1TB 7200 rpm or 1.5TB 5400 rpm HDD for PS4?

Dave3000 · Aug 1, 2014

I own a PS4 mainly for the exclusives. I already have 8 games installed, 4 installed from disc and 4 downloaded from PSN and have around 200GB of free space left. Only thing that's slowing me down from replacing the stock HDD is that I can't backup my PS4 games and that is not a good situation if I have 250GB capped internet service since I would have to redownload around 125GB worth of games. But then again the sooner I replace the drive, the less work it will be for me to reinstall my games. I'm considering the 1.5TB 5400 rpm HDD over the 1TB 7200 rpm HDD because of less heat.

purbeast0 · Aug 1, 2014

damn so the ps4 backup utility isn't like the ps3 one where it just copies the whole hard drive to an external usb drive, then you can format the drive, then restore? if not that is lame as hell.

if you want 1.5TB of space, get the bigger drive. if you want 1TB, get that drive. i am not sure why you would be worried about heat considering how many people have upgraded to 7200rpm drives without issue.

mmntech · Aug 1, 2014

Yep, you can backup to an external USB drive. Says so right in the manual.
https://support.us.playstation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5107/~/upgrade-ps4-hdd

7200rpm drives don't tend to be significantly faster than the 5400rpm ones. So I don't think it really matters. I'd go for the 1.5TB one. They have 2TB ones now as well. Newegg has one for $124. Might be too thick though.

Dave3000 · Aug 1, 2014

That's just for backing up saved games, not game installations.

purbeast0 · Aug 1, 2014

when i backed up my ps3 hdd, and put my bigger hdd in, i didn't have to install anything. all of my psn games were still there. so if that isn't the case anymore, they changed something with the ps4. it was literally like turning on my old ps3 only i had a lot more empty space.

mnewsham · Aug 1, 2014

I use a hard drive cloning tool, Take both the drives you want and attach them to your desktop, copy the image on the original drive and put it onto the replacement. reinstall to the PS4. Done.

imagoon · Aug 1, 2014

mnewsham said:
I use a hard drive cloning tool, Take both the drives you want and attach them to your desktop, copy the image on the original drive and put it onto the replacement. reinstall to the PS4. Done.

Mind sharing? PS3 signature the drives so even clones required a format. No tools that I have used can "detect" the Playstation file system.

imagoon · Aug 1, 2014

Dave3000 said:
That's just for backing up saved games, not game installations.

Yup. 500GB -> 1TB drive I learned that really quick. Backup for days to only restore like 45meg of saves and have to download everything again.

cmdrdredd · Aug 1, 2014

imagoon said:
Mind sharing? PS3 signature the drives so even clones required a format. No tools that I have used can "detect" the Playstation file system.

You try acronis true image?

mmntech · Aug 1, 2014

imagoon said:
Yup. 500GB -> 1TB drive I learned that really quick. Backup for days to only restore like 45meg of saves and have to download everything again.

Brutal. Why'd they do that?

imagoon · Aug 1, 2014

cmdrdredd said:
You try acronis true image?

Nope.

cmdrdredd · Aug 1, 2014

True image should work as it loads outside the os.

If not then I dunno

TeknoBug · Aug 1, 2014

I'm happy with my 1TB 7200rpm since some games load a little faster, I installed from scratch instead of cloning (sometimes cloning a 500GB to a 1TB HDD ends up with a 500GB partition).

imagoon · Aug 2, 2014

cmdrdredd said:
True image should work as it loads outside the os.

If not then I dunno

I wasn't worried about the OS. PS3 doesn't use a standard partition or file system like a computer does, thus computer apps, outside the OS or otherwise can't read it or extend it.

bubbanapps · Oct 21, 2014

I've recently been researching what you are wondering. If you're looking into getting a larger hard drive for keeping the same loading speeds, a 2TB hard drive would be fine. But personally, if I were upgrading... I'd also look into speed. There have been a few heat issues with operating a PS4 with a 7200RPM hard drive. The stock hard drive is a 500GB 5400RPM hard drive. My personal preference is a 1TB SSHD. If you have amazon prime, it will run about $85. It will double the space and also increase loading speeds. And it won't put much of a dent in your wallet as well. Here is a link with the drive.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid-...ywords=2.5+ssd

I hope this helps anyone that is looking for a cheap upgrade for their PS4

TeknoBug · Oct 21, 2014

going from a 5400rpm to a 7200rpm, I noticed some quicker load times since even disc games are installed to HDD, so yeah it's worth investing in a 7200rpm.

Bman123 · Oct 21, 2014

There's a chart somewhere that shows the difference in speed between hard drives, a ssd and a hybrid drive. I'll see if I can find it but I remember it was only a few seconds faster with the ssd and it's not worth it considering the price you pay for the amount of storage you get.

Bill Brasky · Oct 22, 2014

TeknoBug said:
going from a 5400rpm to a 7200rpm, I noticed some quicker load times since even disc games are installed to HDD, so yeah it's worth investing in a 7200rpm.

Was that in a ps4 or ps3? Do you have any data? I mean, did you record boot times at all with with a stop watch?

poofyhairguy · Oct 23, 2014

Don't forget to account for heat. Putting a hot 7200RPM drive in my fat PS3 killed it.

mnewsham · Oct 23, 2014

poofyhairguy said:
Don't forget to account for heat. Putting a hot 7200RPM drive in my fat PS3 killed it.

that was only a problem with the original fat PS3, and it was a fairly rare problem that was probably caused by poor airflow already and the faster HDD just added more heat to an already hot PS3, the newer PS3s I dont think ever had a reported problem with 7200RPM drives.

Bill Brasky · Oct 24, 2014

poofyhairguy said:
Don't forget to account for heat. Putting a hot 7200RPM drive in my fat PS3 killed it.

Ya not a problem after the cell and PSX shrank to 65nm.

Blanky · Oct 24, 2014

purbeast0 said:
when i backed up my ps3 hdd, and put my bigger hdd in, i didn't have to install anything. all of my psn games were still there. so if that isn't the case anymore, they changed something with the ps4. it was literally like turning on my old ps3 only i had a lot more empty space.

PS4 firmware is shit, though. I have a PS4, but let's be real the thing is sorely lacking in even basic functionality which, we must all agree, is pretty shameful given that it's now a year old. Apparently 2.0 will fix a lot, but not everything promised, that's for sure.

cmdrdredd · Oct 24, 2014

*shrug* there is nothing the ps4 doesn't do that I need it to do at this point in time.

sze5003 · Oct 24, 2014

This is what I have in my ps4. Load times seem to be alright. I have 9 disc games all installed and a bunch of free psn games installed too. I now have about 549gb left.

RussianSensation · Oct 25, 2014

Bman123 said:
There's a chart somewhere that shows the difference in speed between hard drives, a ssd and a hybrid drive. I'll see if I can find it but I remember it was only a few seconds faster with the ssd and it's not worth it considering the price you pay for the amount of storage you get.

This review is good:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-how-to-cheaply-upgrade-your-ps4-to-2tb

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