[csm725]

The title says it all, which is better:
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-RealSSD-C300-internal-SATA-600/dp/B003SV6CIC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301774602&sr=8-1]64GB C300[/URL] - $125 (For Windows and main programs)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-VelociRaptor-Enterprise-WD1500HLFS/dp/B001EQQW1A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301774709&sr=1-1]150GB Raptor[/URL] - $110 (For other programs and user profiles)

(Total - $235)

OR

- $230

And I am getting a 500GB data drive.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[blkdoutgsxr]

Id go with the 2 drives, 128Gb would be eatin up quicker then you imagine, the extra 70Gb will serve you well, put your OS and main games/programs on the SSD, and the other on the raptor, to be honest I would do a larger, slower drive for the second, but thats just me, something like a 640GB - 1 TB drive

 

[csm725]

Oh, and I'm also purchasing a 500GB 7200 drive regardless - forgot to mention that.
How much space do
a) Windows 7 Professional N x64
b) Office Professional Plus 2010 32-bit
take up?

 

[Dan17z]

Me personally would get the 64GB and a 1 TB WD Black HDD for $77 after the promo code EMCKGGJ29.

You could keep the Black as a 1 TB or short stroke it to be almost as fast as the Raptor for cheaper.

The main benefit you will see is putting your OS onto the SSD ~10 second boot times are sweet!

 

[csm725]

Let's forget the data drive for now. I have $230-240 dollars in my budget for OS/Program drives.
Which of the two options are best?

 

[blkdoutgsxr]

OS will be slightly under 20Gb, maybe 17 or so, and the office pro plus is 4 GB from what I read on there site, though I dont own, so I cant confirm

 

[blkdoutgsxr]

Of those two options if your getting another HDD for storage I would do the larger one

 

[csm725]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkdoutgsxr;12974659
OS will be slightly under 20Gb, maybe 17 or so, and the office pro plus is 4 GB from what I read on there site, though I dont own, so I cant confirm

Can you tell me where you found size of Windows 7?
Edit: Pro Plus is ~3-4GB

 

[csm725]

Looks like the 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD > 64GB SSD + 150GB Raptor + 500GB HDD?

 

[blkdoutgsxr]

Quote:

Originally Posted by csm725;12974687
Can you tell me where you found size of Windows 7?
Edit: Pro Plus is ~3-4GB

Ive just installed it a couple times and read it around the forums... I round up my estimated space requirements, so I say 20Gb for OS, and 4 GB for Office, really its like 17ish and 3.4... But coming down to the last GB always worries me lol

 

[csm725]

Yeah, makes sense - but I see no need for the Raptor if I'll have 90-100GB left over after OS+Office.
Does anyone know if the 128GB C300 comes with 128GB of memory or 119GB?

 

[hasher99]

I would personally go with the larger SSD, but it really depends how many applications you're planning to install on it.

 

[blkdoutgsxr]

I think the raptor would kinda be a waste of money really when your planning for SSD anyways. I dont know the actual size when installed on the C300 but I have a 64GB and my useable is 59.6GB, dunno if that helps, but cant imagine they cut 10GB but maybe

 

[skatingrocker17]

I would get the 128GB SSD for performance/price. That's PLENTY for the programs and OS.

 

[csm725]

Okay, yes that helps a lot.
The 64GB SSD is actually 64,000,000,000 bytes or ~59.5GB (Windows GB = 1024 MB, Manufacturers GB = 1000 MB) A trick is to multiply the listed capacity by 0.93.
So the 128GB SSD will come with 128 * 0.93 or 119.04GB.
Install Windows and Office and I will have 95GB left. Plenty of space.

 

[csm725]

Quote:

Originally Posted by skatingrocker17;12974803
I would get the 128GB SSD for performance/price. That's PLENTY for the programs and OS.

Yes, it is more than enough (the person who I am building this computer for only uses 80GB for Win7 and all his programs).
Thank you.

 

[pheoxs]

128gb SSD is your best bet since you'll have the data drive to offload any large files.

 

[csm725]

Yep.

 

[Shredicus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by csm725;12974577
The title says it all, which is better:
64GB C300 - $125 (For Windows and main programs)
150GB Raptor - $110 (For other programs and user profiles)

(Total - $235)

OR

128GB C300 - $230

And I am getting a 500GB data drive.

Thanks for the advice.

I'd say the fastest options would be 2 OCZ vertex 2 64 gigs in RAID 0, they support garbage collection too