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How Much Does HDD Cache Matter?

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So I was wondering what the performance difference would be like between an HDD with 32 and 64MB of cache. Also are Toshiba drives any good?

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So I was wondering what the performance difference would be like between an HDD with 32 and 64MB of cache. Also are Toshiba drives any good?

Not really. And Toshiba is OK, would recommend WD or Seagate though.

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My mass storage drive has 64MB of cache and while it's fine for games and stuff, there are instances where it takes longer than I'd want when loading a folder with lots of files like images or video. HDDs will always be slower than SSD so I'm not sure the cache makes as big a difference as some people would hope. If the price diff isn't that diff, I'd just go with whatever has more cache for the peace of mind. As for Toshiba quality, never used their drives. I'm more a WD user.

 

 

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So I was wondering what the performance difference would be like between an HDD with 32 and 64MB of cache. Also are Toshiba drives any good?

had a 1tb toshiba drive. very loud. maybe it was just my drive but I just never bothered to get another and test that theory :P

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Not really. And Toshiba is OK, would recommend WD or Seagate though.

 

 

My mass storage drive has 64MB of cache and while it's fine for games and stuff, there are instances where it takes longer than I'd want when loading a folder with lots of files like images or video. HDDs will always be slower than SSD so I'm not sure the cache makes as big a difference as some people would hope. If the price diff isn't that diff, I'd just go with whatever has more cache for the peace of mind. As for Toshiba quality, never used their drives. I'm more a WD user.

 

 

had a 1tb toshiba drive. very loud. maybe it was just my drive but I just never bothered to get another and test that theory :P

What 2TB drive would you guys recommend for around $90?

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What 2TB drive would you guys recommend for around $90?

Seagate Barracuda if you want 7200 rpm, otherwise WD Green.

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What 2TB drive would you guys recommend for around $90?

 

I say your best bet is trying to grab a WD or Seagate drive for Black Friday prices. :)

 

 

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Seagate Barracuda if you want 7200 rpm, otherwise WD Green.

Nah, I would recommend Seagate all around. WD isn't all that great.

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Nah, I would recommend Seagate all around. WD isn't all that great.

Yep, my barracuda has been going for 13756 hours and still works perfectly.

 

 

EDIT: a quick crystaldiskinfo check reveals that there is some re-allocated sectors.

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Modern operating systems basically use every byte of system memory for caching that is not used by an application. So HDD cache does not matter that much.

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