Cpl Ledanek Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 ok, I use my PC for gaming, photoshop and some movie maker 2. is it a must-have or would-be-nice to have? 36GB good enough for Windows OS, Win apps, then move rest of programs and games to 2nd HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 ok, I use my PC for gaming, photoshop and some movie maker 2. is it a must-have or would-be-nice to have? 36GB good enough for Windows OS, Win apps, then move rest of programs and games to 2nd HD? It's "nice to have" I have 2x75GB Raptors and Windows and games do boot up faster. I can't really tell the diff otherwise. The only benefit of the Raptor is its 10K spin speed. The drawback is storage. The future is likely that we will see solid-state (flash) drives for bootup/OS, and traditional HD's for high volume storage. BTW, the 36.5GB version came out long ago. Are you getting a used one? Since then, they released a 75GB version and the current ones are 150GB. They are nice and quiet, but may run a bit hotter, so make sure you have adequate airflow in your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutlink Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Right now I use a 74GB Raptor as my OS and random application drive, while I use a 320GB Seagate as my game install drive. While the Raptor boots up quicker, I don't think they are worth the money unless everything else you have is really high end and you have more money to burn. I honestly wish I never bought both of my Raptors (had them in RAID, but it wasn't very stable, so I use one in my PC and gave the other to my brother). Overall, I'd say you're better off going with a different drive for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 While the Raptor boots up quicker, I don't think they are worth the money unless everything else you have is really high end and you have more money to burn. Exactly. There's no point getting a Raptor if other parts of your rig are in the low-mid range performance level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 While the Raptor boots up quicker, I don't think they are worth the money unless everything else you have is really high end and you have more money to burn. Exactly. There's no point getting a Raptor if other parts of your rig are in the low-mid range performance level. thanks guys, I need someone to bring me back to mother earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viiiper Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Just to add my 2 cents: I run 3x 150GB Raptor-X in raid 5 on my ASUS M2N32 WS pro motherboard as "C:" and like others have mentioned the speed diffrence is, not that much. The main thing I like is the RAID 5, no worries about c: and the 5 yrs warranty on the Raptor-X. They are a luxury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 *note to self: must have viiiper's job* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR6 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I run 3x 150GB Raptor-X in raid 5 on my ASUS M2N32 WS pro motherboard as "C:" and like others have mentioned the speed diffrence is, not that much. The main thing I like is the RAID 5, no worries about c: and the 5 yrs warranty on the Raptor-X. They are a luxury NICE pix viiiper! Major droolage ... Nice cable management too! Just curious what do you use that system for? BTW, Samsung just came out with a 64GB solid state drive - that's bigger than the first raptor! http://guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=5516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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