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11-08-2007, 11:31 PM
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| Ultra Techie Join Date: Nov 2003
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|  Hard drive cache size question? Seagate came out with a 500gb hdd that has a 32mb cache. How important is cache size? Will it make much of a difference in speed? Would it be more important to have the 32mb cache size on my os hdd or as my video, pics etc. hard drives? Please let me know what you understand about cache size on hdd because I don't for sure.
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11-08-2007, 11:33 PM
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11-08-2007, 11:38 PM
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 | Re: Hard drive cache size question? Just that more cache is more speed.
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11-09-2007, 12:54 AM
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| Re: Hard drive cache size question? I used to have an old hdd with some unknown cache and I got the one i have with i think 8mb or something cache- evn though there roughly the same size/rpm hdd the cache made things run lots smoother for me, from pictures to music and the like. if your buying a new one- i wouldn't reccomend less then 16mb cache anymore- but only if your using it as a gaming rig or something extreme like that.
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11-09-2007, 09:58 AM
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| Re: Hard drive cache size question? yeah the 7200.11 drive is freakin badass. Best 7200rpm drive there is.
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11-09-2007, 10:01 AM
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Buying raptors anymore just seems like a waste of money for the price/performance/capacity ratio here are some benchmarks: http://www.abchw.com/content/3-x-st3...6amp%3B-raid-0 | |
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11-09-2007, 09:10 PM
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| Re: Hard drive cache size question? omg gotta post that link to the dude who's getting raid 74gb raptors
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