Which is the better HDD?

Hi Everybody,
I am trying to find the better HDD between ST1000DM003 and ST31000524AS. Both are 1 tb. The first one has 64 mb. and the second 32 mb. cache. The second one is a bit costlier than 64 mb. cache hdd. Kindly tell me why this is so and which one is better. Both are by Seagate.
Regards and Thanks.

 

Welcome to Major Geeks

Not sure where you are, but Newegg has both drives for the same price. They are both Seagate Barracuda drives, which I have had a lot of experience with and do reccommend.

The Passmark site rates the ST1000DM003 above the other in performance and value:

http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=Seagate+ST1000DM003-9YN162

http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=Seagate+ST31000524AS

I'd go with the ST1000DM003 for better performance. Either would be a dependable drive, though, based on my usage experience with the Seagate Barracuda's. Never had a problem with any I have had. Might not hurt to check the Seagate forums to see if there have been any issues with either drive.

 

On further research, I see the ST1000DM003 has several "problem" posts on the forums. The most recent ones (from this year) indicate a firmware update took care of the issue.

Not seeing any negative posts about the ST31000524AS

 

Thank you very much Spad for your suggestions. I also read the posts though I don't know what is cold booting. Googling further I came to know that Gigabyte motherboards 'shrink' 1 tb. hdd to 32 mb. My motherboard is Gigabyte G31. Somebody had a solution in Ultimate Boot Cd. But frankly I am scared of doing it. What do you suggest?
Again, Thank you very much.

 

The model number for your motherboard is incomplete. Could you post the full model please?

I haven't heard of a post-2005 motherboard shrinking a 1TB HDD, but I can confirm when we have your full model number.

 

Thank you Collinsl. These are the details ;
Mother Board : GA-G31M-ES2L Rev.2.0
Bios Version : FH
Psu : 450 Watts.
Ram : Kingston 2 Gb.

I read about the Gigabyte bug 32 which shrinks a 1 tb. hdd. to 32 mb. while installing xpress recovery, without asking. That's why I am worried.
Regards.

 

Personally, I'd spend a few extra bucks for a WD Caviar Black. They have a 5-year warranty and (in my experience) are the most bullet-proof consumer grade drives on the market.

 

Hi Friends,
Here is the latest.
@gman863
Caviar black is good. But it costs 60% more. So way above my budget.
@collinsl
I received an email from Gigabyte saying that the problems were in their earlier motherboards and they have been overcome subsequently and my motherboard does not have this problem.
@Spad
I will buy ST31000524AS as you suggested.
Thank you all for your prompt suggestions and Thanks to majorgeeks.