BostonGeorge
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I'll preface by saying, yes, I did read the "Upgrading your..." thread and I've researched online, prior to posting. The topics I've read really didn't address my questions, with the exception of brand preference which I'll ask for a few opinions below.
Anyone have a preference on brands or specific models? The one I'm looking at right now is a Western Digital 500GB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s. From what I read, great reviews and from many who have bought to use with their PS3s. Any concerns with that drive or another model I should consider from Seagate, Hitachi, ect.?
Now, what I wanted to know is about the cache size. A lot of people reported faster performance with larger cache sizes but their comparison was coming from the 2MB stock unit and going to 8MB. The model I'm looking at has a 32MB cache and I'm wondering if the PS3 or hard drive will take advantage of that or if it's a waste. The price difference from the 16MB model is only $10 so price doesn't really matter.
Finally, I want know if I'll need to connect this hdd to my pc and format it to fat32 or if the PS3 will do that for me, as I've read posts citing both methods. I'm wondering does the PS3's current firmware factor in, the replacement hdd, and/or the PS3 model that have, which is the original 60GB from '07. If there isn't a clear answer, I guess I'll buy a $10 external case just so I can hook it up to my PC for formatting. I don't want to take my tower apart.
Always appreciated. Thanks guys
Anyone have a preference on brands or specific models? The one I'm looking at right now is a Western Digital 500GB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s. From what I read, great reviews and from many who have bought to use with their PS3s. Any concerns with that drive or another model I should consider from Seagate, Hitachi, ect.?
Now, what I wanted to know is about the cache size. A lot of people reported faster performance with larger cache sizes but their comparison was coming from the 2MB stock unit and going to 8MB. The model I'm looking at has a 32MB cache and I'm wondering if the PS3 or hard drive will take advantage of that or if it's a waste. The price difference from the 16MB model is only $10 so price doesn't really matter.
Finally, I want know if I'll need to connect this hdd to my pc and format it to fat32 or if the PS3 will do that for me, as I've read posts citing both methods. I'm wondering does the PS3's current firmware factor in, the replacement hdd, and/or the PS3 model that have, which is the original 60GB from '07. If there isn't a clear answer, I guess I'll buy a $10 external case just so I can hook it up to my PC for formatting. I don't want to take my tower apart.
Always appreciated. Thanks guys