Is a raptor really worth it?

[bobsaget]

I always try to get the most bang for my buck. I also try to keep away from spending a whole lot on my computer. I have an old 40 gig 5400rpm hard drive right now. I am torn between getting a new 40gig 7200rpm drive or getting a 36.7gig rapter. After my 9800Pro comes in, I will be gaming quite a bit. I am constantly deleting, installing programs and copying files.

Is the raptor worth the extra 70 bucks?


thanks

 

[AthlonXP]

pm me i got a deal for a raptor if you want one.

 

[djnes]

I had one Raptor for a while, and honestly I felt like I was wasting my money. I took a chance and bought a second one, for RAID0. Now I am convinced it is worth it.

So, one I would say no. Two, I say definitely.

 

[bobsaget]

thanks... did it improve framerates in games?

 

[Kirkov]

it would improve loading map, zones etc.. in games
i doubt it will increase FPS hehe

 

[djnes]

Originally posted by bobsaget
thanks... did it improve framerates in games?

A hard drive has nothing to do with FPS in games.

 

[jacuzz1]

No

 

[xdviper]

lol, lmao, i dont know how that came to your mind, but your cpu and video card increaes FPS

 

[jpmkm]

40 gig? Why so small? You can probably get double the space for about $10 more. If you are going to be gaming quite a bit then get a bigger hard drive. Don't waste the money on a raptor, it won't help that much(definately won't help with framerates, as has been stated in another of your threads). Spend the $70 and get a larger hard drive. Also, djnes said he only noticed an improvement when he had TWO of the drives in. That sounds like it is more than you want to spend.

 

[bobsaget]

hehe. I guess it was a stupid question,
"did it improve FPS?"

whatever, I think that I will get an 80gig hard drive.
thanks guys

 

[mpeg4v3]

Plus there's the fact that the 74gb raptors perform way faster than the 36gb raptors. If you find yourself annoyed with a lot of the little intracies of day-to-day computer life (such as unraring/unzipping files, installing/uninstalling programs, or loading games) then it might be worth it- but ONLY if you're one of those people that gets really easily annoyed by those small things. I have a friend whose pet peeve was the loading times CS used to take, along with how long windows would boot, so he got a 15k RPM SCSI setup and he couldn't be happier, but I myself don't mind as much so I'm fine with my 80gb 8mb 7200rpm doing everything.

 

[SKiTLz]

Originally posted by mpeg4v3
Plus there's the fact that the 74gb raptors perform way faster than the 36gb raptors. If you find yourself annoyed with a lot of the little intracies of day-to-day computer life (such as unraring/unzipping files, installing/uninstalling programs, or loading games) then it might be worth it- but ONLY if you're one of those people that gets really easily annoyed by those small things. I have a friend whose pet peeve was the loading times CS used to take, along with how long windows would boot, so he got a 15k RPM SCSI setup and he couldn't be happier, but I myself don't mind as much so I'm fine with my 80gb 8mb 7200rpm doing everything.

Im one of those people that it really pisses off. The little lags while trying to unarchive and do something else etc....

I'll be going to a 15k SCSI for OS soon and keeping my 36Gb Raptor Raid0 array for apps and games. Storage goes on the Raid5 array soon to come...

If that doesnt satisfy my patience (or lack there of) I'm gonna have to save some serious dough for solid state...