10000 and 15000RPM HD

**superflysmith** · 12-02-2005, 02:25 AM

I do video editing and I'm planning on buying a new hard drive for more room but I'm thinking of buying two HD's if this makes a difference. I currently have 160GB HD which I run out of room awfuly quick. What I'm thinking of doing is buying a super fast HD for my programs and windows. So this HD would be 36.7GB. Than I'd buy probably a 400GB HD at 7200RPM's to add to my 160GBHD for all my video and everything else.
What I need to know is, is this a good idea or will I just be waisting money. Thanks for the feedback.

**linderman** · 12-02-2005, 05:14 AM

thats an excellent idea ~~ the fast drive could be a 10,000 rpm western digital raptor and the other a 400 gig ide drive you wont get 15,000 rpm drives unless youre into top shelf scsi drives and that means big $$$$$$$$

youre current plan is a top shelf idea / procedd and enjoy !!

regards

joe

crazijoe · 12-02-2005, 05:37 AM

IT would be cool to get a couple of Raptors in a striped array for your OS and programs.

**superflysmith** · 12-06-2005, 07:40 AM

Here is an update on what I'm planning on getting, hopefully before Christmas...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822141140
I'd love to be able to get two of these things and do what crazijoe suggested but that is to much money right now.
What I like about this HD is it is an 80pinHD and it has a 16MB cache. I don't know to much about the different brands I know Seagate makes a good HD, which is what I'm using now, but the Seagate Cheetah is more expensive and is only a 68pin drive.
So let me know what you think about Hitachi HD's.

crazijoe · 12-06-2005, 07:47 AM

You do realize that the drive you have listed is a SCSI drive. You will need to get an appropriate SCSI controller card. A SCSI card that will get you the speeds you want may cost you about $100.00. Plus you are limited to the bandwidth of the PCI bus.

**linderman** · 12-06-2005, 01:36 PM

as crazy joe has stated / to use scsi drives you will need a scsi controller card / look for ADAPTEC 29160N

but IMO the scsi drives even though they are on the PCI bus are quite a bit faster than any SATA drive / when the SATA drives advertising talk of their speeds they are generally talking burst speed (doesnt last long like the name implies) scsi's dont burst they maintain their transfer speeds. I have never seen a drive yet that could overload the PCI bus yet anyway >>>> unless a raid set-up maybeeeee at the 133mbs rate thats haulin. And with the 15K rotational spinning speed they can write and read data much faster,

regards

joe

**superflysmith** · 12-12-2005, 12:59 PM

I have not ordered anything yet and my plans have changed slightly. As much as I would love the 15000 speed HD I do not wish to buy a controller card at this time. So I will be purchasing the Raptor. I will also be getting the the 74GB HD instead of the 36.7GB HD. For a few bucks and a bigger HD I can partition the drive to do a few extra things. Eventually I would like to do what crazijoe suggested and put two raptors in striped array.

Thank you crazyjoe and linderman for all your imput, you've been very helpful.

**linderman** · 12-12-2005, 04:21 PM

thanks for the update >>>> you have made a sound & logical decision >>> I think somewhere in the near future when sata drives and sata controllers become as dependantly stable as their SCSI cousins >>> the SCSI world will be replaced by the SATA

joe

12-02-2005, 02:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,581 OS: XP PRO	10000 and 15000RPM HD I do video editing and I'm planning on buying a new hard drive for more room but I'm thinking of buying two HD's if this makes a difference. I currently have 160GB HD which I run out of room awfuly quick. What I'm thinking of doing is buying a super fast HD for my programs and windows. So this HD would be 36.7GB. Than I'd buy probably a 400GB HD at 7200RPM's to add to my 160GBHD for all my video and everything else. What I need to know is, is this a good idea or will I just be waisting money. Thanks for the feedback. __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose

12-02-2005, 05:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	thats an excellent idea ~~ the fast drive could be a 10,000 rpm western digital raptor and the other a 400 gig ide drive you wont get 15,000 rpm drives unless youre into top shelf scsi drives and that means big $$$$$$$$ youre current plan is a top shelf idea / procedd and enjoy !! regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

12-02-2005, 05:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	IT would be cool to get a couple of Raptors in a striped array for your OS and programs. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,581 OS: XP PRO	Update Here is an update on what I'm planning on getting, hopefully before Christmas... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822141140 I'd love to be able to get two of these things and do what crazijoe suggested but that is to much money right now. What I like about this HD is it is an 80pinHD and it has a 16MB cache. I don't know to much about the different brands I know Seagate makes a good HD, which is what I'm using now, but the Seagate Cheetah is more expensive and is only a 68pin drive. So let me know what you think about Hitachi HD's. __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose

12-06-2005, 07:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You do realize that the drive you have listed is a SCSI drive. You will need to get an appropriate SCSI controller card. A SCSI card that will get you the speeds you want may cost you about $100.00. Plus you are limited to the bandwidth of the PCI bus. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

12-06-2005, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	as crazy joe has stated / to use scsi drives you will need a scsi controller card / look for ADAPTEC 29160N but IMO the scsi drives even though they are on the PCI bus are quite a bit faster than any SATA drive / when the SATA drives advertising talk of their speeds they are generally talking burst speed (doesnt last long like the name implies) scsi's dont burst they maintain their transfer speeds. I have never seen a drive yet that could overload the PCI bus yet anyway >>>> unless a raid set-up maybeeeee at the 133mbs rate thats haulin. And with the 15K rotational spinning speed they can write and read data much faster, regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

12-12-2005, 12:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
superflysmith An American Hero and Moderator, The Conversation Pit. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,581 OS: XP PRO	update I have not ordered anything yet and my plans have changed slightly. As much as I would love the 15000 speed HD I do not wish to buy a controller card at this time. So I will be purchasing the Raptor. I will also be getting the the 74GB HD instead of the 36.7GB HD. For a few bucks and a bigger HD I can partition the drive to do a few extra things. Eventually I would like to do what crazijoe suggested and put two raptors in striped array. Thank you crazyjoe and linderman for all your imput, you've been very helpful. __________________ "Some people go their whole life wondering if they ever made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem." Bush made the Packers lose

12-12-2005, 04:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	thanks for the update >>>> you have made a sound & logical decision >>> I think somewhere in the near future when sata drives and sata controllers become as dependantly stable as their SCSI cousins >>> the SCSI world will be replaced by the SATA joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial