One hard drive for my operating system?

[jamesjames]

I'm running Vista Home Premium Edition (64bit) and was thinking of getting a second hard drive to install just my operating system on it. Would a Raptor 36gb drive be sufficient or should I go with the 74gb?

Would there be enough room on the 36gb or would it be better to have a little extra space with the 74gb?

Thanks in advance!

 

[spanky]

Depends on all what you install. I typically install around 50 gb of stuff. Some people probably install more, some less. Get whats right for you. I have a seperate hard drive for all my file downloads and stuff so when Windoze crashes, I don't loose any of my files.

 

[pc-tech]

me too, but what happens when that drive crashes?

 

[jamesjames]

yeah but im just installing the operating system. I guess a better question would be is how large is vista? Would a 36gb raptor be sufficient?

 

[amosf]

Yes.

 

[funkysnair]

you will be able to install vista and all your other programs on there no prob

i was told that there would be an increase in bootup time and programs will load quicker!

im going that route too

 

[The_Beast]

I'd get the 74Gb one and install my OS and all my programs