Help the newbie

[TalonMan]

I am having a hard time deciding what the correct storage configuration should be for me and my mid life Crisis machine.
I will probably end up using an IP35 Pro motherboard if it matters?

Is this the best Raptor drive to get?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

Just reading the other thread. I think I should stay away from raid?

Not really sure the best way to go.

 

[axan]

Lol, most ppl buy sport cars for their mid life crisis, anyway raid 0 for storage is bad idea, if one of the drives dies you loose all the data, Raid 0 would be fine for like game installation or other data you don't care about.
Personally I would get 2 raptors 150s, one for os, 2nd for games, and then get 750 or 1tb drive for data storage.

 

[TalonMan]

Which Raptor 150 is better:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136035

I am trying to figure out the difference.

Thanks for the help...

Raid is out for me.

What is a good high capacity storage drive at Newegg?

 

[Old Hippie]

Normally the Raptor without the window is cheaper . But if ya don't need the cables, this one has the same specs.

 

[TalonMan]

Just grabbed (2) of the Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM for speed.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012


I also grabbed (1) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM for Storage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136131

750GB should do me for a while, and I could always add another down the line...

The drives look like it got some good reviews too.