Upgrading my PS3 HD...need suggestions

[Groo The Perverted]

Okay, I realize that I need a laptop hard drive, and it's suggested that I get a 5400 one not a 7200.

Is there a specific size limit that I should be aware of?

I've heard conflicting reports of how the Ps3's performance will lag or whatever if the HD is too large?

I was thinking of getting a 500g laptop HD.

So here are my questions:

1. What brand is the best? I've used WD and Seagate's in the past, as well as Maxtor. What is the longest lasting, least amount of problems. Overheating, etc.

2. What is the max size I can get without it affecting the PS3 performance.

3. Anything else I need to know about getting a new HD for the PS3?

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

Okay, I realize that I need a laptop hard drive, and it's suggested that I get a 5400 one not a 7200.

Is there a specific size limit that I should be aware of?

I've heard conflicting reports of how the Ps3's performance will lag or whatever if the HD is too large?

I was thinking of getting a 500g laptop HD.

So here are my questions:

1. What brand is the best? I've used WD and Seagate's in the past, as well as Maxtor. What is the longest lasting, least amount of problems. Overheating, etc.

2. What is the max size I can get without it affecting the PS3 performance.

3. Anything else I need to know about getting a new HD for the PS3?

you are correct. you do need a lappie harddrive.. 5400 or 7200are absolutely fine. many people here have upgraded to a 7200! i don't think anything over 320gb is recognized (guys correct me if i am wrong)

IMHO seagate is probably the best brand to get for hard drives. I have used them my whole life and have never had an issue

Only other things to be aware of...back up your save game data, music and vids etc if need be to a thumb drive......also be careful when taking out the original hard drive. the screws that hold it in place can be quite hard to get out and will strip very easily! Other than that you have nothing to worry about

[Groo The Perverted]

Originally Posted by brett_day

i don't think anything over 320gb is recognized (guys correct me if i am wrong)

hopefully you are wrong.

[Mr. HiDef]

Originally Posted by Dreaming in Blu

hopefully you are wrong.

I dont think it really matters what size it is as long as you get one that fits the slot and 5400 or 7200

[ToonyLoons]

I have not heard anything about a 320gb limit. You might want to look into that if you are thinking of going larger. The only problem i have heard of is there is a 2.5" SATA drive that is actually a little too thick for the PS3 slot because the drive has extra disc for higher capacity. I cant remember which company makes it, but I am thinking Western Digital.

As far as drive speed, it really makes no difference in performance. A faster or slower drive is not going to have a large effect on load times or anything. Some will tell you to go with a 5400rpm to help with the heat output, but it really should not matter.

[Mr. HiDef]

Originally Posted by ToonyLoons

I have not heard anything about a 320gb limit. You might want to look into that if you are thinking of going larger. The only problem i have heard of is there is a 2.5" SATA drive that is actually a little too thick for the PS3 slot because the drive has extra disc for higher capacity. I cant remember which company makes it, but I am thinking Western Digital.

As far as drive speed, it really makes no difference in performance. A faster or slower drive is not going to have a large effect on load times or anything. Some will tell you to go with a 5400rpm to help with the heat output, but it really should not matter.

this link has a list of a bunch of hard drives that u can use and links for price from newegg

http://boardsus.playstation.com/play...cending&page=1

[groovyone]

Many of the 7200 drives are more efficient than some of the 5400 drives.

I just stuck in a WD 320GB 7200 RPM Scorpio Black from newegg.com.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by ToonyLoons

I have not heard anything about a 320gb limit. You might want to look into that if you are thinking of going larger. The only problem i have heard of is there is a 2.5" SATA drive that is actually a little too thick for the PS3 slot because the drive has extra disc for higher capacity. I cant remember which company makes it, but I am thinking Western Digital.

As far as drive speed, it really makes no difference in performance. A faster or slower drive is not going to have a large effect on load times or anything. Some will tell you to go with a 5400rpm to help with the heat output, but it really should not matter.

i think the 320gb limit came from the fact that was the biggest 2.5 inch drive you could get at the time. i don't think they make them bigger than 500gb now (probably wrong, but you get the idea). and yes you're right, you've got to make sure the drive itself isn't too tall. they do make them too big to fit some enclosures, which includes the ps3

as for drive speed, the difference between the 2 is going to be a second here and maybe 2 seconds there. probably not worth the price difference. just stick with 5400

as for brand, its all personal preference. everyone has a brand they hate because they "always break down on them!" and everyone has a brand thats never done them wrong. well they all break..none more than another, its all preference.

[ThePhantomOak]

The size issue comes from a bunch of ingnorent people who dont understand that storage size is not uniformly counted. In this world a Gig is not a Gig.

The problem si that as the advertised size gets larger, the difference in how the computer counts it gets larger... So a 500GB drive will show more "loss" than a 320GB, and the 320 will show more "loss" than a 60Gb...

In short, people are stupid and have no idea how counting works, so they claim the PS3 cannot take XXXGB hard drives... the limit people claimed used to be 120GB, then it was 250GB, now it seems to be 320GB... in two weeks people will be claiming the PS3 cant read larger than a 2TB HD

[xtop]

nah phantom, i think it had more to do with what i said. tho you are right, tons of stupid people out there lol

[groovyone]

Like xtop said, when people started swapping them out the biggest 2.5" drive was 320GB. As for people who don't understand why it doesn't show the 'whole' drive size, it has been like that since HDDs hit multiple MBs. 1KB = 1024B, not 1000 despite the naming.

[kingofgrills]

I installed a Western Digital Scorpio 320 GB 5200 drive in my PS3, and it works flawlessly. One surprise I didn't expect is that it's quieter than the stock Seagate Momentus drive, which I thought was really quiet.

I bought mine off Ebay brand new for $59 about 4 months ago. I managed to swap it out in about 20 minutes without an issue. Just make sure you have a good electronics jewel screwdriver set, otherwise there's a good chance you'll strip the retaining screws.

All in all, swapping out the drive was super easy and well worth it.

[Blodiak]

did any of you saw a significant difference in the noise of your PS3 when you replaced the HD ?? The main reason I would want to change my drive would be for my PS3 to become less noisy...

[Darkhawk9587]

Hey. I don't know a whole lot about switching hard drives, so I was wondering if anyone could let me know if this internal drive would be good for my PS3:

WESTERN DIGITAL WD3200BEVT SCORPIO 320GB INTERNAL SERIAL ATA-300 5,400 RPM 8MB NOTEBOOK 2.5" HARD DRIVE

I know that it is the right size and all, but was wondering if anyone else had this and could let me know how it is working for them in their PS3.

Thanks.

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by brett_day

i don't think anything over 320gb is recognized (guys correct me if i am wrong)

People have frankenstein their PS3s with eSATAs and external enclosures. 500GB and 1TB have been known to work.


fuad

[LarryMoeCurly]

People have frankenstein their PS3s with eSATAs and external enclosures

Not entirely true, I have a Samsung 500 gig (m6) installed in my PS3 and it runs great.

One thing I would like to mention is get the biggest drive you can, for example my 500 gig was only 465 after formatting and about 413 after the PS3 files were installed. Just something to consider.