1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted March 3, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Need some advise on what hard drive to purchase, money isn't that much of a factor. I'm now running a raptor 74Gb, 10K and want to host and store missions on another HD. Is another Raptor best, say 150Gb :?: Another 74Gb (I don't think I have enough guts to try RAID) Or would a WD or Maxtor 150/200 Gb be just as good? Little help please...Pooka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted March 3, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Raptors are quick, but your needs sound like they are of a more capacity requirement. WD and Maxtor drives are both good, I have WDC WD2000JS (190Gb formatted) as my main drives. They are good value. RAID....well I would avoid it, not worth the time or fiscal investment considering the benefits and the downside if one fails (goodbye all data). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Dennis. I am wondering why you think you need another hard drive. I also have a 74gb Raptor and I use less than 25% of it. What else are you hiding on your HD? Not naughty pictures I hope. :wink: Hosting would not take up any HD space and my mission file is not very large although it probably contains hundreds of coops. Just trying to save you money. And stay away from Raid 0. Rog and I agree on that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted March 5, 2006 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Thanks M8s, I'll put that $130.00 back in my pocket. Pooka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDfan Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 I use 2 x 80 GB SATA drives in RAID 0...and the load times on ALL my games decreased by 50%. I also have 2 GB RAM to help lower pagefile usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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