb one is still the champ.

 

[unhappy_mage]

looks like the 74gb one is still the champ.

Where do you get that impression? It takes everyone in the single-user stuff, all the sata drives in gaming, and it's slightly quieter and only slightly more power draw.

 

[Hawk]

I read that thread and found it quite funny But I could just get a 120GB HDD and some more RAM