Is a Raptor worth it over SATA 7200

[Chris Farmer]

I know this has been beat to death, but I had a few questions:

RE: SATA 74GB Raptor vs. SATA 7200 8mb HD

First of all here are the basics to my system:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Barton 2500 OC to 3200+
1024 GB RAM
OLD 7200 2mb 60GB HD
420 Watt PS
Radeon 9600 PRO

Clearly the HD is an issue in my system.

Here is my estimate of computer usage:
AutoCAD (my wife) - 10%
Surfing, general use - 20%
Excel, Word, etc. - 15%
Gaming - 25%
Video editing - 5%
Photo transfer and editing with Photoshop - 25%

I'm debating between getting a 74GB Raptor or a 120GB +
Seagate/Hitachi SATA 7200 8mb. From what I've read, I probably won't
go with a RAID-O setup:
http://www.storagereview.com
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.html?i=2101

I guess RAID 1 is an option, but I don't know if I can afford (2)
Raptors right now.

Would the speed advantage of the Raptor be something I would
appreciably notice?

I imagine it would help with larger image files, larger video files,
and maybe even autoCAD, but I haven't seen any real world stats on
this.

Also, would I need more cooling with the Raptor? I hear they run hot.
My CPU is around 40 C core temp right now, and I'm hoping that
upgrading to SATA and getting rid of some IDE cables will help that go
lower.

A HD cooler is not out of the question, but I don't want the case to
be so loud it sounds like it's about to take off.

Thanks for any input.
Chris

 

[ted msn]

I know this has been beat to death, but I had a few questions:

RE: SATA 74GB Raptor vs. SATA 7200 8mb HD

First of all here are the basics to my system:
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Barton 2500 OC to 3200+
1024 GB RAM
OLD 7200 2mb 60GB HD
420 Watt PS
Radeon 9600 PRO

Clearly the HD is an issue in my system.

Here is my estimate of computer usage:
AutoCAD (my wife) - 10%
Surfing, general use - 20%
Excel, Word, etc. - 15%
Gaming - 25%
Video editing - 5%
Photo transfer and editing with Photoshop - 25%

I'm debating between getting a 74GB Raptor or a 120GB +
Seagate/Hitachi SATA 7200 8mb. From what I've read, I probably won't
go with a RAID-O setup:
http://www.storagereview.com
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.html?i=2101

I guess RAID 1 is an option, but I don't know if I can afford (2)
Raptors right now.

Would the speed advantage of the Raptor be something I would
appreciably notice?

I imagine it would help with larger image files, larger video files,
and maybe even autoCAD, but I haven't seen any real world stats on
this.

Also, would I need more cooling with the Raptor? I hear they run hot.
My CPU is around 40 C core temp right now, and I'm hoping that
upgrading to SATA and getting rid of some IDE cables will help that go
lower.

A HD cooler is not out of the question, but I don't want the case to
be so loud it sounds like it's about to take off.

Thanks for any input.
Chris

Do not foget that what ever disk you do get it might fail, so how are you
doing backups now? and will the same system work with your new BIGER disk.
You think you need more storage? or more speed?? although your % adds up to
100% how much CPU time and disk time and how much "thinking time" Most
working PCs spend most of the time waiting for the slowest part of the
system to do something ie the "wet ware". I exclude those users who are
doing long batch updates rendering etc
As an aid to backup I would go for 2 disks. The new disk to be as big as you
might need+! and backup most stuff (inc the OS) to the second as well as an
offline system. It all depends on what would happen if you lost the disk(s)
and or the PC!
Do you have room for two disks and spare HDD channels?

regards
ted

 

[Chris Farmer]

I think after doing some reading that I'll go with 2 120gb Seagates
and run a RAID-1 to protect my data.

 

[dh]

I think after doing some reading that I'll go with 2 120gb Seagates
and run a RAID-1 to protect my data.

For me RAID 0 is a performance increase that is well worth it. Just
keep in mind RAID 1 only protects against disk failure. Virus' and
user errors can still get your data. Over the years I have only
restored one time due to hard disk failure (Raptor failure) but have
restored many times due to an ill advised change or error on my part.

 

[Peter Hucker]

For me RAID 0 is a performance increase that is well worth it. Just
keep in mind RAID 1 only protects against disk failure. Virus' and
user errors can still get your data. Over the years I have only
restored one time due to hard disk failure (Raptor failure) but have
restored many times due to an ill advised change or error on my part.

Then you are a lucky clumsy person. I am an unlucky careful person

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