Asus Rampage III Extreme and 10k HDD?

Is it useless, or not? To install, let's say, WD VelociRaptor 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s? I mean 10k? Is it goog for SAS only, or for SATA as well?

 

The site at WD of the VelociRaptors:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=20

Reviews can be clicked from there.
Two examples (from about a year ago), (with discussions):
http://www.storagereview.com/western_digital_velociraptor_review
http://techreport.com/articles.x/18712/1

PS:
Actually I have been thinking about it if and when I might buy a (much needed) new computer and if I can afford it (...). (Maybe with an Asus mobo P8Z68-V PRO: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68V_PRO/
I haven't yet decided however.)
But I don't want to hijack your thread.

A good friend of mine is using several (probably older) VelociRaptors.

 

If me, and buying new, I would not waste my money on 10K drives. They are loud, noisy, and crank out some BTUs. I would get an SSD for my boot drive, and a good 7200 drive with a large buffer, or perhaps a hybrid (SSD) buffer for all my apps and data.

 

Thanks Bill.
Actually I was hoping that you would reply
What is BTU?
(Isn't "loud" the same as "noisy" here? )

Any suggestions for a reliable and very good SSD?

Thanks in advance !

 

Noise does not have to be loud.

BTU - British Thermal Units - it is how heat output of furnaces are rated.

Best SSDs for the Money July 2011

 

VelociRaptors are now discontinued products

 

Hi DVD+R,

Please give an official link where that is announced.

 

http://www.memoryc.com/products/des..._000RPM_16MB_Cache-SATA_Hard_Drive/index.html

 

Thank you guys. I didn't mean any particular brand or model. I'm asking about "RPM". More than "7200"? 10k or 15k?