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    5,400rpm or 7,200rpm??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jejjohnson, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. jejjohnson

    jejjohnson Notebook Guru

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    I was wondering..for gaming..is it worth it to customize the lappy for a HDD with 7,200rpm instead of 5,400rpm?

    Is it really worth it?

    How come? What am I paying for more of??
     
    jejjohnson, Mar 21, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Programs will load faster, but they won't necessarily run faster.
     
    namaiki, Mar 21, 2009
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    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I know...gaming wise it will only help in level loading, and that's pretty much all the benefit you will see.

    Nonetheless I do like the lil' spice up in speed...so I would go to the 7200rpm
     
    rjbg84, Mar 21, 2009
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  4. Phil

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    It depends on what hard drives you're talking about. Some 5400 rpm drives are faster than some 7200rpm drives.

    Check sites like Laptopmag.com, Techreport.com or storagereview.com for reviews.
     
    Phil, Mar 21, 2009
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    The most different between those hardrives only recognizable when you move or work with huge file size, IMO
     
    tovani, Mar 21, 2009
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    Booting Windows and seek time will be faster. Copy/paste will be faster too.
    But you won't get extra FPS in games.
     
    xor01, Mar 21, 2009
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