Good OS HDD...?

BoB3rt · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:44

Currently have 250gb Seagate.. witth everything running off it !

i would preffer a smaller HDD 80-160gb to run OS and Games from and use the 250gb for other general apps and music. (Going to get network drive for films

to be shared. )

anyone recommend a good HDD runs at gud speed, as its easily the slowest item in my PC at the minute.

thanks.

jak731 · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:45

budget?

HDD, i would say 1TB F3

BoB3rt · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:47

£45? as there all about the same price no matter the size... so whatever is best really?

jak731 · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:49

for £45 the F3 500 GB will be ideal, its the fastest HDD out there without going into veloraptor or SSD teritory

PermaBanned · 28 Oct 2009 at 15:53

But it has the highest seek time out of any... why do people always go past the 7200.12?

Ch3m1c4L · 28 Oct 2009 at 18:08

because ive yet to personally see a seagate achieve the advertised seek times?

Not that ive had many, just that every samsung I have bought has been wicked

PermaBanned · 28 Oct 2009 at 18:12

The F3 is worse... 13ms minimum. Usually over 16ms.

StevenG · 28 Oct 2009 at 18:49

7200.12 gets my vote!!

Ch3m1c4L · 28 Oct 2009 at 19:26

Superewza said:
The F3 is worse... 13ms minimum. Usually over 16ms.

that sucks, personally havent looked at drives sincce the F1 first came out and i got them. Just assumed the F3 would be the next step up. Partly why i havent been suggesting drives to people recently

MADEinSTOKE · 28 Oct 2009 at 19:28

wd 640 black its on this week only

Kennysevenfold · 28 Oct 2009 at 20:00

Cant for wrong with a Sammy tbh HERE

alex24 · 28 Oct 2009 at 20:01

So the consensus here is that the F3 is not as good as the F1? I thought the new 500GB platters provided better performance.

PermaBanned · 28 Oct 2009 at 20:24

The drive itself is faster, it's just the access times are too high for you to make use of that. The 7200.12 is a fast drive too, with lower access times, lower power consumption and probably better reliability.

daz87uk · 28 Oct 2009 at 20:39

MADEinSTOKE said:
wd 640 black its on this week only

^^ as above it has 2x320GB Platters faster than the 500GB Black good reliable drives

alex24 · 28 Oct 2009 at 20:55

Superewza said:
The drive itself is faster, it's just the access times are too high for you to make use of that. The 7200.12 is a fast drive too, with lower access times, lower power consumption and probably better reliability.

So the better all round drive is the F1 over the F3?

I recently vowed not to buy another Seagate as they're too unreliable. My 7200.11 just died AGAIN. I know I'm not alone in this.