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krille
06-19-2005, 04:05 AM
What would be optimal out of these scenarios:

A)
2 WD-74 Raptors @ RAID-0 (10K rpm)
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2 Random High-Capacity SATA-II Drives @ RAID-0 (7.2K rpm)

Raptors: Here I use the raptors for OS and installed aps (software + games)... I also store my documents here and keep a backup at the high-capacity raid configuartion

High-Capacity Drives: Here I have my ripped music, movies etc. (which is perfectly legal were I live, I might add) and other dump I just wanna keep for the sake of keeping

Q: Where would I put my pagefile(s) in this scenario?


B)
4 Random High-Capacity SATA-II Drives @ RAID-0 (7.2K rpm, Partition 1 and 2 here)
+
1 Random HDD for minor data backups (IDE maybe... or whatnot, partition 3 here)

Partition 1: What I used my raptors for in A: OS, apps, docs
Partition 2: The Dump
Partition 3: Backup of data (docs at partition 1)

Q: Where to put the pagefile?

Note: Why I want a backup in every scenario is because of the much higher risks with RAID-0 than no RAID-0.


Which one of these scenarios would be optimal for everyday gaming while using the dump for maybe file server or something at the same time (gonna get me a 4400+ for multi-tasking while gaming).

Thanks!