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intense   07-18-2007 at 06:05:05 PM

So, I ahve been thinking about using a seperate drive for the OS.

I am building a new machine, and want it done right. Its a pretty decent toy for sure, but i want to make sure its fast.

SO, i have two options.

Run a 74gig Raptor drive for the OS and 2 or 3 critical programs.

Run a Western Digital 500 gig SATAII 5000aaks drive, which seems to be similar speed. Install OS and programs there, games on a seperate drive.


Will I notice a speed increase doing this? Is there a point?

Thanks in advance.

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nh484000   07-18-2007 at 06:39:28 PM
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The raptor hard drive will be faster but thats is not the real befit from having two hard drives. If you use the raptor for your programs and applications and then 500 gig for you data if and when you have to reinstall your os you wont lose all that information. That, however, is not a reason to have a solid data backup plan. But i'd say 95% of the time you just need to reinstall the os and the problem is not due to a bad hard drive.

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intense   07-18-2007 at 07:09:14 PM
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Yeah I will use one of the 500s I have now for backup. Really, I just want my OS and photoshop to fly, thats my main concern.

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