So I've just purchased a SpinPoint F3 for some extra storage, but suddenly realised my system drive (and games drive, two partitions) is a SpinPoint T166... which is a fair amount slower according to benchmarks (SpinPoint F3 = HD103SJ = 876 points, SpinPoint T166 = HD501LJ = 476 points).
So this is the layout I would have if I just slap the drive in and use it for extra storage:
T166 - Partition 1: System (80 GB)
T166 - Partition 2: Games/Programs (385 GB)
F3 - Partition 1: Audio (400 GB)
F3 - Partition 2: Storage (535 GB)
Question is, do you guys think the performance advantage would be noticeable if I were to spend a day reformatting and setting everything up again as follows:
F3 - Partition 1: System (120 GB)
F3 - Partition 2: Games/Programs (385 GB)
F3 - Partition 3: Audio (430 GB)
T166 - Partition 1: Storage (465 GB)
What do you guys think? Reckon I'll get any noticeable performance improvement by shifting my System/Games onto the F3 rather than having them on the slower T166, or is it not worth the time?
Thanks