they're not quite as fast. And there's also the seek time, which is something like 5ms on the Raptor compared to 8ms.For $200 you can get WD 750GB which is fast as raptor but have much higher capacity
Yeah, reformat on a single HD is a pain, plus windows gets clogged over time. Its just good practice in my view.
I don't mean to hijack this thread, but its relevant. With the above in mind, I was planning a build with 2 harddisks. The original plan was 2x seagate barracuda 320GB 7200.10, one for OS one for other goof. As for the OS HD, is it really worth bothering with a WD 74GB 10000rpm? It would cost a bit more than a 320GB seagate? what about an 80GB seagate, would that be sufficient? Is there any gain from using two identical hard disks, or does it not matter?
I don't mind as it is relevant. I was wondering along the same lines if you're going to run 2 HD's then which one is the primary and which one becomes the slave? The one with the OS would be the primary I guess?
I'm also interested in the answer to Andy's questions as well.
I did post an answer to Andy's question, earlier.
Only if you don't mind spending the extra money.As for the OS HD, is it really worth bothering with a WD 74GB 10000rpm?