Caviar Green vs blue vs black

[nbrikha]

I want to run RAID on my computer, gonna start with new hard drives. I remember getting the recommendation for the caviar black...but what's the performance difference between the black blue and green? Thanks

 

[foothead]

speed and power consumption.

green<blue<black

 

[GibsonSGKing]

I want to run RAID on my computer, gonna start with new hard drives. I remember getting the recommendation for the caviar black...but what's the performance difference between the black blue and green? Thanks

I went from a blue 320gb to a black 1tb, and was amazed at the speed difference, especially in boots and opening programs. Plus, it's not a big cost difference. Definitely go for the blacks

 

[foothead]

For RAID, black is the way to go, Samsung Spinpoint F1's, or 7200.12's now that they are fixed.

 

[nbrikha]

so the rpm isnt necessarily what defines effective speed?

 

[foothead]

There is RPM, cache, write format, and a LOT more that defines HDD speed.

Basically, look at benches to know for sure.