What would you do with vraptor?

CGR · Jun 2, 2008

I just reformatted and built my new machine little over a week ago.

Currently it has a 74gb raptor as its os/app drive and a 250gb Seagate as its game drive.

My Velociraptor will be here today and am not sure how I should set it up.

I do have an image of my current OS installation, so I could restore that on the vraptor, then make the rest of the space for games/apps.

or

I could install the vraptor as a second drive just for games/apps and leave my current installation like it is for now.

What do you think?

Krypto · Jun 2, 2008

Clean install and I would use the VRaptor for your OS/Apps/Games. Use the other drives for storage and backup.

CGR · Jun 2, 2008

Krypto said:
Clean install and I would use the VRaptor for your OS/Apps/Games. Use the other drives for storage and backup.

Well, I wouldnt do a clean install per se, I would just restore the image I made after the clean install last week. Otherwise I would have to activate XP again, and when you have activations close together they make you call them.

In any event, the image was of the clean install I did last week, so should be fine, dont you think?

Krypto · Jun 2, 2008

CGR said:
Well, I wouldnt do a clean install per se, I would just restore the image I made after the clean install last week. Otherwise I would have to activate XP again, and when you have activations close together they make you call them.

In any event, the image was of the clean install I did last week, so should be fine, dont you think?

Either would work fine, but a clean install is always an option and typically works the first time. :beer:

jokers_greg · Jun 2, 2008

yeah, windows can get annoying with its activations, but yeah i do a clean install all the time every time lol

freeagent · Jun 2, 2008

id get another one and run em in matrix raid

one raid0 slice for windows, and one raid0 slice for my game files, its how i have my current raptors, it works great! :beer:

Krypto · Jun 2, 2008

jokers_greg said:
yeah, windows can get annoying with its activations, but yeah i do a clean install all the time every time lol

They've done studies you know...60 percent of the time it works everytime :beer:

CGR · Jun 2, 2008

Krypto said:
Either would work fine, but a clean install is always an option and typically works the first time.

If I didnt just do a clean install a week ago, I would do it now. Just not worth the headache to call Microsoft. I have been living in the "grey area" so to speak for several years now

The only things that have been installed in the last week, are benching software and AOC, so the drive is very clean.

The only issue will be how windows reacts to the drive. I have restored an image to another 74gb raptor, but this is a completely different model.

tom10167 · Jun 2, 2008

I'd just sell the 74 and run two drives personally. You could put it toward a second VR or just keep the cash and have a quieter, cleaner setup.

tuskenraider · Jun 2, 2008

tom10167 said:
I'd just sell the 74 and run two drives personally. You could put it toward a second VR or just keep the cash and have a quieter, cleaner setup.

Agreed.

CGR · Jun 3, 2008

Here is the difference between 74 and 300gb.

Anubis_386 · Jun 4, 2008

Dam those velociraptor give some nice speeds .. Post up a pic of the actual drive .. Also, how quiet? How warm? Annoying seek clicks and vibrations?? .. Hell if you could post up a review of your velociraptor that'd be good

CGR · Jun 4, 2008

A lot quieter than my 74gb thats for sure. I did notice a feint high pitch whine, but not sure it was from the drive. Will have to check tonight.

As for temps, HDtune says its at 30c, the 74gb was at 28. I have a 120mm intake blowing over them. They are cool to the touch.

jokers_greg · Jun 4, 2008

Krypto said:
They've done studies you know...60 percent of the time it works everytime

lol, well done, well done

CGR · Jun 5, 2008

Anubis_386 said:
Dam those velociraptor give some nice speeds .. Post up a pic of the actual drive .. Also, how quiet? How warm? Annoying seek clicks and vibrations?? .. Hell if you could post up a review of your velociraptor that'd be good

Here you go..

EchoTheDolphin · Jun 5, 2008

CGR said:
A lot quieter than my 74gb thats for sure. I did notice a feint high pitch whine, but not sure it was from the drive. Will have to check tonight.

As for temps, HDtune says its at 30c, the 74gb was at 28. I have a 120mm intake blowing over them. They are cool to the touch.

Is it quieter than a standard el-cheapo 7200rpm drive though? If not, how close?

CGR · Jun 5, 2008

EchoTheDolphin said:
Is it quieter than a standard el-cheapo 7200rpm drive though? If not, how close?

As far as I can tell its dead quiet. If it is making noise its same or less than my 7200 seagate, which I can barely hear when read/writing.

I will do some tests tonight though to get a better idea of its noise.

Edit: It is barely audible

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