ok im in the process of building my next computer and want only the best for it
ive built a few already but have never used WESTERN DIGITAL RAPTORS for HD's
now is it best to only use these as game HD's or are they also very good used for your operating systems
i wished they made them bigger because i have alot of games!! and may need two for all of my games i have and for future ones as well
as far as i know the biggest ones they make right now are the 150 gig ones
i was accually going to go for ( for my games) a 750 gig SEA GATE BARRACUDA i have a few now and really like them but they only spin @ 7200 rpm
any thoughts welcome

Raptor's are optimized for server work, but since they spin at such a great speed and the access times are so small they make great drives in any system.

Lot's of people run their OS on a Raptor and use another larger drives for storage and applications.

The Barracuda is a much better cost to performance ratio than the Raptor and has the best warranty in the business. Look for the 7200.11 series if you go that route, or at least the 7200.10's.

You're other option is the Western Digital Caviar SE 16 family. In some respects it is just as fast as the Raptor, although latency and access time still go to the Raptor. They come in 750 and Terabyte flavors. Outside of the Raptor, it's probably the fastest drive out right now, the new Barracuda's are yet to be reviewed widely.

Quote: Originally Posted by AntiM Raptor's are optimized for server work, but since they spin at such a great speed and the access times are so small they make great drives in any system. You're other option is the Western Digital Caviar SE 16 family. In some respects it is just as fast as the Raptor, although latency and access time still go to the Raptor. They come in 750 and Terabyte flavors. Outside of the Raptor, it's probably the fastest drive out right now, the new Barracuda's are yet to be reviewed widely.

thanks alot for the info!
i will look into the western digital
and the sea gate i was looking at is a 7200.10
and i will probably use the raptor for the operating system

Samsung's SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB drive is actually within a whisker of the speed of a Raptor, and is much bigger.

Samsung SpinPoint T HD501LJ 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

It benefits from a much higher areal density than Raptors have, so it makes up for the slower spin speed.

I run quad 36GB Raptors in a stripped raid in my machine.. its insanely fast...