Who here has an upgraded PS3?? (160, 250Gb hdd)

I ask this because ive seen lately that a lot of people are upgrading because of the upcoming media service and also because most of sony's games from now on are going to be released on the PSN.

As for me ive upgraded to 160GB HDD, my PS3 is a media beast

I ask this because ive seen lately that a lot of people are upgrading because of the upcoming media service and also because most of sony's games from now on are going to be released on the PSN.

As for me ive upgraded to 160GB HDD, my PS3 is a media beast

maddbummy

Really now? Most of Sony's games on PSN... link?

i would like to up mine as well But i dont know what kind of drive i need i do know that it has to be the same specs as the stock or there could be problems and how bigg can you get them. and if i do it what data will i losse that i have saved. i know that i can move all my game saves and my movie trailers and music. but what dont move. and what about my games i bought from the store online. untouchables111

There isn't any data that you can't move. And no, picking a new hard drive is pretty easy... just has to be a standard SATA laptop hard drive.

But perhaps you guys can expand on the process you used for upgrading. For instance, I was thinking about buying an external hard drive along with a 160GB internal drive. Figured it'd be easier to back up my entire hard drive to the external driver vs. using a thumb drive to export all my saves and downloaded games. I'd just delete my game utility data since it's recreated when I play.

Also, I'd read early reports that the stock hard drive can be hard to unscrew and take out, did anyone have any problems with this?

I decided to go with an external 500gb HDD.azzezino

I'd thought about that also but since you can't play games or load saved games directly from the external drive, I decided to go with the internal. The external is great for storing movies and media though.

[QUOTE="maddbummy"]

I ask this because ive seen lately that a lot of people are upgrading because of the upcoming media service and also because most of sony's games from now on are going to be released on the PSN.

As for me ive upgraded to 160GB HDD, my PS3 is a media beast

rptransam09

Really now? Most of Sony's games on PSN... link?

that simply isn't true. the vast majority of PS3's "retail" games will be on Blu Ray. maybe the TC got confused when seeing the number of PSN arcade games being made and thought that all those games are retail games.

where do you guys get your bigger HDD's?sirk1264

I was born with mine8)

does it void you warranty ?? and does it count as a MOD system Sony might do a microsoft and band them from PSN

does it void you warranty ?? and does it count as a MOD system Sony might do a microsoft and band them from PSN

lge777

Erm nope, U wun void ur warranty if u change to a larger HDD. Sony is not as selfish as MS u know? :)

where do you guys get your bigger HDD's?sirk1264

i bought the 160GB HDD for $95 in newegg.com. They have bigger hdds too if u want bigger ones

[QUOTE="maddbummy"]

I ask this because ive seen lately that a lot of people are upgrading because of the upcoming media service and also because most of sony's games from now on are going to be released on the PSN.

As for me ive upgraded to 160GB HDD, my PS3 is a media beast

rptransam09

Really now? Most of Sony's games on PSN... link?

well... not really but upcoming games like warhawk, socom, little big planet, and other games that dont come to mind are going to be released on the PSN and retail at the same time. But on E3 they said if the game is in your HDD it will load faster.

how is this HDD???
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136071
Screamin_EaGLes

im wondering if this HDD is good for my ps3. i plan on buying games like socom and warhawk on the PSN. so i want more than 60GBScreamin_EaGLes

Yes thats exactly the one i have, i was planning on buying the 250GB but i didnt think that i needed all that space. But i recommend the 160Gb, after the ps3 does all the formatting and stuff u have around 140Gb for yourself.

But also remember that sony has some kind of movie service in the works, similar or better than the one found on Xbox 360 so u might need a big HDD like 160GB or 250GB depending on how much of a feen u aremaddbummy

but what to do with the 60GB, i havent even used it yetScreamin_EaGLes

[QUOTE="lge777"]

does it void you warranty ?? and does it count as a MOD system Sony might do a microsoft and band them from PSN

god_of_shawn

Erm nope, U wun void ur warranty if u change to a larger HDD. Sony is not as selfish as MS u know? :)

In no way does changing your Hard Drive void the warranty. There are detailed instructions in the manual on how to do this. All of the systems OS in stored in flash memory in the system. Once the new HD is installed then it will ask you if you want to format it for the PS3. Hit yes and away you go.

I would advise that if you are looking to do this back up all of your game saves onto a thumb drive, create a folder on your computer to store them and then transfer the files back once the new drive otherwise you'll lose 'em.

How do you know if the Hard Drive you want fits in the PS3? Are they laptop hard drives? if so does any laptop hard drive fit in the PS3?BLKZero55

can someone help me out please?

[QUOTE="untouchables111"]i would like to up mine as well But i dont know what kind of drive i need i do know that it has to be the same specs as the stock or there could be problems and how bigg can you get them. and if i do it what data will i losse that i have saved. i know that i can move all my game saves and my movie trailers and music. but what dont move. and what about my games i bought from the store online. haze_blaze

There isn't any data that you can't move. And no, picking a new hard drive is pretty easy... just has to be a standard SATA laptop hard drive.

But perhaps you guys can expand on the process you used for upgrading. For instance, I was thinking about buying an external hard drive along with a 160GB internal drive. Figured it'd be easier to back up my entire hard drive to the external driver vs. using a thumb drive to export all my saves and downloaded games. I'd just delete my game utility data since it's recreated when I play.

Also, I'd read early reports that the stock hard drive can be hard to unscrew and take out, did anyone have any problems with this?

[QUOTE="BLKZero55"]How do you know if the Hard Drive you want fits in the PS3? Are they laptop hard drives? if so does any laptop hard drive fit in the PS3?BLKZero55

can someone help me out please?

it has to be a laptop hdd the size is 2.5 inches, im not really sure but if ur thinking on getting one get this one. This is the one i got .

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136071

[QUOTE="BLKZero55"]

[QUOTE="BLKZero55"]How do you know if the Hard Drive you want fits in the PS3? Are they laptop hard drives? if so does any laptop hard drive fit in the PS3?maddbummy

can someone help me out please?

it has to be a laptop hdd the size is 2.5 inches, im not really sure but if ur thinking on getting one get this one. This is the one i got .

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136071

ohh it has to be 5400 rpm, not really sure but i read somewhere that the ps3 doesnt support 7200 rpm and up. Only 5400 rpm

I upgraded to a 250GB Internal.Snow4me

wow

[QUOTE="maddbummy"][QUOTE="BLKZero55"]

[QUOTE="BLKZero55"]How do you know if the Hard Drive you want fits in the PS3? Are they laptop hard drives? if so does any laptop hard drive fit in the PS3?maddbummy

can someone help me out please?

it has to be a laptop hdd the size is 2.5 inches, im not really sure but if ur thinking on getting one get this one. This is the one i got .

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136071

ohh it has to be 5400 rpm, not really sure but i read somewhere that the ps3 doesnt support 7200 rpm and up. Only 5400 rpm

Thanks for the help

how much was your 250GB??Screamin_EaGLes

a PS3 compatible 250GB hdd costs $195

heres the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152094

i have a 120GB im mine! hey, get yours a newegg.com! its soo cheap!

i got my Toshiba hard drive there for only 69.99! yay me!

how big will files such as warhawk and socom will be??Screamin_EaGLes

i dont know but i remember seeing ppl post that the warhawk beta was like 900mb or something like that. Expect it to be big though because since its going to be High definition content, its going to be big, just look at xbox live, the demos alone are like 1.5GB and the movies are like 5GB

Anyone know if there is an extreme difference between the performance of a 7200RPM 250GB HDD and a 5400RPM 250GB HDD? I was thinking about getting a 250GB 2.5'' HDD for my PS3 but I wasn't sure if the 7200RPM model would be better. The major difference that I do is is that it's $200 for the 5400RPM and $255 for the 7200RPM HDD's on Newegg.com

Anyone know if there is an extreme difference between the performance of a 7200RPM 250GB HDD and a 5400RPM 250GB HDD? I was thinking about getting a 250GB 2.5'' HDD for my PS3 but I wasn't sure if the 7200RPM model would be better. The major difference that I do is is that it's $200 for the 5400RPM and $255 for the 7200RPM HDD's on Newegg.com

-oG-ShAdY

Read the costumer reviews, some of them says that the ps3 doesnt support the 7200 rpm models. Get the 5400 rpm model, at least you will know that it works

[QUOTE="-oG-ShAdY"]

Anyone know if there is an extreme difference between the performance of a 7200RPM 250GB HDD and a 5400RPM 250GB HDD? I was thinking about getting a 250GB 2.5'' HDD for my PS3 but I wasn't sure if the 7200RPM model would be better. The major difference that I do is is that it's $200 for the 5400RPM and $255 for the 7200RPM HDD's on Newegg.com

maddbummy

Read the costumer reviews, some of them says that the ps3 doesnt support the 7200 rpm models. Get the 5400 rpm model, at least you will know that it works

what i hear is no. IGN did a 5400 and 7200 RPM comparison for the PS3 and they saw no difference in perfornance.

and 7200 RPM drives generate more heat! the PS3 is hot enough already! i would get a 5400 RPM if i were u. lol!

where would I get this 250gb HDD? =)

where would I get this 250gb HDD? =)

ngoniko

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where would I get this 250gb HDD? =)

Rikusaki

can I have a link? to the one that's compatible with the ps3 and internal?