Posts by Kramy

That's a 7200.12, so both the WD Black and that WD Blue will be faster than it. The WD10EZEX is quite a fast drive - not a bad choice. That said, if you don't already have an SSD, it may be worthwhile to get one of those first. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by senna89 What is Reds ?Reds are these: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810 They are equivalent to Greens, but updated to use 1TB platters, consume less power, and flashed with RAID...

Quote:Originally Posted by chip94 Lastly, it you want a COMPLETELY silent HDD, get a Laptop HDD. They're going to be on the slower side but won't make a sound.I've found them to be noisier than quiet desktop drives. I could hear a...

FancyCache's write cache will be most useful to you, as it prevents writes from interfering with reads and helps them to be rearranged into a more optimal order. This can eliminate stutters and improve loadtimes. Read caching isn't as...

Bad RAM can definitely corrupt files, cause BSODs, cause driver issues, etc. The Windows memory tester is kinda bad. I suggest using one of these: http://www.memtest.org/#downiso http://www.memtest86.com/download.html Let it go for at...

Quote:Originally Posted by TinDaDragon Quote:Originally Posted by frickfrock99 Yes, it's real. My buddy works in a datacenter and told me about it. Apparently, you can't do it with SSDs. That's really cool. Do you know if it...

Is there any particular reason you're going for 2TB drives rather than 3TB? 3TB seems more economical/expandable to me. Using current pricing as an example... WD Red 3TB x3 = $149.99 x3 = $449.97 (6TB usable space - expandable to...

EaseUS Todo Backup Free is the simplest and best windows cloning software that I know of. I do believe it can clone from MBR to GPT drives too, so going from what you've got now to a 3TB drive shouldn't be a...

Bump. I'd probably just fallback to USB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153066

Most people agree that HDDs prefer to be idly spinning rather than be powered up/down constantly. Your hard drive will likely last longer with that power saving option turned off.