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b0043
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_ 		3. April 2006 @ 03:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi folks

I was wondering that if I installed a 5400rpm hdd instead of a 7200rpm into my xbox, would I notice a huge reduction in load times.

It's just that I can get a 5400 250gb Maxtor for about £58, as opposed to about £74 for a 7200.

Thanks in advance

b0043
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_ 		3. April 2006 @ 06:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I suggest to get the 7200. The other one is very slow. Plus it is the big hdd.

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b0043
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_ 		4. April 2006 @ 06:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the reply.

I thought that might be the case, but no harm in asking I guess.

b0043
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V9 PS2 with Fliptop and Swap Magic
V1.0 Xbox fitted with solderless Xenium ICE modchip
V1.1 Softmodded Xbox
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_ 		4. April 2006 @ 08:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes.

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KC36330
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_ 		7. April 2006 @ 00:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it's been proven time and time again that a 7200 RPM has no faster data transfer over the 5400 RPM (only in regards to an XBOX, not a PC high speed PC). larger cash buffers give a faster initial burst transfer but then slows right back down........ the advantage is the bearings in the 7200 RPM make it run cooler which is a definite advantage in your box.

kc

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b0043
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_ 		7. April 2006 @ 10:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks KC, I installed a bigger fan into my box and it runs pretty cool now, but I suppose for all the difference in price, if the 7200 is likely to run better because of the bearings then that is probably my best bet.

Thanks again

b0043

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V7 PS2 with Network adapter and 80gb Maxtor and HDadvance 3.0
V9 PS2 with Fliptop and Swap Magic
V1.0 Xbox fitted with solderless Xenium ICE modchip
V1.1 Softmodded Xbox
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KC36330
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_ 		7. April 2006 @ 13:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it's defiantly worth the price difference, heat is the life destroyer of electronics and anything you can do to reduce the heat prolongs life.

kc

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