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Post Date: 2007-10-26
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    Posted: 26 Oct 2007 at 3:50pm
So, in preparation for getting my new system set up so as to squeeze the most performance out of it, I was wondering how people thought the best way to set up their programs was.

I have three hard drives (nothing is raided):

1 - 150 GB Raptor (10000RPM)
2 - 150 GB Raptor (10000RPM)
3 - approx. 120 GB ATA from my old system (7200RPM)

It's pretty clear to me that all my personal files, docs, photos, music, and backups, etc. should go on the slower drive (3).

Should I set up the OS and page file on the first Raptor, with games and programs, as well as any big audio files I'm working on (I'll be using the computer for multitrack recording and sound editing - any of these files I'm actively using need as much performance as possible) on the second Raptor?

Should I set up just the OS on the first Raptor and the page file and everything else on the second?

Or something else? Thanks!

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I would go with os on drive 1, games on drive 2, and crap on drive 3 :)
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but where should I put the page file? Drive 2?

Won't the OS get lonely with 150GB to itself? Anything else I can throw on there without cramping its speed?

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Posts: 288 		  Quote 67alecto Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm
Originally posted by thecomplex



Should I set up the OS and page file on the first Raptor, with games and programs, as well as any big audio files I'm working on (I'll be using the computer for multitrack recording and sound editing - any of these files I'm actively using need as much performance as possible) on the second Raptor?

Should I set up just the OS on the first Raptor and the page file and everything else on the second?


 
Last time I had a rig with two hard drives, this is exactly what I did - OS on drive 1, and then games on drive 2.
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Posts: 262 		  Quote commast Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Oct 2007 at 5:13pm
Originally posted by thecomplex

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, but where should I put the page file? Drive 2?

Won't the OS get lonely with 150GB to itself? Anything else I can throw on there without cramping its speed?

Chris


You can install all the important apps on the first drive along with the OS without any performance hit. As far as page file, if the 2nd hard drive is faster or equal to the 1st drive, set the page file on the 2nd HDD will improve your performance --- or you can set 2 page file on both HDDs and that will work too. If one HDD is busy Window just use the page file on the other drive.
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Me put Os & Utilities, Virus checker and what not on Drive 1.
Productivity apps on drive 2, suchs as VS.
Drive 3 gets the games! :)
Drive 4 gets my Documents.
Now Drive 5 well .... we don't go there..... :)
 
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