Would there be any benefits of partitioning one of the new 150g raptors drives, such as decreased fragmentation, or faster access (due to data being stored on the inner most cylinders and thus easiera for the head to access)?
e.g. one 60 gig partition for installing the OS, games, and frequently used programs, and the other 90 or so gigs for frequently-used files storage and temp-file space.
Or am I better off leaving the entire partition intact, and just mixing OS, games, and file storage all up in there?
On top of this I have a 400GB SATA and spare 160GB ATA drive that I'm using for non-performance mass storage. I intend to use my single, non-RAID raptor drive for its performance benefits while using budget drives for mass storage.
e.g. one 60 gig partition for installing the OS, games, and frequently used programs, and the other 90 or so gigs for frequently-used files storage and temp-file space.
Or am I better off leaving the entire partition intact, and just mixing OS, games, and file storage all up in there?
On top of this I have a 400GB SATA and spare 160GB ATA drive that I'm using for non-performance mass storage. I intend to use my single, non-RAID raptor drive for its performance benefits while using budget drives for mass storage.