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I can't work out the best way to set my new system up...
Drives will be as follows:
2 x WD 160gb SATA2 drives RAID-0 for system
1 x WD 250gb SATA2 drive for storage
Now, obviously it's a no-brainer to set up XP on the RAID-0 array, but for speed would it be best to install software/games on the same RAID array, or on the 250gb drive? (which I intended and would prefer to use only for file storage)
And what about the Windows virtual memory? Would it be more efficient to move the paging file to the 250gb? Or can I disable it altogether? I have 2gb RAM, rest of system spec as in sig.
I'll primarily be using it for games and the usual day-to-day stuff, but also graphics, sound and video editing, often producing large files.
Drives will be as follows:
2 x WD 160gb SATA2 drives RAID-0 for system
1 x WD 250gb SATA2 drive for storage
Now, obviously it's a no-brainer to set up XP on the RAID-0 array, but for speed would it be best to install software/games on the same RAID array, or on the 250gb drive? (which I intended and would prefer to use only for file storage)
And what about the Windows virtual memory? Would it be more efficient to move the paging file to the 250gb? Or can I disable it altogether? I have 2gb RAM, rest of system spec as in sig.
I'll primarily be using it for games and the usual day-to-day stuff, but also graphics, sound and video editing, often producing large files.