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    5400 7200 Rpm ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Gundy, Sep 11, 2007.

  1. Gundy

    Gundy Notebook Enthusiast

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    will the speed of your notebook hardrive effect gameplay? Has anyone benchmarked to check differences?
     
    Gundy, Sep 11, 2007
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    it will affect load times mainly.
     
    Jeff, Sep 11, 2007
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    Jarrod Notebook Evangelist

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    I will affect performance, but not much, and it's game specific. Also, the 7200 rpm uses more power, and generates more heat.
     
    Jarrod, Sep 11, 2007
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Lithus, Sep 11, 2007
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    Nope, it won't affect frame rate or game performance at all. It will affect load times though, so if that's important go for the faster HDD. Heat and battery life differences will be negligible in most notebooks.
     
    odin243, Sep 11, 2007
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    I have found that a 7200 RPM hard drive can also help with faster boot times, as others have said, the data can be retrieved much faster.
     
    bxturtle, Sep 11, 2007
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