Collecting some statistics about using 5.25" HDD

newtekie1 · Nov 19, 2019

andiey said:
Yeah, I just learnt that the raptor has ceased production. Pitty.

Not really, SSDs are a better option in every way.

andiey · Nov 19, 2019

newtekie1 said:
Not really, SSDs are a better option in every way.

I have just bought a SanDisk Extreme Pro 128GB, EXPENSIVE, but it's like a minutemen III ICBM.

lexluthermiester · Nov 19, 2019

My 2 cents;
I don't buy cases unless they have at least 2 5.25" bays and at least as many 3.5" bays. I use MDisc BRD's for backups and a front accessible multi-drive bay for 2.5" SSD/HDD mounting. I like the versatility offered by expansion bays and find all of the new bayless cases an affront to what makes PC's great.

MIRTAZAPINE · Nov 20, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
My 2 cents;
I don't buy cases unless they have at least 2 5.25" bays and at least as many 3.5" bays. I use MDisc BRD's for backups and a front accessible multi-drive bay for 2.5" SSD/HDD mounting. I like the versatility offered by expansion bays and find all of the new bayless cases an affront to what makes PC's great.

5.25 inch cases is an endanger species. I can't believe that it was so common when I was much younger back then. I really miss them and the peripheral you can add. Sadly it was only used to filled with cd drives. There are many things it can be filled with like a card reader, a mini drawer, front io sound card, fan control knob and etc. Its very versatile. +1 on disc backup, their pretty reliable if kept away from the sun as they are resistant to shock unlike hdd.

lexluthermiester · Nov 20, 2019

MIRTAZAPINE said:
5.25 inch cases is an endanger species.

That depends on where you shop, but there is a element of truth to what you say.

Kwadratowicz · Nov 22, 2019

About 3.5 HDD, I hate them to have in my case, cause they are so laud I will try to buy one of those https://www.orico.shop/en/orico-transparent-docking-station-for-25-or-35-inc.html
Cause i only need hdd for 5 minutes per day to work to make backup and then power them off.

dorsetknob · Nov 22, 2019

Docking Station with Esata port Providing your PC has Esata port

lexluthermiester · Nov 22, 2019

Kwadratowicz said:
About 3.5 HDD, I hate them to have in my case, cause they are so loud

If you have a 3.5" HDD that you can hear at all, it must be old. All of the newest drives are all dead silent.

Kwadratowicz · Nov 22, 2019

About 5.25 I ve got one of those sleds for hdd, but I don't use it, cause it's pain if you need to swap hdd fast, and you need to unscrew hdd and then screw in next hdd.

lexluthermiester said:
If you have a 3.5" HDD that you can hear at all, it must be old. All of the newest drives are all dead silent.

Toshiba p300 3tb is laud.

lexluthermiester · Nov 22, 2019

Kwadratowicz said:
Toshiba p300 3tb is loud.

It's also an older drive.

Keullo-e · Nov 26, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
If you have a 3.5" HDD that you can hear at all, it must be old. All of the newest drives are all dead silent.

True, I have only a 2TB WD Green drive and it's dead silent. Hope though that not literally any time soon, since Crystaldiskinfo shows yellow.. :rolleyes:

lexluthermiester · Nov 26, 2019

Chloe Price said:
since Crystaldiskinfo shows yellow..

You mean the S.M.A.R.T. warnings? I have a drive that has had yellow flags for nearly 10 years and it's still going strong(320GB-7200rpm Hitachi). I take SMART warnings with a grain of salt unless there is an actual detectable defect.

Keullo-e · Nov 27, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
You mean the S.M.A.R.T. warnings? I have a drive that has had yellow flags for nearly 10 years and it's still going strong(320GB-7200rpm Hitachi). I take SMART warnings with a grain of salt unless there is an actual detectable defect.

Yeah I guess, though it's not the end of the world if this breaks since all the important stuff has backups.

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Button
Processor	Intel Core i5-9600K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix Z390-F
Cooling	Corsair H100i PRO
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000MHz, CL15, (Red)
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX 570 4GB OC version
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 internal SSD
Display(s)	BenQ GW2270 (1920x 1080) 60 MHz
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 RGB
Power Supply	Corsair RMi 850i
Keyboard	Cougar Vantar

System Name	Fat NCASE
Processor	Ryzen R9 3900X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B550M ZAKU (WIFI) Edition
Cooling	Scythe Fuma with 3 SCYTHE Wondersnail 2400RPM + Arctic MX2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 128GB @3200Mhz Cl16 (32GB X 4)
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 3060 StormX ITX 12GB
Storage	MX500 4TB SATA + Toshiba MG08 16TB HDD
Display(s)	LG 27UL500 4K monitor
Case	Jonsbo W2 black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard realtek 1200 & Soundblaster G3 usb
Power Supply	ASUS ROG STRIX 850W Gundam Edition
Mouse	Elecom wireless mouse :)
Keyboard	RK100 Royal Kludge
Software	Windows 10 HOME
Benchmark Scores	Don't know any benchmark. It runs good enough for me.

System Name	Ryżem
Processor	AMD ryzen 2700
Motherboard	MSI b450 tomahawk
Cooling	Silentiumpc grandis 2
Memory	2x8gb corsair venegance
Video Card(s)	Zotac gtx 1070 Ti mini noctua industrial 140mm fan
Storage	500 GB Samsung 970 Evo plus, 3tb Toshiba p300, 1tb WD blue
Display(s)	Dell 21 inch fhd
Case	SilentiumPC regnum rg4t
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Seasonic focus plus gold 550
Mouse	Logitech Mx master 2s, g100, corsair dark rock pro rgb
Keyboard	Motospeed ck104
VR HMD	HTC vive pro
Software	Windows 10 ltsc

System Name	Ryżem
Processor	AMD ryzen 2700
Motherboard	MSI b450 tomahawk
Cooling	Silentiumpc grandis 2
Memory	2x8gb corsair venegance
Video Card(s)	Zotac gtx 1070 Ti mini noctua industrial 140mm fan
Storage	500 GB Samsung 970 Evo plus, 3tb Toshiba p300, 1tb WD blue
Display(s)	Dell 21 inch fhd
Case	SilentiumPC regnum rg4t
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Seasonic focus plus gold 550
Mouse	Logitech Mx master 2s, g100, corsair dark rock pro rgb
Keyboard	Motospeed ck104
VR HMD	HTC vive pro
Software	Windows 10 ltsc

Collecting some statistics about using 5.25" HDD

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System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X up to 5.05GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop (CPU+GPU, 240 & 120 rads)
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury @ DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter OC/UV
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer XV273K 4K120 + Lenovo L32p-30 4K60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis remastered at 4K