Thinking about getting rid of my vraps

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

so im thinking about getting rid of my 300gb velociraptors and getting 2, 3, or 4 cheaper drives to free up some money for other stuff.

what should i get?

i have 2 300gb vraps in raid 0

i'd like to get similar performance at half the price or less.

Exavier · Dec 31, 2008

what about Samsung F1s? IIRC the 750/1000gb models are 16mb cache and these are solid performers - I have two myself as they're at quite a competitive price point at least UKside

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

i dont need the size... just the speed. i dont use more than 30gb's max.

the cost has to be $180 or less for the new drives

oli_ramsay · Dec 31, 2008

How about an SSD?

kid41212003 · Dec 31, 2008

I don't suggest SSD, unless you do RAID 0.

SSD write speed is suck.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

read you guys please... 2,3,or 4 drives signifies a raid.

oli_ramsay · Dec 31, 2008

Maybe a couple/three 500Gb platter drives? They'd give you some sick read/write speeds, but obviously the access times aren't gonna beat the V'raptors.

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

well you can get smaller veloci 74gb like i did, they cost me 140 each. Or you can get 15.5K Cheetahs, your board has 2 SAS ports i believe, those will beat your current drives. Ebay is a great place to get them, last time i looked they had some good deals.

p_o_s_pc · Dec 31, 2008

how about 3 of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

p_o_s_pc said:
how about 3 of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

i dont like the 7200.11 barracudas, i found that the performance was inferior to 7200.10 3.AAC drives. I ran some benchies in RAID 0 for 320GB versions.

p_o_s_pc · Dec 31, 2008

KBD said:
i dont like the 7200.11 barracudas, i found that the performance was inferior to 7200.10 3.AAC drives. I ran some benchies in RAID 0 for 320GB versions.

i always heard they were good but never tried them myself so idk ifthey really are

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

if anything i'd get 3 wd3200aaks's

like i said.. i dont need the space at all.

SAS is a possibility but find me a small pair that doesnt cost 3arms and 5legs.

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

p_o_s_pc said:
i always heard they were good but never tried them myself so idk ifthey really are

i heard that too so i bought 2 320gb for RAID 0 for a build i was doing and then ran benchies and the 7200.10 w/ 3.AAC firmware came out on top. Velociraptors obviously crushed them as well. May be they will be better when a new firmware revision comes out.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

thats why i said "comparable" and "2,3, or 4 drives" in raid.

i want something thats comparable to what i have now. not matching performance. if its better thats just a +.

kid41212003 · Dec 31, 2008

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1127374&postcount=8

The benchmark with my drives, incase you missed it.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

i've had ssds. i really want to go cheap this time. i need the money for something else.

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
SAS is a possibility but find me a small pair that doesnt cost 3arms and 5legs.

heres an examle of a deal i found on ebay for a 73GB 15.5K, the price is a steal, IMHO, considering they sell for double that amount, but its only 1 drive, you'll have to find another elsewhere. Just posting it as an example why you should look on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Seagate-Che...4|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

if i could find a pair of 36/74gb 15k rpm drives i'd do it. they'd have to be under $180 for the pair though

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
if i could find a pair of 36/74gb 15k rpm drives i'd do it. they'd have to be under $180 for the pair though

well, that one is a start, its $90 shipped, if you find another for the same price you'll be all set

Anyway, good luck finding something.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

i found a pair of maxtor 36gb 15k's for $100 shipped. is that a deal?

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
i found a pair of maxtor 36gb 15k's for $100 shipped. is that a deal?

thats pretty good, i think. I'm not familiar with Maxtor's 15k drives but if they are SAS not SCSI then id say its pretty good. Just google for reviews for that particular drive.

BTW, that guy has another 73GB Cheetah for the same price, thats 2 for $180, just you like you wanted, may be he'll even combine shipping. I swear, if i had a controller card id pick them up myself.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

but the real question is...

would they smoke the vraps in raid?

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
but the real question is...

would they smoke the vraps in raid?

yep, these are real enteprise drives, i think even the maxtors will beat the raptors. I remember reading about the newer 15.6K cheetahs and they outperformed the raptors. Check out reviews for yourself for your own peace of mind.

Fitseries3 · Dec 31, 2008

WHA

find me more info!

KBD · Dec 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
WHA

find me more info!

i'm trying to find something right now just to show you. Also, remember results will depend on the controller, with a dedicated card they will be better than software based RAID from the mobo, i believe your board has a Marvell controller. But still, it will be fast, for an OS drive its perfect. One downside is that they are noisier than the raptors.

Processor	Q6600 G0 Stepping @3.4
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Memory	Crucial Ballistix @972mhz CL5
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB
Storage	Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB x2 (I need another OS drive LOL)
Display(s)	Sony Bravia 40L4000 40" HDTV :D
Case	Silverstone TJ07 (Mod is a WIP)
Power Supply	Corsair HX620w
Software	Windows Vista

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Power Supply	Corsair 850W
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Memory	16GB Flare X @ 3200MHz CL14
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Storage	500GB evo 970 m.2 + 4TB HDDs
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