Best HDD partition setup for Windows 7 & Applications

[Sanchez]

Hi,

I suspect I know the answer to this already but I'll ask just to make sure.

I'm looking for the best way to partition and run Windows 7 with 2 hard drives.

I have a 300 and 500Gb drive and I'm thinking:

Windows 7 on 300Gb (C) and the the 500Gb drive partitioned into 2 with say a 100Gb drive for Program Files (E) and a 400Gb for a backup (music, films etc, drive F).

I this the recommended setup?

Thanks

 

[Sanchez]

Hmm. I understand that I don't quite need a 300Gb drive for Windows but it was as costly for a 300Gb drive as for a 120. My budget didn't stretch to SSD unfortunately.

I've around 150Gb of music etc which is why I chose the 500Gb drive. I want plent of room for future use.

Are we basically saying that it's not really here nor there were you have you Windows and program files partition as long as their on the fastest drive>

 

[Sanchez]

Sorry, yeah. I'd obviously keep the storage files seperate. I might just go for Windows and Program Files on C and then Keep the other drive solely for storage.

I'm assuming that SSD drives will give a notable performace increase then over SATA?