5400 vs 7200

[Shinta]

in buying a hard drive is there a very noticeable difference between 5400 and 7200?

i notice that i can save about $20 if i go with a 5400rpm.. but i don't really wanna sacrafice speed that much

[gibsinep]

I would say spend the extra 20 bucks and go for the 7200.

what do you do on your computer?

[Shinta]

mostly using it for gaming

[gibsinep]

then go for the 7200rpm one

[Shinta]

alright thanks :-D

[gibsinep]

np

[cableguy69]

I think that was the first post I've seen that had that little typing:)

[gibsinep]

I like keepin them simple

[Shinta]

lol

[araaraara]

I upgrade from a 20gig 5400rpm Fujitsu driver to a 60gig 7200rpm Matxtor drive. My computer is at least twice as fast during disk access, usually more!

[Shinta]

i already bought the hdd today.. i got a 80gb 7200rpm by seagate ;o

runs pretty fast.. i need to set my old drive as slave and transfer my files.. or ill use it as a drive for just videos/music

[Shinta]

thanks for the info.. appreciate it :-D

[Bambuk]

Wallijonn

What if my mobo supports only udma33 (:(), is there any reason for me to switch my drives (13gb udma 5400 is primary, 60gb ata133 7200 is slave) around?

[Shinta]

i thought he answered this? :o

[Bambuk]

hmm i must be dumb :rolleyes:
so the answer is no?

[Shinta]

he said to set the udma33 to slave only if your mobo supports higher that way your 100/133 doesn't slow down to the 33 :)

[Omega2k1]

Hey i have the same question. I would like to get a new HD(4gb isn't cutting it :p) and i want to know that if I get an UDMA 100(or ATA 100 whatever they call it) that theres that much of a performance increase from 5400 to 7200. Cause i don't have the much money(it'll take me about 3 months to save up enough for 5400RPM) is it worth the extra 4 weeks for me to wait to get it?

I mainly run games and 3d Studio Max, Photoshop 6, and the like.
I heard somewhere that it only makes a real big difference if your working with large files(which i don't, i think the biggest i have is like 10mb). Thanks :)

[Shinta]

you're right about running large files.. i think you can manage off of a 5400rpm.. by the way what size hdd are you looking for? i know a few places online that have very competitive prices

[Omega2k1]

I was going to get either a 40 or 60gb. I was probably going to get the cheapest Maxtor or Wester Digital hd from pricewatch.

[Shinta]

ah ok :o i would go with seagate or western digital tho :o maxtors usually konk out within a year :o