As many of you are aware, I am on the hunt for information to help me build a very nice PC for myself at as close to a grand as I can get it. I recently re-read the CPC article on RAID and how it can under perform versus a single large drive. So.....
- Which of the following set-ups will give me the best performance on SATA?
- Where would YOU put the pagefile for the best performance?
Option 1:
1 * 38GB WD Raptor (configured as Windows)
1 * 250GB Hitachi 7K250 (configured as Program Files and Documents on separate partitions)
Option 2:
1 * 38GB WD Raptor (configured as Windows)
2 * 160GB Hitachi 7K250 in RAID 0 (configured as Program Files and Documents on separate partitions)
Option 3:
1 * 38GB WD Raptor (configured as Windows)
2 * 250GB or 160GB Hitachi 7K250 in RAID 1 (configured as Program Files and Documents on separate partitions)
Option 4:
2 * 160GB Hitachi 7K250 in RAID 0 (configured as Windows and Program Files on separate partitions)
2 * 80GB Hitachi 7K250 in RAID 1 (configured Documents)
Option 5:
Something else entirely.....
Thanks in advance etc. etc.