PS3 & 7200rpm hard drive replacement

Black Dog · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:09

Will I be able to upgrade my PS3 40gb with a 2.5" 7200rpm sata-II hard drive?

I think the original is a 5400rpm sata.

Cheers.

Metalface Mark · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:23

You can only use 5400rpm drives.

Black Dog · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:27

okay thanks.

cb_linus · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:27

You can use 7200rpm, but not sure how much performance increase you would get: http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/745/745407p1.html

edit: read the article, 5400rpm with plenty of cache seems to be recommended

msmalls74 · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:31

Think with a 7200rpm drive the extra heat caused by a faster spinning disk could cause an issue, TBH a 5400 rpm is the best bet to go for.

Logsi · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:31

Metalface Mark said:
You can only use 5400rpm drives.

That's not strictly true...

You can use a 7200rpm drive but there is no benefit and it may overheat because of the extra RPM's.

Josh

Black Dog · 11 Jan 2008 at 17:35

okay, thanks for the replies.

I think I will stick with the 5400rpm to be on the safe side.

Cheers.