OOTP: 10,000 RPM vs 7200 RPM Hard Drive?

edm · 04-29-2008, 10:14 PM

I'm in the process of building a new computer. I already have a 500 gig drive that I plan on using (Seagate 7200.11), along with a 320 Drive. But since OOTP 2009 will be one of my main games, I'm considering picking up a 74 Gig Raptor that runs at 10,000 RPM's.

Will OOTP see a decent (25% plus) performance increase with the faster drive? I know OOTP is usually file heavy, so I assume the increased read/write speeds would be noticeable.

Anyone have any real world comparisons using both drives with OOTP?

Btw, here are the rest of the specs.

- Case: Antec 900
- MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
- PSU: 650 Watt Corsair
- RAM: 4 GB
- CPU: Intel C2D E8400 3.0 GHZ
- Video: MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC
- Vista Home Prem. 64-bit

jarmenia · 04-29-2008, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edm

I'm in the process of building a new computer. I already have a 500 gig drive that I plan on using (Seagate 7200.11), along with a 320 Drive. But since OOTP 2009 will be one of my main games, I'm considering picking up a 130 Gig Raptor that runs at 10,000 RPM's.

Will OOTP see a decent (25% plus) performance increase with the faster drive? I know OOTP is usually file heavy, so I assume the increased read/write speeds would be noticeable.

Anyone have any real world comparisons using both drives with OOTP?

Btw, here are the rest of the specs.

- Case: Antec 900
- MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
- PSU: 650 Watt Corsair
- RAM: 4 GB
- CPU: Intel C2D E8400 3.0 GHZ
- Video: MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC

Pretty much the only place you'll see improvement is loading and saving. If you use the almanac and or do monthly dumps it will be faster.

If you tell me how you play I can give you a better estimate if its worth it but in general, if the loading / saving times don't bother you then the extra cash isn't worth it.

ravinhood · 04-29-2008, 11:18 PM

You'd be better off investing in more ram than in a 10000 rpm hard-drive imho.

Giants44 · 04-30-2008, 02:03 AM

I have 4 gigs of RAM AND a 10k HD and it is still too slow for me - then again I am very impatient.

04-29-2008, 10:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,470	OOTP: 10,000 RPM vs 7200 RPM Hard Drive? I'm in the process of building a new computer. I already have a 500 gig drive that I plan on using (Seagate 7200.11), along with a 320 Drive. But since OOTP 2009 will be one of my main games, I'm considering picking up a 74 Gig Raptor that runs at 10,000 RPM's. Will OOTP see a decent (25% plus) performance increase with the faster drive? I know OOTP is usually file heavy, so I assume the increased read/write speeds would be noticeable. Anyone have any real world comparisons using both drives with OOTP? Btw, here are the rest of the specs. - Case: Antec 900 - MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L - PSU: 650 Watt Corsair - RAM: 4 GB - CPU: Intel C2D E8400 3.0 GHZ - Video: MSI NX8800GTS 512M OC - Vista Home Prem. 64-bit Last edited by edm : 04-29-2008 at 11:23 PM.

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04-29-2008, 11:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
ravinhood Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 241	You'd be better off investing in more ram than in a 10000 rpm hard-drive imho.