5400 or 7200?

Humpty · 26 Apr 2010 at 13:27

Hi All,

Just put together a new system (here:) which is great but I am needing a new HDD for storage of My Documents etc.

So, my question is, should I be going for a 5400 or 7200 drive?

In the past I have always gone for 7200 for speed but are the new 5400's faster? Silence is a key aim but I am prepared to compromise if the performance onf a 7200 would be slow.

Thanks again!

cmndr_andi · 26 Apr 2010 at 13:38

Hi there Humpty,

Modern 7200 drives are faster than modern 5400 drives, as you would imagine. However, drives like the 5400RPM Samsung F2 perform excellently as storage drives. I have 2 of these drives in my system for document/video storage and they are plenty fast, but also quiet and cool.

Humpty · 26 Apr 2010 at 13:40

Back again andi? Do you ever take a break?

A recommendation from you is as good as sold for me. Ordering now.

jbloggs · 26 Apr 2010 at 14:38

Do you ever take a break?

He's a student...so he's continually on a "break"...

Humpty · 26 Apr 2010 at 15:02

Oooh. Harsh! Helps me though :-)

Cycrow · 26 Apr 2010 at 17:15

i find mydocuments is actually best put on your highest performance drive, especially if you game.

as a lot of games use mydocuments for various things, it helps to have the extra speed.

especially when it comes to saving/loading.

Humpty · 26 Apr 2010 at 17:31

Thanks for that. I don't do any gaming these days so I guess I will be ok with 5400. Ordered it now so I'll see how it goes; if it isn't fast enough then I'll put it into my external casing and use it for backup.

oli356 · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:44

jbloggs said:
He's a student...so he's continually on a "break"...

Hehe so true that students are never not on a break. Well atleast for the first year

Yer a F2 5400 should be ok