Is this HDD WD20EARX good?

razor2890 · Sep 5, 2012, 05:21 PM

Hi..
I want to buy a HDD 2TB and i came up with this...http://www.flipkart.com/wd-caviar-gr...f-34b7d97081c1
It has 64MB Cache... 6 Gbps interface...
Is it a good hdd??? Is it fast?
My current HDD is WD2500AAJS....
will it work properly with it???

qubit · Sep 5, 2012, 05:24 PM

Yes, it's fine. I have three of the older version and they all work fine. It's intended as a data drive rather than a system drive. However, when I tried it, it didn't feel particularly slow.

hat · Sep 5, 2012, 07:54 PM

I have the older version, the WD20EARS. I think the only difference between the EARS and the EARX is the EARS uses SATA 3Gb/s and EARX uses 6Gb/s. Bear in mind it takes a fast SSD to go over SATA 3Gb/s, so that won't help you for a spinner, especially not the WD Green series. As qubit said they're best used as storage drives, that's how I use mine. Installation files for games (not the actual game installation I load from when I start a game, but the installation files), backups, movies, music and such go on my EARS, and I use my 500GB Black drive for the system drive.

Their data throughput is fast enough, faster than my 500GB Black, maybe even faster than my Velociraptor in sequential read when I still had it. It's a 5400RPM drive though, so data throughput may be nice, but seek times are going to suuuuck. So, once again, not meant to be an OS/games drive, but for storage.

razor2890 · Sep 6, 2012, 01:23 AM

So which HDD will be a good OS/Games HDD?? That can be used for OS installation rather than storage?

SaltyFish · Sep 6, 2012, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor2890

So which HDD will be a good OS/Games HDD?? That can be used for OS installation rather than storage?

For that, you'll want high RPM. The Caviar Black and VelociRaptor lines, for example. SSDs are also an option.

razor2890 · Sep 6, 2012, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaltyFish

SSDs are also an option.

SSDs are too expensive.. How to know whether the HDD is fast enof for OS installation??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Digi...item43b29c89a2

This HDD has 7200rpm.. yet qubit and hat said that it can be used for storage but is too slow for OS/Games installation?

silapakorn · Sep 6, 2012, 01:56 AM

WD black is good for game/OS. If you can afford, here is the perfect combination:
- SSD for OS
- WD black for games and bit torrent
- WD green for other data/movies (should be connected via hdd dock)

WD green is not designed for sustained, high volume reading/writing, that's why it's cheaper.

hat · Sep 6, 2012, 02:02 AM

I believe those Green drives are 5400RPM. In any case, even if they are 7200RPM, the Black will still be faster. I know one benefit is the Blacks have two processors on the controller board, that helps a bit.

silkstone · Sep 6, 2012, 02:21 AM

you could go with a Green and get a very small and cheap SSD and use intel speedboost or readyboost, i forget exactly what it's called. It will basically cache all your most accessed files on the SSD boosting the speed of your main drive.

I've not tried it, but it sounds interesting and is a good option when you don't have the cash for a latest gen SSD.

I would imagine WD Green + SSD on ready boost is better than a smaller WD black and would also cost less.

purecain · Sep 6, 2012, 10:52 AM

i wouldnt recommend using this drive for anything but storage as above...

i am unsure weather this drive would perform on par with faster drives using srt... my gut feeling is it would be slower...

the seek time is less than average and ive heard these drives feel slow as main hd....

good luck...

a friend just told me to advise you not to buy one, as their known for failing and being very slow(other people are saying their fine)...

he pointed me to a thread on toms and there are a couple of people are complaining... scores 5.4 on windows performance index...

Jetster · Sep 6, 2012, 11:28 AM

Check Toms Hardware. Under charts. Samsung F3 used to be one of the fastest and not the most expensive. But really you should look into SSD there not that expencive. I just bought a 120Gb for $60 after rebate

razor2890 · Sep 8, 2012, 11:07 AM

Thanks guys for all of your opinions....
I needed new HDD as my Primary HDD so went for Caviar Black(WD Raptor was crazy expensive 150Gb costed $130)....
So went for Western Digital WD2003FYYS 3.5" CAVIAR BLACK, 2TB,7200RPM,64MB,SATA3 for a stunning $190.....

INSTG8R · Sep 8, 2012, 11:13 AM

Great drive for a Primary

Run 2 1TB in RAID 0. Nothing bad to say about them at all. Glad I bought them over my usual Seagates.

razor2890 · Sep 8, 2012, 11:20 AM

thanks all of you...hat,qubit,silkstone,purecain,jester,silapako rn, instg8r,SaltyFish......

Love this forum....You guys give the fastest solutions...

qubit · Sep 8, 2012, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor2890

thanks all of you...hat,qubit,silkstone,purecain,jester,silapako rn, instg8r,SaltyFish......

Love this forum....You guys give the fastest solutions...

Glad to help.

Sep 5, 2012, 05:21 PM	#1
razor2890 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 80 (0.25/day) Thanks: 50 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Is this HDD WD20EARX good? Hi.. I want to buy a HDD 2TB and i came up with this...http://www.flipkart.com/wd-caviar-gr...f-34b7d97081c1 It has 64MB Cache... 6 Gbps interface... Is it a good hdd??? Is it fast? My current HDD is WD2500AAJS.... will it work properly with it???

Sep 5, 2012, 05:24 PM	#2
qubit Overclocked quantum bit Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Quantumville UK Posts: 8,721 (4.31/day) Thanks: 4,216 Thanked 3,335 Times in 1,971 Posts System Specs	Yes, it's fine. I have three of the older version and they all work fine. It's intended as a data drive rather than a system drive. However, when I tried it, it didn't feel particularly slow. __________________ Siggie in the post.

System Name:	Quantumville™
Processor:	Intel Core i7-2700K at 4.7GHz (hits 5 gees+ easily)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	16GB (4 x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 590 Classified
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 640GB / WD Caviar Green 2TB x2 in mobo RAID 1
Optical Drive:	Whatever DVD drive I've chucked in there right now
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus VG278HE (144Hz, 3D Vision 2, 1080p, 27") & LG W2363D (120Hz 1080p 23")
Case:	Coolermaster HAF 922
Sound Card:	SoundBlaster X-Fi ExtremeMusic (You ever heard one of these? Wow!)
PSU:	Corsair HX850W
Software:	Window 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Yes

Sep 5, 2012, 07:54 PM	#3
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,247 (5.10/day) Thanks: 2,056 Thanked 2,045 Times in 1,555 Posts System Specs	I have the older version, the WD20EARS. I think the only difference between the EARS and the EARX is the EARS uses SATA 3Gb/s and EARX uses 6Gb/s. Bear in mind it takes a fast SSD to go over SATA 3Gb/s, so that won't help you for a spinner, especially not the WD Green series. As qubit said they're best used as storage drives, that's how I use mine. Installation files for games (not the actual game installation I load from when I start a game, but the installation files), backups, movies, music and such go on my EARS, and I use my 500GB Black drive for the system drive. Their data throughput is fast enough, faster than my 500GB Black, maybe even faster than my Velociraptor in sequential read when I still had it. It's a 5400RPM drive though, so data throughput may be nice, but seek times are going to suuuuck. So, once again, not meant to be an OS/games drive, but for storage. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

System Name:	Starlifter // Dragonfly
Processor:	(lapped) i7 920 4GHz 1.3v // 1090T 3.6GHz 1.3v
Motherboard:	Asus Rampage III // Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3
Cooling:	(lapped) Corsair H70 // (lapped) TT Big Typhoon
Memory:	3x2GB DDR3 1600 10-10-10-30-128-1T 1.5v // 2x2GB DDR3 1333 9-9-9-24-1T 1.5v
Video Card:	HIS Radeon 5870 // BFG Maxcore 55 GTX260
Hard Disk:	Plextor M5S 128GB + 512GB OCZ Agility 4 + 2TB WD20EARS // WDC Black 500GB
Optical Drive:	SATA DVD-RW // IDE CD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell/Alienware AW2310 + 19" HDTV // 19" HDTV
Case:	Antec SOHO 1030B // some really old white case... but it's decent
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Fatality Professional // onboard (disabled)
PSU:	Antec NeoHe 550W // Corsair CX600w
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium x64 // Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Benchmarks:	zunn zunnzunn zunn zunn

Sep 6, 2012, 01:23 AM	#4
razor2890 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 80 (0.25/day) Thanks: 50 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	So which HDD will be a good OS/Games HDD?? That can be used for OS installation rather than storage?

Processor:	Intel Core 2 QX6850
Motherboard:	ABIT AB9 Pro
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS-9900 MAX-R
Memory:	Patriot PDC24G6400LLK (2x 2 GB)
Video Card:	Palit GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Blue 160 GB + Green 1 TB
Optical Drive:	Lite-On iHAS120
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T240HD
Case:	NZXT Zero
Sound Card:	Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
PSU:	Thortech Thunderbolt Plus TTBPK00G 1000W
Software:	Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2

Sep 6, 2012, 01:56 AM	#7
silapakorn Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 115 (0.28/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 65 Times in 28 Posts System Specs	WD black is good for game/OS. If you can afford, here is the perfect combination: - SSD for OS - WD black for games and bit torrent - WD green for other data/movies (should be connected via hdd dock) WD green is not designed for sustained, high volume reading/writing, that's why it's cheaper.

Processor:	Intel i7 2600K@4.5ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair H100 + Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro PL-2 x2
Memory:	Geil Enchance Corsa 1600 16GB
Video Card:	Galaxy GTX670 GC 2-way SLI
Hard Disk:	Plextor M3 128GB / WD Caviar Black 2+1TB
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung S27A750D 120hz
Case:	Corsair Graphite 600T white
Sound Card:	X-Fi Titanium HD
PSU:	Seasonic 1000w Platinum

Sep 6, 2012, 02:02 AM	#8
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,247 (5.10/day) Thanks: 2,056 Thanked 2,045 Times in 1,555 Posts System Specs	I believe those Green drives are 5400RPM. In any case, even if they are 7200RPM, the Black will still be faster. I know one benefit is the Blacks have two processors on the controller board, that helps a bit. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Sep 6, 2012, 02:21 AM	#9
silkstone Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: HCM Vietnam Posts: 2,304 (1.36/day) Thanks: 371 Thanked 382 Times in 314 Posts System Specs	you could go with a Green and get a very small and cheap SSD and use intel speedboost or readyboost, i forget exactly what it's called. It will basically cache all your most accessed files on the SSD boosting the speed of your main drive. I've not tried it, but it sounds interesting and is a good option when you don't have the cash for a latest gen SSD. I would imagine WD Green + SSD on ready boost is better than a smaller WD black and would also cost less. __________________ Thanks to BradleyKZN for polishing my sig “oooooooooooh fire!!! and girls...GIRLS and fire!!!!!!! oooooooooooooh runz around clapping hands together” -Marineborn

System Name:	Gaming System / Laptop / HTPC
Processor:	i5 2500K @ 4.4Ghz / i3@2.17Ghz / E3210 @ 3ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Pro3 SE / Acer / Asus p5k-VM
Cooling:	CM V8 2200rpm + 90mm 3500rpm Intake / Laptop Cooling / Hyper TX 212
Memory:	Corsair Vengance 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9/ 4GB DDR3 / 3gb DDR2
Video Card:	Asus EAH6850v.2@975-1150 / G310m / Gigabyte HD6670
Hard Disk:	256Gb Vertex 4 + 2.8TB Other / 120gb Force 3 / 250gb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None / DVD-RW / None
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19" WS / 15.6" Laptop Screen / LG 42" Plasma TV
Case:	Cooler master HAF922 / Laptop Case / CM 512
Sound Card:	On Board (Xi-Fi Mod) / Realtek On-Board / On Board
PSU:	AcBel 85H 700w / Laptop Power / FSP 500w
Software:	Windows 7 / Windows 8

Sep 6, 2012, 10:52 AM	#10
purecain Join Date: May 2006 Location: leeds Posts: 444 (0.17/day) Thanks: 178 Thanked 94 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	i wouldnt recommend using this drive for anything but storage as above... i am unsure weather this drive would perform on par with faster drives using srt... my gut feeling is it would be slower... the seek time is less than average and ive heard these drives feel slow as main hd.... good luck... a friend just told me to advise you not to buy one, as their known for failing and being very slow(other people are saying their fine)... he pointed me to a thread on toms and there are a couple of people are complaining... scores 5.4 on windows performance index... __________________ AsusMaximusExtreme-Z Z68/ gigabyteZ77-D3H IntelCoreI7-2700k 4.8Ghz@1.34v 8GbKingstonHyperX Genesis Grey/8GbSamsungGreen @1866Mhz1.45v cas9 Sapphire HD7970 oc boost HitachiDeskstar750gb+64gb CorsairForceGt IntelSRT combination... 500gbWD storage.... thermaltke toughpower 1200w 80+ SamsungT260/R74 Last edited by purecain; Sep 6, 2012 at 10:59 AM.

System Name:	1badassPC
Processor:	i7 2700k@34.8Ghz
Motherboard:	Maximus4extreme-Z Z68
Cooling:	Corsair H70 using only 1 fan
Memory:	8Gb Kingston hyperX 8Gb Samsung LowProfile
Video Card:	Sapphire Hd7970 OC Boost
Hard Disk:	1TBseagate60GbForceGT-SRT-750gbHitachi Deskstar-500gbWD
Optical Drive:	samsung writemaster
CRT/LCD Model:	40"samsung R74 lcd - 26"Samsung T260 lcd
Case:	Thermaltake Level10 Battle Edition
PSU:	1200wThermaltake Toughpower
Software:	windows7Ultimate.64bit

Sep 6, 2012, 11:28 AM	#11
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,951 (2.36/day) Thanks: 979 Thanked 897 Times in 655 Posts System Specs	Check Toms Hardware. Under charts. Samsung F3 used to be one of the fastest and not the most expensive. But really you should look into SSD there not that expencive. I just bought a 120Gb for $60 after rebate

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P9327 in 3DMark 11

Sep 8, 2012, 11:07 AM	#12
razor2890 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 80 (0.25/day) Thanks: 50 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks guys for all of your opinions.... I needed new HDD as my Primary HDD so went for Caviar Black(WD Raptor was crazy expensive 150Gb costed $130).... So went for Western Digital WD2003FYYS 3.5" CAVIAR BLACK, 2TB,7200RPM,64MB,SATA3 for a stunning $190.....

Sep 8, 2012, 11:13 AM	#13
INSTG8R Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost in Norway Posts: 2,582 (0.83/day) Thanks: 936 Thanked 378 Times in 320 Posts System Specs	Great drive for a Primary Run 2 1TB in RAID 0. Nothing bad to say about them at all. Glad I bought them over my usual Seagates. __________________ Sys. Specs. i7 2600K@4.6\|ASUS P67 Sabertooth\|2x4096 Corsair Vengence 1600 \|Sapphire HD7970 OC\|WD Caviar Black 6.0Gbps 1TB x2@RAID 0\|SB X-Fi Fatality Pro\|TT Toughpower 1.2kW\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Acer V243H 24" 1920x1080\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19\|Saitek X-52 Pro\|TrackIR4 w/Trackclip Pro

System Name:	Hellbox 2.1(same case new guts)
Processor:	i7 2600k@4.6(1.36V max)
Motherboard:	Asus P67 Sabertooth
Cooling:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)AC Cuplex Kryos CPU Block
Memory:	2x4096 Corsair Vengance 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7970 OC Edition(1000/1450)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black SATA 3 1TB x2 RAID 0
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-4166B DVD+RW DL/DVD-RAM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer V243H 24" 1920x1080
Case:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Sound Card:	X-Fi Fatality Pro Champion on Creative/SBS 650s
PSU:	TT Toughpower 1200W
Software:	Win7 Pro x64

Sep 8, 2012, 11:20 AM	#14
razor2890 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 80 (0.25/day) Thanks: 50 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	thanks all of you...hat,qubit,silkstone,purecain,jester,silapako rn, instg8r,SaltyFish...... Love this forum....You guys give the fastest solutions...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Good 1.5+ HDD	Killer_Rubber_Ducky	Storage	6	Sep 23, 2011 04:15 PM
Good HDD Util	1Kurgan1	Storage	4	Jul 24, 2009 07:36 PM
[WTB][US] Raptor, or good performing HDD	Xazax	Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum	9	Apr 30, 2009 12:52 AM
good hdd checker?	Easy Rhino	General Software	3	Oct 24, 2007 04:17 AM
Is this a good HDD.	Corrosion	General Hardware	2	Oct 15, 2006 11:12 PM