Storage restructuring.

Robert · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:00

At the moment I have:

C - windows - 250 (120 after split between H)
E - games - 320
F - media - 320
H - media (partition of C)

Now I have a lot of media and I'm fast approaching my limits.

I have room for 3 other drives. Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm not sure what config I should go for, should I reshuffle the drives? Should I raid?

semi-pro waster · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:17

Personally I'd probably just add in the extra drive(s) as storage unless you have a good reason for messing with a system that is working fine currently. I might however move H: onto a new drive and leave it as overflow when/if needed.

Robert · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:32

Yeah. I'm not overly bothered about raid, so I may just add a 1TB drive or two, not sure yet.

lopkinfop · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:40

depends if that media is important, and if you have another means of backup

Robert · 5 Mar 2008 at 13:55

Not overly important. I backup what I need.

bledd · 5 Mar 2008 at 14:34

i'd keep adding 750gb drives, samsung or wd drives

only raid them (in raid3 or raid5) if you buy 3 or 5 of them

lopkinfop · 5 Mar 2008 at 17:06

there is a WD 1TB drive thats pretty cheap per Gb around 13p if i remember correctly, i would add one of those, should last you quite awhile

Robert · 6 Mar 2008 at 21:58

Dunno if I should buy a raptor for boot?

Raid my two 320s for games and move media to a 1TB drive

Keep my 320s as they are and just add 1tb drives when i need 'em

iraiguana · 6 Mar 2008 at 22:06

i have heard not a huge difference is found between raptor and raid of modern drives.

So raid or leave and just add 1tb

lopkinfop · 7 Mar 2008 at 10:59

the samsung F1 750Gb has just dropped £20 off its price makes it about 11p/Gb

Robert · 12 Mar 2008 at 10:38

Not sure if I should get a 1TB drive or 750gb?

semi-pro waster · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:25

You appear to be paying about a £50 price premium between a 750gb and the 1tb, that cash puts you halfway towards another 750gb or you could buy a 320gb drive with the difference so unless you need the maximum drive space in the minimum physical space I'd go with the 750gb.

Robert · 14 Mar 2008 at 08:39

Ordered the WD 1TB Green Power at £130

In the end I decided against the Samsung purely because I like Western Digital

The cheapest I could find the 750 Western for was £90.