Boost your loading speed with a change in hdds speed

[takavach]

hello to everyone,

if you want to have faster load times, you can install a faster hdd (7200 rpm) in your ps3. as you know ps3's hdd is a 5400 rpm so by changing it to 7200 rpm, you can improve your loading speeds.

thanks.

[TehDash]

Well.. No offense but that is pretty obvious dude.

[CoreTX]

Well, it is NOT obvious since only your seektime is reduced, your bandwide is (Almost) not improved, since it is capped in the PS3.

Getting a HD with a bigger Cache, gives more performance boost, then a HD that spins more rpm.

[takavach]

Originally Posted by CoreTX Getting a HD with a bigger Cache, gives more performance boost, then a HD that spins more rpm.

the cache will just boost the speed of loading those files has been loaded once a time but the rpm will speed up the loading of every file in hdd. this is the difference between the cache and rpm.

[CoreTX]

Originally Posted by takavach the cache will just boost the speed of loading those files has been loaded once a time but the rpm will speed up the loading of every file in hdd. this is the difference between the cache and rpm.

HDD throughput in the ps3 = capped, latency is not

[takavach]

Originally Posted by CoreTX HDD throughput in the ps3 = capped, latency is not

i search and find this site now: http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/02/7200-rpm-hdd-may-increase-your-ps3s-performance/

thanks for all posts

[takavach]

friends you can test this: take a devil may cry 4 and install game in hdd and take time for loading game and then you must take time with standard hdd ps3 (hdd 5400rpm).

thanks.

[jabberosx]

I remeber readding a reivew on IGN regarding replacing 5400 RPM HDD's with 7200RPM ones. They tested with a lot of games and the best speed boost they got was under 2 sec's in Devil May Cry. Rest all games the difference was between 0-1.5 sec. Their criteria for the test was same system. Same games. Same method of install. Only HDD different.

I guess that amount of speed up is not worth paying more for at the moment. Once the larger capacity HDD come into play. I know i'll go for more storage than RPM.

[crazybyte]

With the 7200 Hdd the temps will be increased a lot... Watch out.

[robots]

You could always buy a Flash SSD. Doing this the seek time would be cut to minimum, and ... faster loading time

But the life of the flash memory is questionable since the GameOs is not aware of the flash.