anep Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 SSDs quite costly.. still student.. hv to raise fund to buy one.. so then i'll stick to 160b for c:\,160gb for the rest.., 1TB for storage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 That's the best plan of attack if you're on a budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anep Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 something else please.. student with tight budget here.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 What's wrong with what we suggested? One OS drive, one install drive, and a big drive for storage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) I would eliminate the install drive and install on C:/ along with the OS. Many programs, once installed, won't work anymore if you reinstall the OS. Program files are not the only things required for a program to work. For example, some programs will need register keys. Even better, I would buy only a 1TB and make two partitions. One for the OS and programs, one for your data. This is the way I work since many years. (Smaller could also be fine depending of what you put on it; I only have a 80GB in my main PC, which is my MSI Wind, and I don't need more, although there is no game installed on it.) Edited May 9, 2009 by The Smith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted May 9, 2009 Posted May 9, 2009 My personal experience with RAID is that it's a lot better if you have multiple striped arrays, so that data transfer between arrays is very fast, and you can have an independent Temp/Pagefile/Scratch array... otherwise, it can be hard to supply the RAID with enough data to make use of the write speed, and similarly difficult to warrant the need for sustained high-speed reads, for most purposes Having your Windows Temp folder(s) on a separate disk speeds up installations and archive decompression immensely, regardless of whether you use RAID or not, the same applies to setting your Scratch disk (e.g. Photoshop / Premiere) to a disk that doesn't contain the work files, nor the OS/programs In your situation, as you've mentioned, I'd go with: 160GB: OS, Programs, Games 160GB: Pagefile*, TEMP/TMP**, Scratch 1TB: Data * [WindowsKey]+[Pause/Break] > Advanced > Performance/Settings > Advanced/Virtual Memory/Change > Custom size (e.g. 4096/4096 on D:, set C: to None) ** [WindowsKey]+[Pause/Break] > Advanced > Performance/Settings > Advanced/Environment Vars > User (TMP/TEMP) set both to D:, System (TMP/TEMP) set both to D: Either don't use MyDocuments, MyMusic etc, or change the location to a corresponding folder in E: in the registry You might think a 160GB temp drive is excessive, but IMO it's a good use of the disk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anep Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 thanks :clap: will follow ur guide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anep Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 thanks will follow ur guide Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comp Dude2 Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 My personal experience with RAID is that it's a lot better if you have multiple striped arrays, so that data transfer between arrays is very fast, and you can have an independent Temp/Pagefile/Scratch array... otherwise, it can be hard to supply the RAID with enough data to make use of the write speed, and similarly difficult to warrant the need for sustained high-speed reads, for most purposes Having your Windows Temp folder(s) on a separate disk speeds up installations and archive decompression immensely, regardless of whether you use RAID or not, the same applies to setting your Scratch disk (e.g. Photoshop / Premiere) to a disk that doesn't contain the work files, nor the OS/programs In your situation, as you've mentioned, I'd go with: 160GB: OS, Programs, Games 160GB: Pagefile*, TEMP/TMP**, Scratch 1TB: Data * [WindowsKey]+[Pause/Break] > Advanced > Performance/Settings > Advanced/Virtual Memory/Change > Custom size (e.g. 4096/4096 on D:, set C: to None) ** [WindowsKey]+[Pause/Break] > Advanced > Performance/Settings > Advanced/Environment Vars > User (TMP/TEMP) set both to D:, System (TMP/TEMP) set both to D: Either don't use MyDocuments, MyMusic etc, or change the location to a corresponding folder in E: in the registry You might think a 160GB temp drive is excessive, but IMO it's a good use of the disk Would using a data drive (a 1Tb in my case) still give a boost, while having the OS+programs on a seperate (500Gb) drive? (the 1tb doesnt do very much except when i am specifically accessing the documents and stuff on there) p.s sorry for the high-jack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anep Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 160GB: Pagefile*, TEMP/TMP**, Scratch scratch is whut?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 Comp Dude, I'd put the pagefile and temp folders on your second disk... Scratch is the general name I use for any application using it's own temporary folder/disk... Adobe products like Photoshop and Premiere have options to change the location(s) of the scratch disk(s) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anep Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 i just make the 160x2 for my c n 80gb for temp/tmp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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