• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Is this what i should look forin a hard drive?

B

Bluerain

Member
Regarding hard drives and specs, correct me if i'm wrong.

Seek time should be as low as possible,yes?

Cache should be as high as possible,yes?

Is there any other specs that i should look for other than the two mentioned?

PS:Thinking of building my first pc for a change : >

Thanks so much

Blue


😀
 
What you posted is correct, but here are some other items to take into consideration:

rpm: the higher, the faster your hard drives reads/writes data. This in turn affects seek time. The most common rpm speeds you will see for IDE drives are 5400 and 7200. For the main hard drive in a PC, go with a 7200. The extra speed will help out. The tradeoff is you get a noisier, hotter drive. The difference is not noticeable, if you are just an average user. 7200 rpm drives cost more, however.

Regarding cache size, the only drives that I know of that offer anything other than the standard 2MB cache are the special edition Western Digital drives. Unless you need the extra cache size, I would stay away from those drives, they just cost far too much.

As far as brand, I personally have always stuck with Western Digital. My experience with their customer service has been top notch. IBM also makes good drives, but avoid the 75GXP line, lots of complaints. I stay far away from Maxtor, they seem like low quality drives, IMHO.

So, I would say look at a 7200 rpm drive for your main drive, but a 5400 rpm drive is fine for extra storage. After that, choose a brand, and then let your wallet decide your hard drive size.

Hope that helps!
 
Low seek time and large cache is correct. Though seek time probably incorporates it, you would want an IDE drive at 7200 RPM (as opposed to 5400). Amd while there's debate on the actual transfer rate, you would want the drive to be at the maximun, which I believe is ATA-100 (as opposed to ATA-33 or ATA-66). If ATA-133 drives are out now, even better.
 
Thanks so much :>

My PC is OEM

I will be building a PC soon, so any little info i can gather is great(i'm reading also)

Thanks

Blue
 
The maxtor Diamond Max Plus series of 7200rpm drives are very good and are a good value. The older Maxtors had poor reliablity, not the newer ones in the last 1 or 2 years. Don't be afraid to buy a Maxtor. IBM is also top notch stuff.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top