Western Digital WD3000GLFS 10K 3.5-Inch 300GB SATA Velociraptor Hard Drive
Engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that's up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.
Western Digital WD3000GLFS 10K 3.5-Inch 300GB SATA Velociraptor Hard Drive Accessories
 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core Processor, 2.83 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
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Zalman CNPS9700LED Ultra Quiet Cpu Cooler
Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 64-bit for System Builders - 1 pack
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, 3.5grams
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad-Core Processor, 2.66 GHz, 12M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775
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Western Digital WD3000GLFS 10K 3.5-Inch 300GB SATA Velociraptor Hard Drive Reviews
The hard drive runs quiet and stays pretty cool.
In the past I've only used 7200rpm drives and found them to be sufficient.
I only use western digital hard drives.
Stick with 7200rpm drives for storage.at least until the price/gb drops on 10000rpm drives.
I use this for my operating system and to game.
I finally made the plunge into 10000rpm drives, when WD offered a decent memory size.
I also build my own computers.
I have done so for the past 10+ years.
For me spending a few extra bucks is well worth it, b/c my this HD makes me much more productive. It is a bit pricey if you are looking at the pricing based on GB/$. But, it is DEFINITELY worth every penny if you want efficiency. The seek time on this drive is VERY fast.
Also, this drive is very quiet for a 10K drive. This is the fastest non-enterprise drive I've ever used. WD has apparently addressed this problem in a new revision. The only thing keeping it from getting 5 stars is that the SATA/Power plugs aren't in the standard spot so some modification to the computer is required to get it working with hot swap/drive sleds. Get that version if you have sleds/hot swap. It benchmarks twice as fast as the stock 320GB 7200rpm drive that came in my Mac Pro. The only sound I hear from it is when the heads are accessing something.
It was shipped in an envelope that said Western Digital on the outside, but inside it was a Seagate hard drive. I bought this from Amazon, not someone else. Do not trust Amazon to ship no retail items. It does not ship in the retail package. I sent it back, but now they won't refund my money. Go to the store, and buy the retail version of this. Every time I have, they have shipped the wrong item, or a bootlegged copy of software.
It is really fast, no noise at all, and it does not get to hot.
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