fastest 250GB SATA HDD?

Minstadave · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:34

Nickg said:
well, managed to install my new 7200.10 last night running under vista.

i ran HDtach and got a burst well below 200MB/s, but after some reading around i pulled out the pin on the back to enable faster transfer and hit 230mb+ and an avg of 65mb+.

this is with other stuff running, windows backup etc all turned on, with zero optimising of my system for hd access (had downloads going at same time etc)

all seems well. the drive is super quiet and fast. i like.

What motherboard is that on?

squiffy · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:41

Is that 200 mb/sec burst or constant? I get 193 mb burst, 56MB average on a WD 3200KS

The Running Man · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:08

hi, i have a DFI NF4 Ultra-D (the DGX - "non" sli one..). running on the nvidia raid port at the moment.

the 230MB+ was the burst speed. the 65mb+ was the Average (i did the 8mb test it was nearly 10pm and i had to get to the pub lol)

i have a WD80KS or whatever 8mb SATA1, and without ever benching it i can tell its not as fast as the new seagate.s

Minstadave · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:12

Nickg said:
hi, i have a DFI NF4 Ultra-D (the DGX - "non" sli one..). running on the nvidia raid port at the moment.

the 230MB+ was the burst speed. the 65mb+ was the Average (i did the 8mb test it was nearly 10pm and i had to get to the pub lol)

i have a WD80KS or whatever 8mb SATA1, and without ever benching it i can tell its not as fast as the new seagate.s

Thats odd, I only get a burst of 188MBs with 2 7200.10s in RAID0 on the NForce4 controller. I wonder whats going on there :confused:

The Running Man · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:18

did u pull the jumper on them both to allow sata2 mode? and what mobo do you have? does it actually do Sata2? i thought mine didnt but it seems it does..

Minstadave · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:19

Nickg said:
did u pull the jumper on them both to allow sata2 mode? and what mobo do you have? does it actually do Sata2? i thought mine didnt but it seems it does..

Yup pulled jumpers and my board does SATA-II (NForce4 Ultra chipset).

The DFI Ultra-D does SATA-II aswell, with a burst of 230MB/s your board must be running in SATA-II.

squiffy · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:25

Do the Western Digitals have SATA and SATA II jumper selections too? What do they arrive set to? I have 2500KS and three 3200KS, on a Asus CSM and Asus MVP Deluxe. Do both these boards support SATA II? How do I check SATA is enabled?

The Running Man · 12 Oct 2006 at 12:33

not sure about the WD's sorry fella.

i will check the hd tach and post a screeny when i get home this evening.

Thanks

nick

The Running Man · 12 Oct 2006 at 19:30

image as promised. let me know what you think

thanks

Neil79 · 14 Oct 2006 at 01:35

Whats that huge drop on your drive bud?

Ive noticed it on a few hard drives , my raptor has 3 of those... however my sata seagate has none :confused:

jellybeard999 · 14 Oct 2006 at 01:51

Neil79 said:
Whats that huge drop on your drive bud?

Generally the drops are when the drive reaches the end of one platter, and has to move to the next

The Running Man · 15 Oct 2006 at 11:12

yea i was quiote taken aback too, just guessing it was the platter theory! if not i get a 5 year warranty anyway

Phil99 · 15 Oct 2006 at 13:16

jellybeard999 said:
Generally the drops are when the drive reaches the end of one platter, and has to move to the next

Or when another program tries to access the drive when it's benching it.

El Jimben · 15 Oct 2006 at 13:35

squiffy said:
Do the Western Digitals have SATA and SATA II jumper selections too? What do they arrive set to? I have 2500KS and three 3200KS, on a Asus CSM and Asus MVP Deluxe. Do both these boards support SATA II? How do I check SATA is enabled?

Yes the A8R32-MVP Deluxe does have SATA-II support, I just pulled the jumper out from my 7200.10 320GB and the burst speed test result has gone from 134MB/s to 246MB/S :eek:

Nutbusta · 15 Oct 2006 at 14:06

So the conclusion seems to be that the Seagate is currently the fastest?

Tosk · 15 Oct 2006 at 15:58

hmm sorry to butin but can any 1 here tell me which is the fastest out of these 2 hds

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II

in numbers the seagate looks the fastest but in realworld, as any 1 tested them to together

im thinking of buying some for both me pcs as main hds. the mobos im using are.

A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Biostar Tforce 6100-939

also are both models queit runing?

thanks for any help

smids · 15 Oct 2006 at 16:06

It's been answered - Seagate 7200.10.

Both are quiet - personal experience.

The Running Man · 15 Oct 2006 at 19:33

well i was going to buy the WD, but i have the seagate. and im happy.

ps. get the seagate!

Tosk · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:07

thanks guys, hmm what about the temperatures ?

El Jimben · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:10

My seagate HD never goes above 34 degress, is inline with the front 120mm intake fan.