hard drive

N1gh7 · 07-29-2007, 09:40 PM

i dont know if i should go with two 250gb for RAID 0 or just one 500gb. Is the performance gain worth the greater risk of losing my stuff?

OnlyCurious · 07-29-2007, 09:44 PM

Just go with one 500gb HDD.

b1gapl · 07-29-2007, 09:45 PM

What you can do, is RAID the two 250GB HDDs, and use your current hard drive as backup.

fade2black2004 · 07-29-2007, 10:08 PM

i would get a 500gb and use your current as backup

baron5 · 07-30-2007, 06:37 AM

i would go with wateva is cheaper so the 500GB

san21893 · 07-30-2007, 08:03 PM

RAID doesnt seem worth it. 500gb

fade2black2004 · 07-30-2007, 08:41 PM

how big is your current hard drive?

PanzerKammander · 07-30-2007, 08:53 PM

Use your current hdd for os, use the 500 for everything else.

Saxon · 07-30-2007, 09:13 PM

Just get the 500gb.

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