hard drive options

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   I am pretty much going to purchase my system today but have one more final question and it has to do with the hard drives.  

I can go with either one of these setups:

2x 250gb HDs in RAID 0 

or 2x 150gb 10k raptors in RAID 0 and a 160gb for storage

Am I going to really see a big difference in having the raptors in RAID 0 over the two 250gb hdds in RAID 0?

or would it be fine to go with one 150gb raptor and another drive for storage something like 160gb

I am using this system primarily for gaming... the total rig will be around $4,500-$5,000

Edited by nomec - 04 Sep 2007 at 11:11am

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nomec Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 530	Quote Reply Topic: hard drive options Posted: 04 Sep 2007 at 11:08am
	I am pretty much going to purchase my system today but have one more final question and it has to do with the hard drives. I can go with either one of these setups: 2x 250gb HDs in RAID 0 or 2x 150gb 10k raptors in RAID 0 and a 160gb for storage Am I going to really see a big difference in having the raptors in RAID 0 over the two 250gb hdds in RAID 0? or would it be fine to go with one 150gb raptor and another drive for storage something like 160gb I am using this system primarily for gaming... the total rig will be around $4,500-$5,000 Edited by nomec - 04 Sep 2007 at 11:11am

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Sep 2007 at 12:49am
	It depends on person to person tastes. I used both types of setups. The Raid 0 setup of Raptor drives always feels more zippy. If you have the budget for it, get it! However, if you have a low-end video card or processor selected, use that money towards a upgrade for those items. Fast hard drives are nice, but, they wont increase your FPS during gameplay. Only speed up load times.