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Default RAID or Velociraptor
basically i want to buy a new drive to install windows 7 on.
what do u guys think would be a better solution overall, two WD caviar blacks in RAID 0, or just a Velociraptor?
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Definitely 2 WD caviar blacks for price/performance and will sure be faster than ONE single velociraptor.

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Definitely 2 WD caviar blacks for price/performance and will sure be faster than ONE single velociraptor.
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RAID a pair of 640s or something. No question.
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I personally have run the follwing RAID 0 setups:

WD 640AAKS x2
150Gb Raptor x 3
300Gb VelociRaptor x 2

In all honesty, I see no diffrence between all 3. I highly recomend picking up a pair of WD640AALS Black drives and running them in RAID.
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wow everyone, thanks for the great fast responses.
i see i don't really have a choice then
RAID it is!
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Go SSD (x25)

If not, two blacks are pretty good too
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actually i have another question, it might seem dumb, but i figure since the prices are the following:
500GB - 70$
640GB - 75$
750GB - 80$
should i just got with the 750GB?
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Wondering if I shoudl give it a try as well?

I have 2 x 250gb Seagates from a while back that I could raid with - never tried though, what do you need in order to do it?
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