storage advice ~ $300

[the_4ork]

looking into getting some new storage.

currently im on a x2 raptor 37GB raid 0 /w a 1TB storage.

Im looking to upgrade the size of my boot drive, every time i log onto my computer i have to run a disc cleanup, and delete shadow copies before i can do anything because the thing is just STUFFED. only thing i have loaded to it are win7 64bit - sc2 - drivers - and mostly everything else is installed to my storage drive.

right now i have 525mb of free space on my boot drive :/

im looking into upgrading to SSD and have been eyeballing the following:

raiding x4 SSD drives that could be found around $75 like but not limited to an OCZ agility 3, solid 3, mushkin chronos. these would all be about 60GB that would double my storage - however, finding reviews on x4 raid has been difficult. not sure if its worth the hassle or if the speed would be worth it. price would be around $315

OCZ Revo Drive hybrid 1TB looks apealing, combining high speeds with high data at a cost. cashing seems to be really the drives niche, things i use often will be fast, things i dont use often will be slow. most of my programs i use often, and most of my storage is music, pictures, and movies - which i dont need to be fast. so this is appealing. but then, i already have a TB of storage? if my storage data is actually going to slow down due to the 5200rpm drive, whats the point?

OCZ revodrive x2 100GB - 3x's my current storage, and i dont know how many times the speed. im worried about using a pci-e x4 slot as a boot drive, only because its something ive never done before but im sure the new motherboards have good support for this in the bios as a boot device. ive never used anything but ide and sata for booting. seems like the fastest offering in my budget at $336 from newegg.

x2 vertex 4 128gb on raid - $340 this may be the fastest system, even faster than the revodrive x2

Or is my budget too high? remember the drives im coming from, x2 raptor 37gb raid. its sad isnt it? they have lasted me since winter 2003, and im very proud to say they have been rock solid reliable despite the 10k rpm. doesnt look like WD has any intention of entering the SSD market any time soon, what a shame. I have always have great success with OCZ products, hence the many of them im choosing from.

im leaning most toward the revodrive x2

[the_4ork]

just as a side note i plan on doing a complete system upgrade early this summer. AMD trinity most likely with dual graphics.

im spending a good chunk on storage because by far it has been the most outdated piece of hardware in my machine. surviving 2 system upgrades since 2003 - when i had a 9800XT and it was the fastest card on the block!

[mrmonsoon]

I am currently running an areca 1213-4i 8X raid card-kinda expensive.

I am feeding it 4X corsair 60 gig F3's in a raid 0

With Kasperski antivirus and fireewall up and running...

I have read:2880MBps write 1770MBps using atto

There is no way your gonna get that speed without a good 8X raid card.

You can see the rest of my spec's to the left.

[mrmonsoon]

As you can see...

My spec's blow away both revo-drive cards.

NOTE: If your order this card, make sure to order the 4 to one cable to hook the drives to the card.

I know the card says it comes with a cable, but it is not the cable you will need.