Is it worth the upgrade

colt1911

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I'm currently running a 74gb raptor and a 250sata 1 and would like some opinions on upgrading to the 150 gb raptor and a new sata 2 drive. would i gain an performance or just be wasting my money.I would appreciate any help with this matter. Thanks

My System
asus AN8 SLI Premium mobo
Amd 64x2 4400+ dual core cpu
enermax 600watt psu
2 6800 GS Evga 256mb boards
2 gb of Cosair dual channel pc3200 (4 x 512 )
Pri. HD WD 10,000 rpm 74gb sata raptor
Sec > HD WD 7200 rpm 250gb sata
HP DL DVD lightscribe burner
NEC DL DVD burner
Case Aspire Navigator
 
SATA2 would be a total waste of money. I mean, Raptor's are still SATA1, correct? As for the 150G Raptor, eh, I doubt you'd get much more speed. If you REALLY wanted an upgrade, I'd get another 74G and run it in a raid.
 
Minimal at best, HDDs aren't really held back by the interface as much as they are by internal aspects such as RPM and cache. Like The_Other_One reccomended, get a second 74 GB and get a RAID setup if you want a performance upgrade. But remember, RAID is twice is likely to cause data loss than standard setups.
 
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