WD Velociraptor 10k rpm

chemical whore · October 23, 2008, 11:05 AM

i'm a little excited right now, i just ordered a 150GB Velociraptor. yeah!!
i've been wondering for some time just how much it will improve my boot and load times.
i should have it tomorrow and load the OS this weekend.
is anyone interested in me doing some type of comparison?
what exactly would be a good comparison to do?
use HD Tune? time the WOW load screen?

anyone else run a Raptor?

System:
CPU: E6750 @ 3.6MHz (450x8)
Mobo: Abit IP35 pro
GPU: XTX 8800GTS core: 640MHz memory: 916MHz
Ram: 4GB OCZ Platinum Rev2 900MHz 4-4-4-12
old HD: 320GB WD Caviar SE16
OS: Vista Home Premium

Super Pi: 1M: 14.447s
3DMark06: 11,237

Trizzig · October 23, 2008, 11:18 AM

Nice! I've got two two of the older 74 gig drives in a raid stripe, and it was definitely an improvement over a single 7200rpm drive I'd had previously. I did it to improve load in for all the FPS's I used to play. For example, in the Battlefield series I'd load in so fast I could have a flag turned before anyone else was even on the map yet. ;) Unless of course the server had a delay start, which defeats the purpose.

HD tach will give you the write speeds and all that, but a lot of those are already published on the net. A WoW load up would be interesting though, not sure I've seen that.

Congrats!

MarkyMarc · October 23, 2008, 11:35 AM

I have a 150GB raptor and noticed that WoW loaded quite a bit faster than before.

TiaMaster · October 23, 2008, 02:07 PM

Err..price??? Lets hear the deal, buddy!

chemical whore · October 23, 2008, 08:35 PM

found it for 180 shipped on newegg.

hoho · October 24, 2008, 01:02 AM

Umm, aren't the new 1-1.5TB drives actually faster than 10k rpm raptors? I remember that if discarding synthetic tests then even the 500/750G ones got on par with them thanks to very high density platters leading to high performance.

chemical whore · October 27, 2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoho

Umm, aren't the new 1-1.5TB drives actually faster than 10k rpm raptors?

Really? i'll have to look into that.

so, my install went fine. Vista installed in 13 minutes. i was happy about that. daily use is improved, boot up times, programs loading, just generally feels quicker. i'm happy w/ it so far.

however, my old Vista install had been highly customized and i just haven't had the time to redo all those little changes. or remember all that i did. lol so, i bet i've got a decent margin of error when comparing the new drive to the old one. and room for improvement, hopefully.

but anyway, to the point.
the Velociraptor has not really helped the load times of WOW on my system. i recorded the time it took to get to each screen. i performed 10 runs on each drive. these are the averages.

Old: WD 320GB Caviar SE16 7500rpm

press play to log in screen: 7s
log in to character selection: 2s
character selection to zone in: 11s

New: WD 150GB Velociraptor 10krpm

press play to log in screen: 4s
log in to character selection: 2s
character selection to zone in: 11s (this is the number i'd like to reduce. this may be limited by server?)

So, if WOW is the only reason you're looking at this drive, look elsewhere. unless you just have to have that 3 seconds.

But for everything else, this drive is great. i'm really liking it.

Tragik · October 27, 2008, 03:02 PM

I've had one for a while now. I love it. My next step will be Solid State.

And yep, I only need one. All my crap is on my USB Drive.

Keep it clean, it runs better.

Grats!

chemical whore · October 27, 2008, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tragik

All my crap is on my USB Drive.

eSATA ftw!

thank you

chemical whore · November 17, 2008, 11:37 AM

Funny update:

I left the midnight release for Wrath of the Lich King with my friend. He gets home about 10 minutes before me. As I start my install, I get a text from him saying he's at 93% done.
A few minutes later, I'm done w/ the install and patch and I'm watching the introduction movie. I text him that the movie is awesome. He says, "I'm still updating".
haha
So glad I switched to the Raptor. lol

October 23, 2008, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
chemical whore Member Character Info Infernally 70 Gnome Warlock Alexstrasza US PvE Guild: Dragon Army Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 56/0/5	WD Velociraptor 10k rpm i'm a little excited right now, i just ordered a 150GB Velociraptor. yeah!! i've been wondering for some time just how much it will improve my boot and load times. i should have it tomorrow and load the OS this weekend. is anyone interested in me doing some type of comparison? what exactly would be a good comparison to do? use HD Tune? time the WOW load screen? anyone else run a Raptor? System: CPU: E6750 @ 3.6MHz (450x8) Mobo: Abit IP35 pro GPU: XTX 8800GTS core: 640MHz memory: 916MHz Ram: 4GB OCZ Platinum Rev2 900MHz 4-4-4-12 old HD: 320GB WD Caviar SE16 OS: Vista Home Premium Super Pi: 1M: 14.447s 3DMark06: 11,237 Last edited by chemical whore; October 23, 2008 at 11:26 AM.. Reason: system

October 23, 2008, 11:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trizzig Registered Character Info Trizzig 70 Human Warlock Lightninghoof US RP PvP Profile: Blizzard Armory	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm Nice! I've got two two of the older 74 gig drives in a raid stripe, and it was definitely an improvement over a single 7200rpm drive I'd had previously. I did it to improve load in for all the FPS's I used to play. For example, in the Battlefield series I'd load in so fast I could have a flag turned before anyone else was even on the map yet. ;) Unless of course the server had a delay start, which defeats the purpose. HD tach will give you the write speeds and all that, but a lot of those are already published on the net. A WoW load up would be interesting though, not sure I've seen that. Congrats!

October 23, 2008, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
MarkyMarc Registered Character Info Apriancity 70 Human Warlock Undermine US PvE Guild: Champions Dawn	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm I have a 150GB raptor and noticed that WoW loaded quite a bit faster than before.

October 23, 2008, 02:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
TiaMaster Subscriber Character Info Tianshaan 80 Human Warlock Terokkar US PvE Guild: Vae Victus Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/41/30	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm Err..price??? Lets hear the deal, buddy!

October 23, 2008, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
chemical whore Member Character Info Infernally 70 Gnome Warlock Alexstrasza US PvE Guild: Dragon Army Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 56/0/5	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm found it for 180 shipped on newegg.

October 24, 2008, 01:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
hoho Member Character Info Hohounknown 70 Troll Priest Al'Akir Euro PvP Guild: No Danger Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 13/0/48	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm Umm, aren't the new 1-1.5TB drives actually faster than 10k rpm raptors? I remember that if discarding synthetic tests then even the 500/750G ones got on par with them thanks to very high density platters leading to high performance.

October 27, 2008, 03:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tragik Member Character Info Tragik 80 Gnome Warlock Khadgar US PvE Guild: Phoenix Talent Spec: 0/41/30	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm I've had one for a while now. I love it. My next step will be Solid State. And yep, I only need one. All my crap is on my USB Drive. Keep it clean, it runs better. Grats!

November 17, 2008, 11:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
chemical whore Member Character Info Infernally 70 Gnome Warlock Alexstrasza US PvE Guild: Dragon Army Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 56/0/5	Re: WD Velociraptor 10k rpm Funny update: I left the midnight release for Wrath of the Lich King with my friend. He gets home about 10 minutes before me. As I start my install, I get a text from him saying he's at 93% done. A few minutes later, I'm done w/ the install and patch and I'm watching the introduction movie. I text him that the movie is awesome. He says, "I'm still updating". haha So glad I switched to the Raptor. lol