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Western Digital Raptor X Becomes Official Hard Drive of Reason Gaming

Published on 15th August 2006 by Western Digital

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Mister_Tad 15th August 2006, 20:43

you would think they would use the WD1500ADFD as opposed to the Raptor X, with it being faster and cheaper and all

though it isnt as leet

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and NCQ decreases performance in all but heavy usage server environments
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EK-MDi 19th August 2006, 20:51

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Originally Posted by Mister_Tad
you would think they would use the WD1500ADFD as opposed to the Raptor X, with it being faster and cheaper and all

though it isnt as leet

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and NCQ decreases performance in all but heavy usage server environments
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So Raptor X is just marketing hype and isn't really the fastest hard drive?

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Originally Posted by Mister_Tad
and NCQ decreases performance in all but heavy usage server environments

That's interesting to know. So why do most modern hard drives have it then?

specofdust 19th August 2006, 20:56

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Originally Posted by EK-MDi
That's interesting to know. So why do most modern hard drives have it then?

Because it's easy to build it into drives, they'll fullfill more purposes with it then without it, and it's another feature to boast.

EK-MDi 19th August 2006, 21:05

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Originally Posted by specofdust
Because it's easy to build it into drives, they'll fullfill more purposes with it then without it, and it's another feature to boast.

Yes, but it decreases performance with most applications. Suppose, like you said, it is another feature to boast.

hitman012 19th August 2006, 21:17

It's there because it sells the product. In the minds of most people, NCQ gives better performance than without and SATA 3Gb/s doubles the speed of your drive :(

specofdust 19th August 2006, 21:35

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