I'm going to be picking up some new parts for my computer in the next few months (LCD, video card, etc). Anyways I was thinking about picking up a WD 36gb Raptor also. I only have 80gb of space right now, and I'm starting to run out a bit.
My main question is. The Raptor is $150, a normal 160GB SATA drive with 8mb cache is $140. Will I get any NOTICEABLY faster load times on (Windows XP, various games, large programs [Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc]), by purchasing a single 36gb Raptor? Or will it be a waste of money since I could get quadruple the space for less money and load times will be about the same?
My sense of HD speed might be pretty bad, my 80gb drive is an old WD ATA100 drive with an 8mb cache. So will either the Raptor or 160gb SATA be much faster?
Another side note, how loud are Raptors? Like compared to a regular drive.
My main question is. The Raptor is $150, a normal 160GB SATA drive with 8mb cache is $140. Will I get any NOTICEABLY faster load times on (Windows XP, various games, large programs [Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc]), by purchasing a single 36gb Raptor? Or will it be a waste of money since I could get quadruple the space for less money and load times will be about the same?
My sense of HD speed might be pretty bad, my 80gb drive is an old WD ATA100 drive with an 8mb cache. So will either the Raptor or 160gb SATA be much faster?
Another side note, how loud are Raptors? Like compared to a regular drive.