raptor vs raptor

[XenatR]

ok, im building a new pc in january (finally!)

i definately want a raptor as my primary drive (dont care about the noise they make)

so, i was wondering..

whether to go for the 36gig or 74gig as primary (note; i will have either one, or two secondary 320gig seagates)

[[XC] hipno650]

are those seagates the news ones that use perpendicular recording? and will they be running in raid? because if they are it is almost useless to get a raptor because those things will be plenty fast!

[XenatR]

yea its the perp one

i dont know what raid is, or how to set it up, so i guess it doesnt matter :P

(although ive heard about raid maaaaany times)

[nn_step]

What would be the primary usage of the Drive?

[XenatR]

to store my most played games on (not too many)

other programs i use of course, and my most listened to music

[nn_step]

well if you only plan on putting a FEW games an I-Ram would probably give the absolute best performance but just about Any Raptor will perform nicely

[[XC] leviathan18]

i ram cost a lot more...

i would say the 74gb one i have the same i have my OS and most used games and apps instaled there the rest in my 250gb hdd

[[XC] hipno650]

i would say put the seagates in raid0 and that will be fast enough for any game and less of a hassle to pick which drives do what. but if you really want one any one with the 16mb cache will do nicely

[Budwise]

either one as long as it has the 16mb cache