new 36.7Gb Raptor with 16Mb cache

2006-09-11 09:01:33

#1

Rogue_Delta: Member; +6|6758

is the new 16Mb raptor so much better than the older 8Mb model? would I even notice the difference?

other specs: M2N32-SLI-Deluxe, Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb RAM, XFX7900GTX XXX

2006-09-11 09:04:59

#2

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

no you wont. just get a 150gb model =/

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2006-09-11 09:05:56

#3

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6926|Camp XRay

my old one does just fine. maybe they will drop the prices on the old ones.

https://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/marlboroman82/Untitled-8.png

2006-09-11 12:07:58

#4

fierce: I love [fiSh]; +167|6871

@ Marlboroman82

Could you benchmark it with HDTach and post the results here?

TIA

2006-09-11 14:10:30

#5

Rogue_Delta: Member; +6|6758

Marlboroman82 wrote:
my old one does just fine. maybe they will drop the prices on the old ones.

OK, but, I wonder if the bigger cache would even be noticeable?

2006-09-11 14:20:09

#6

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6926|Camp XRay

fierce wrote:
@ Marlboroman82

Could you benchmark it with HDTach and post the results here?

TIA

yea i will do it tonight

2006-09-11 14:37:16

#7

Rosse_modest: Member; +76|7079|Antwerp, Flanders

Rogue_Delta wrote:
Marlboroman82 wrote:
my old one does just fine. maybe they will drop the prices on the old ones.
OK, but, I wonder if the bigger cache would even be noticeable?

Yes, you'll notice a difference. In the price tag of the 16 MB cache drive and the 8 MB one of equal volumes.

2006-09-11 16:03:13

#8

Timelord_: Member; +25|6840

Get the 74 GIger..... Good price/cost ratio

2006-09-11 21:13:39

#9

blisteringsilence: I'd rather hunt with Cheney than ride with Kennedy; +83|7005|Little Rock, Arkansas

K, I've got 3 drives in my system, all SATA, and here are the stats for the three drives, with the closest comparison drives HDTach had in the program.

https://centralarkansasdigitalmedia.com/a/max1.jpg

the maxtor 250

https://centralarkansasdigitalmedia.com/a/wigi1.jpg

the wigi digi 320

https://centralarkansasdigitalmedia.com/a/raptor1.jpg

the money drive, Raptor 74

2006-09-12 00:01:23

#10

Viper007Bond: Moderator Emeritus; +236|7108|Portland, OR, USA

<3 my 74 gig Raptor

https://images.viper007bond.com/computer/hdtach_74gb-raptor.jpg

https://bf3s.com/sigs/044900892044e7fc95e599e832a086ae9bcd7efb.png

2006-09-12 06:55:14

#11

Rogue_Delta: Member; +6|6758

holy f***, in the meantime I got the older 8Mb version (WD360GD) but I just discovered these dudes must have had it around for ages, cause it's not even a RECERTIFIED (with the gel around the bearings and stuff).

OK, means I will go for the 16Mb cache after all. Im sure I wont see the difference, but I guess newer is better, so thanks to you all anyway for posting some valuable reference.

2006-09-12 07:14:52

#12

fierce: I love [fiSh]; +167|6871

Thanks for the benchmarks of the WD Raptor drives. I previously wanted to buy a Raptor drive but i always wondered if they're really worth the money. I came to the conclusion that the difference between performance and money can't be that great.

Therefore i bought a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB, it was broken since the beginning and Seagate changed it to a 400GB drive without a extra charge.

Now take a look at the benchmarks.

https://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j26/fiercerized/Misc/hdtach.gif

Judge yourself if a WD Raptor's really worth the money. Especially if you only judge the 74 and 150 GB area the Raptor doesn't have a chance except in Random Access times.

2006-09-12 07:34:48

#13

Rogue_Delta: Member; +6|6758

I dont know, dude, but one thing I see in all the charts above is Raptor's have extremely flat lines while all others look kinda "bumpy"?
Maybe they are not all that better (or necessary, I agree about that) for our specific case (loading karkand in XX seconds so we can spawn first, LOL) but all the reviews say theyre absolutely great, so I guess they have an edge somewhere

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