Suitable ssd boot drive and setup?

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In my new build i want to have a small ssd for my boot drive and a larger hdd for general storage. I have a few questions on this:

1. Is (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007ZWLRSU/ref=gno_cart_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE) a suitable boot drive?

2. Is there enough space for using 64-bit windows 7 as my os?

3.Should i download my most frequently used game onto this drive?

4. Is (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0036Q7MV0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KAD1JF9HFBYW) good enough as a storage drive?

5 How do i set the ssd up as a boot drive when i first set up my new build?

6. How do i make sure most downloads go to the hdd?

7. should i set up a raid configuration? and if so which one and how?
 
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1) I'd want a little bit more space on the boot drive - 60GB is enough but I'd be inclined to suggest 80GB or more - see answer 3
2) You need about 20GB for Win7 64bit installed but, by the time you add drivers and updates (and future updates)
3) If you get a larger SSD, yes - I'd say at least 80-120GB - see personal note below
4) The WD Black is a good HDD and should serve well as a data drive
5) Build the computer with only the SSD attached - do your OS setup and updates, then add the HDD
6) Downloads aren't the issue here. simply select "save as" and stick it in the folder you make for it on the HDD. It's the installation of programs that can become tricky but in most cases simply selecting advanced/custom options during...
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1) I'd want a little bit more space on the boot drive - 60GB is enough but I'd be inclined to suggest 80GB or more - see answer 3
2) You need about 20GB for Win7 64bit installed but, by the time you add drivers and updates (and future updates)
3) If you get a larger SSD, yes - I'd say at least 80-120GB - see personal note below
4) The WD Black is a good HDD and should serve well as a data drive
5) Build the computer with only the SSD attached - do your OS setup and updates, then add the HDD
6) Downloads aren't the issue here. simply select "save as" and stick it in the folder you make for it on the HDD. It's the installation of programs that can become tricky but in most cases simply selecting advanced/custom options during program install will allow for a different drive destination

personal note: My SSD is 180GB, 1.5 years old and is about 80% full with only 3 programs on it other than Win7
 
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1. Yes the SSD is suitable for a boot drive, i have a 64 gig SSD with win7 64bit.

3. Depends on the game, you will have a serious limited space on the drive and tbh i not noticed much difference in loading times when gaming.

4. Yes and NO, It all depends on what you are storing, i have a 1TB drive just for game installs and it 3/4 full and another 1 TB drive for other crap i have and thats almost full.

5. Set up the SSD as primary boot device in bios settings and install windows to that drive also

6. All web downloads can be set in your browser to where they will go in options, all other programs will have settings to set download folders so select the HDD and create a folder eg Downloads.

7. Its up to you about raid, i never bothered but i dont have that much knowledge about raid configurations.
 
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Thanks for the response. I think im going to go with (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009LI7C5I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3Q93IXKL8QM8W) for a boot drive and ill just download the secret world and rift onto it as they are the two main games i play.
 
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ANS 1 and 2 : This is a suitable SSD for OS and other important programs with enough space.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $92.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 12:42 EDT-0400)

ANS 3 : You can but it will be good if you download and store games on the HDD.

ANS 4 : This would be perfect for storage HDD , you will need the space in near future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $83.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-07 12:48 EDT-0400)

ANS 5 : Just set the SSD as first boot device under boot sequence on BIOS. And set the SSD's mode to AHCI on BIOS.

ANS 6: When you download something or install something just choose a path to the HDD, it will go and save there. Eg. (D:\Program Files). D: will be your HDD.

ANS 7 : No need to setup RAID. You will be fine anyway. Good luck.
 
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Another answer - since it was added later
7) A RAID 0 array for the HDD's really isn't going to provide much benefit (rare case may be where multiple expansion packs are used or large files are needed to be loaded quickly) since the SSD can act as a buffer drive in some cases
 
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I think ill just leave raid alone. im like you in the sense i have almost know knowlege of how raid works.

 
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I had a look on amazon at the seagate baracuda drive but alot of reviews say there are alot of faults with things like bad sectors appearing very quickly. Do you own one of theese drives and if so how is it holding up?
Ive also seen wd green 2TB which is cheaper is there much of difference in performance?
 
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