HDD/RAID or SSD For $150?

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IceDogg

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Well, it's Christmas time around here. I've decided I need another hard drive. My budget will be $150 tops. I'm debating whether to get a cheap SSD or put some normal SATA drives into a RAID 0 configuration. Or just get a normal 1.5TB drive.

SSD options

$124.99 32gb Patriot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220341

$129.99 40gb Kingston http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139081

$149.99 64gb Kingston http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139006

$119.99 1.5TB Seagate 1.5TB 7200.11 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337

(2) $69.99 750gb Samsung Spinpoint F1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152100

Hard drives are the one category of hardware I've never been "hardcore" into so to speak. From the reviews of the Kingston SSDs (V series), they seem to be a little faster than most SATA drives? I was wondering if I should just get a cheap Kingston SSD or would 2 750gb in a RAID0 be just as fast?

My current hard drive configuration is as follows:

500gb Western Digital SATA (Windows 7)
200gb Western Digital IDE
160gb Maxtor IDE

Thanks guys
 
I need the extra storage room, I'm running out. Would like to use my current drives as backup media. Guess my real question is. How much of a different is RAID 0 with those drives vs low-end Kingston SSD? I'd like speed up Windows 7 and my games. If the SSD is that much better I can bite the bullet and get one then. I'd be running Windows 7, WoW, and my favorite everyday programs.
 
vjcsmoke said:
An SSD is not going to increase your storage. It will fit your OS and a few games, that's about it.

If you need increased storage and speed go with 2x WD Caviar Black 640GB in Raid 0. $75x2 = $150. Free shipping currently.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=wd_caviar_black-_-22-136-319-_-Product
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I know an SSD won't increase my storage. I'm willing to compromise if a low-end SSD is much faster than a standard RAID 0 SATA configuration so I can speed up whatever I can fit on it. Since that's all I can afford at the moment I thought I'd rather ask, otherwise I'll just get some SATA drives.
 
Just get the WD 640 blacks, dude. Performance is great and you have about 20x the storage
 
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