why would you need 7200 RPM harddrive?

for what applications would it benefit? are they really noticlebly faster or just by a second or two?

 

it benefits anything that loads. a faster hard drive increases loading time in boot up, games, and any application

 

Any program that has to access the hard drive a lot, such as high graphics games or multimedia, will benefit from a faster rpm. It is usually pretty noticeable. If you are not doing anything that is a memory hog though, the slower would be fine.

Programs such as graphics rendering, games with high quality graphics (you really should have better graphics cards for these also though), high stress computing and number crunching.

Office and internet apps will not benefit from a faster hard drive though.

Hope that helps.

 

7200 RPM hard disks can decrease boot up times, and increase general system speed. They also offer better seek times and increased transfer rates, so applications that access the hard disk alot in a short space of time, benefit.

 

another thing i've read and heard is that it creates more heat..but just get a good fan.

 

I agree with everyone above: faster access times and more heat (and presumably noise). Though to add: for games and such, it does not increase FPS, just decreases load times. Thus, HD is not has important for games as the 'big 3' of video card, RAM, and processor.

 

Thats completely not true, the added heat is so minute its not even noticeable.

 

lordofericstan- really? not where i read it..oh well doesn't matter. yea if you'll be doing some big gaming. lots of mulitasking the 7200 would be best. it jsut all depends on your needs.

 

Just use any desktop computer. See how much snappier it feels than your laptop. Most of the difference is the hard drive speed. Like when you double-click a program and it loads -- fast.

A 7200 rpm laptop drive still isn't as fast as a 7200 rpm desktop drive, but it'll be closer to that.

 

The hdd is the slowest component in your system in terms of bandwidth so it's a good idea to relieve that bottleneck as much as you can.

 

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