WD Blue drives are SLOW

[Double Deez Nuts]

So i was using a bro's PC and tried to play my games, specifically Arma 3, and it just couldnt keep up. Game was freezing up all over the place while trying to load things. Even got so bad i almost had to restart the PC.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

How old is the HDD?

[Double Deez Nuts]

Originally posted by KING_THATCHA':

How old is the HDD?

About a few months to a year

[InfinityJosh]

Yes HDDs nowadays are good only for storage or for games with low data loading (e-sport games for example).
Arma 3 or FALLOUT4 or GTA V etc. will struggle with a cheap but low end hard drive.
Not to mention the noise...
If you start to play with SSD you won't go back.

I had a WD10EZEX and had to return it due to mechanical issues.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by 🌋↪ToƦcH↩🌋:

Originally posted by KING_THATCHA':

How old is the HDD?

About a few months to a year

Was it physically damaged in any way or perhaps you have specific programs installed that affect the performance of the HDD to your knowledge?

[Double Deez Nuts]

Originally posted by KING_THATCHA':

Originally posted by 🌋↪ToƦcH↩🌋:

About a few months to a year

Was it physically damaged in any way or perhaps you have specific programs installed that affect the performance of the HDD to your knowledge?

Nope. Wouldnt know of any programs since it isnt mine but I noticed the drive was near full. Not sure if that affects performance or not

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by 🌋↪ToƦcH↩🌋:

Originally posted by KING_THATCHA':

Was it physically damaged in any way or perhaps you have specific programs installed that affect the performance of the HDD to your knowledge?

Nope. Wouldnt know of any programs since it isnt mine but I noticed the drive was near full. Not sure if that affects performance or not

It could definitely make an impact if the driver is full, ESPECIALLY if the OS is installed on it.

I suggest uninstalling programs or even games that you don't play anymore, delete "temp" files, disk clean-up or even system disk clean-up, and you can also check for errors and drive defragmentation.

[AbedsBrother]

WD Blue drives are 5400rpm, WD Caviar Blue drives are 7200 rpm. Sounds like you were playing on a 5400 rpm.

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by AbedsBrother:

WD Blue drives are 5400rpm, WD Caviar Blue drives are 7200 rpm. Sounds like you were playing on a 5400 rpm.

What you mean with Cavier Blue is the 1TB version of the Blue. Since more then a year the WD Blue 1TB is 7200 RPM while everything larger is 5400 RPM and actually just a rebranded WD Green.

however OP stated to have the EZEX which is a 7200RPM modell. The 5400 RPM modell has the name EZRX.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by tacoshy:

Originally posted by AbedsBrother:

WD Blue drives are 5400rpm, WD Caviar Blue drives are 7200 rpm. Sounds like you were playing on a 5400 rpm.

What you mean with Cavier Blue is the 1TB version of the Blue. Since more then a year the WD Blue 1TB is 7200 RPM while everything larger is 5400 RPM and actually just a rebranded WD Green.

however OP stated to have the EZEX which is a 7200RPM modell. The 5400 RPM modell has the name EZRX.

Correct ^
Generally speaking Blue's arent slow or bad
So its probably more along the lines of a configuration problem and bloatware slowing the system down

[AbedsBrother]

Originally posted by tacoshy:

Originally posted by AbedsBrother:

WD Blue drives are 5400rpm, WD Caviar Blue drives are 7200 rpm. Sounds like you were playing on a 5400 rpm.

What you mean with Cavier Blue is the 1TB version of the Blue.

Plenty of Caviar Blues out there in sizes other than 1TB. All are 7200 rpm.

Originally posted by tacoshy:

Since more then a year the WD Blue 1TB is 7200 RPM while everything larger is 5400 RPM and actually just a rebranded WD Green.

Somebody bought WD, and they revamped the line-up. Thought Caviar Blue vs. "Regular" Blue was confusing anyway.

Originally posted by tacoshy:

however OP stated to have the EZEX which is a 7200RPM modell. The 5400 RPM modell has the name EZRX.

Infinity Josh said he had an EZEX model once; Torch is the OP and hasn't stated his drive # (you are correct on the model nomenclature, though).

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Tell him to clean up the drive so it has at least 100 GB free space and then run defragment tool.
Thing is that when you keep your HDD completely full then it cant auto-defragment itself in the background because there is no room for rewriting the files.
HDD is not SSD that you can completely pack it full of data and it doesnt affect performance, need to leave little breathing room so defragmenter could work.

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by AbedsBrother:

Originally posted by tacoshy:

What you mean with Cavier Blue is the 1TB version of the Blue.

Plenty of Caviar Blues out there in sizes other than 1TB. All are 7200 rpm.

Originally posted by tacoshy:

Since more then a year the WD Blue 1TB is 7200 RPM while everything larger is 5400 RPM and actually just a rebranded WD Green.

Somebody bought WD, and they revamped the line-up. Thought Caviar Blue vs. "Regular" Blue was confusing anyway.

Originally posted by tacoshy:

however OP stated to have the EZEX which is a 7200RPM modell. The 5400 RPM modell has the name EZRX.

Infinity Josh said he had an EZEX model once; Torch is the OP and hasn't stated his drive # (you are correct on the model nomenclature, though).

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#m=38&f=2&t=7200&S=1200000,15360000&sort=price&page=1

there no 7200 RPM WD Blue above 1TB nor WD Cavier Blue. Your right that I mixed Josh up with OP.

PS: Unless you mean smaller size

[OLDMAN]

5400 rpm?
Yeah it would be, that is why in is name Blue storage drives

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by OLDMAN:

5400 rpm?
Yeah it would be, that is why in is name Blue storage drives

Theres 2 versions of Blue bud
1TB 7200RPM
2TB and above are 5400RPM

[OLDMAN]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Originally posted by OLDMAN:

5400 rpm?
Yeah it would be, that is why in is name Blue storage drives

Theres 2 versions of Blue bud
1TB 7200RPM
2TB and above are 5400RPM

I use nothing but there Black drive and a SSD for the OS drive.