1x Raptor 150Gb & 1x 74Gb Raptor (Where To Put My OS?)

Grumps82 · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:06

Hi guys.

I have just recently bought a 150Gb Raptor drive. This will be in my machine alongside my 74Gb Raptor.

At the moment windows is installed on my 74Gb Raptor (150Gb Will be Here Tomorrow)

Now here is my questions

Do i keep windows on my 74gb and just use the 150Gb for my games etc ?. Or do i put windows on my 150Gb plus my games and use the 74Gb as backup.

Performance is the key here. Im tempted to just leave windows on the 74Gb, and use th 150Gb for games etc but will this hinder performance ?

Thanks guys for your time. Your anwsers are appreciated

semi-pro waster · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:12

The 150gb should be a bit faster so I'd throw Windows and the games onto it, I don't know how it would compare with splitting games and Windows onto different drives though I'm afraid.

MeatLoaf · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:14

Id partition the 150Gb, say 45Gb for windows/apps and the rest for games. Then use the 74Gb for storage

Grumps82 · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:18

semi-pro waster said:
The 150gb should be a bit faster so I'd throw Windows and the games onto it, I don't know how it would compare with splitting games and Windows onto different drives though I'm afraid.

Yeah thats the thing i was wondering. It would have to access both drives when playing games.

Grumps82 · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:30

Another thing is this.

I currently have a few games on my 74Gb version. Is it possible to say copy them across to the new 150Gb drive ?

MeatLoaf · 14 Mar 2007 at 18:32

Cobra-UK said:
Another thing is this.

I currently have a few games on my 74Gb version. Is it possible to say copy them across to the new 150Gb drive ?

If ypure doing it to preserve your saves, then id reinstall on the new drive then copy the one off the other drive over the top

Atom · 15 Mar 2007 at 11:56

I would think leave os on the 74gb hd and games on the 150gb hd rather than partition the 150gb. 2 heads are better than one with seperate drives. If you partition it the drive head will be moving between 2 partitions and I think you would lose performance, doubt it would be noticeable thou.

SpudMaster · 16 Mar 2007 at 16:22

semi-pro waster said:
The 150gb should be a bit faster so I'd throw Windows and the games onto it, I don't know how it would compare with splitting games and Windows onto different drives though I'm afraid.

Why would the 150gb be faster? all reviews i say when the 150gb had come it put the 74gb raptor ever so slightly ahead

semi-pro waster · 16 Mar 2007 at 16:36

SpudMaster said:
Why would the 150gb be faster? all reviews i say when the 150gb had come it put the 74gb raptor ever so slightly ahead

There are a few different opinions on this and it is seems it may depend on when the 74gb Raptor is made, I was just going with the general rule that the newer the drive is the more advances have been made and therefore the faster it is plus the platter size should be the same on both (74gb and 150gb) so I guess there won't be much in it.

Grumps82 · 16 Mar 2007 at 17:57

Thanks for your replies everyone.

I have put windows on the raptor 150Gb with all my games. I am using the 74Gb raptor for demos, patches etc.

naro · 16 Mar 2007 at 23:14

use the 74gb for another rig... hehe..

bledd · 17 Mar 2007 at 01:24

if its a 16mb cache 74gb raptor, use that, they're quicker than the 150's