second raptor worth it?

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I currently have one of the first generation 37GB raptors, and whilst it's plenty fast enough, it's now not really enough room with todays modern games.

I could buy a larger drive instead, but I like the fast load times in photoshop etc - but if I buy another raptor to raid0 them, the original 37GB's are still £70!

£70 would get me a 500GB drive :/

Spec me a hard drive option?

Cheers :)

uv
 
I have two of the 500GB WD AAKS - they are fast and quiet. If you're looking for extra storage then forget about the raptors.
 
it's not for storage, just for windows.. primarily games installs
 
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Sorry, that's not very specific - I mean to ask, will the speed of a new 7200rpm come anywhere near the 1st gen raptors? I don't want to lose any speed, but that means my only option to get more space would be to buy another expensive raptor and raid the two together! Would I notice much slowdown with a cheaper drive, or two in raid compared to my current 37GB raptor?

Cheers, sorry for the rambling!
 
uvmain said:
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Sorry, that's not very specific - I mean to ask, will the speed of a new 7200rpm come anywhere near the 1st gen raptors? I don't want to lose any speed, but that means my only option to get more space would be to buy another expensive raptor and raid the two together! Would I notice much slowdown with a cheaper drive, or two in raid compared to my current 37GB raptor?

Cheers, sorry for the rambling!
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No other sata hard drives have such low access times. So any drive you buy that isn't a raptor, scsi or solid state will slow loading times even though the throughput may be faster.
 
How about flogging your current raptor and just getting a single 74GB one?

I used to have the original raptor and for years I was always first onto a map in multiplayer games. Some of this period also overlapped the time when regular 7,200rpm drives caught up in transfer speeds.

RAID 0 won't give you much of a boost and might even make matters worse if you're mixing an old (presumably well used) raptor with a new one.
 
Imy said:
How about flogging your current raptor and just getting a single 74GB one?

I used to have the original raptor and for years I was always first onto a map in multiplayer games. Some of this period also overlapped the time when regular 7,200rpm drives caught up in transfer speeds.

RAID 0 won't give you much of a boost and might even make matters worse if you're mixing an old (presumably well used) raptor with a new one.
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most likely what I'll do.. I just ran HD-Tach, and my newer Maxtor's crap all over my raptor for burst speed - that can't be right!
*edit* actually, it probably is right - the newer drives have a larger buffer and all..
 
Well it would have been getting slower over time if you treat it anything like how I treated mine (thrashed it 24/7). Also partly why it doesn't quite cut it as an enterprise part.
 
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