should i get a 3rd drive for new build?

[Shootingblanks]

currently have 2 wd raptors in raid 0. should i get another sata drive to run windows xp pro, or just install it with my raid setup?

[FuzzyBallz]

Install OS on the raptor raid, and get another SATA HD as 2nd HD.

[Shootingblanks]

i was thinking of running xp pro on 3rd sata drive and running games and other applications on the raid array with the 2 wd raptors? what do you all think or should i just run the 2 wd with operating system and just get a 3rd drive down the road for back up?

[SK8]

I run dual raptors for my winxp , and a wd 120gig with pata to sata adapter and im soon gettting another 120giger and using another adapter i got so i will have a 240gig storage partition and a 73 gig fast partition, btw xp doesnt even make one pass when its @ the loading screen :)

[Digital_Cowboy]

Originally posted by Shootingblanks
i was thinking of running xp pro on 3rd sata drive and running games and other applications on the raid array with the 2 wd raptors?

I would use those Raptors as your system partition and also for your games.

what do you all think or should i just run the 2 wd with operating system and just get a 3rd drive down the road for back up?

Get the third now for your important data and savegames in case by overclocking you upset that RAID 0 array.

[jlin453]

Run your applications,games, and operating system on the raptors. You have about 70gbs of space in the raptors and you might as well take advantage of the speed. Use a spare harddrive to backup data or as a storage drive.