which drive to use?

Computer Forum Storage Devices
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Hi,
I have 2 drives being used on my computer and am buying a third for mainly storage purposes.
My question is which drive is the fastest, and hence on which one should i run my windows system to get the most speed…i list below the details of the drives…
currently own these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320 (running the current system on this)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136033

buying this now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136793&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL091311&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL091311-_-EMC-091311-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136793-L07D

i am running:
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[li][LEFT]1 x Rosewill Conqueror RPS-01-WB500P Triple 120mm Fans Steel ATX Mid tower Computer Case with 500W Power Supply[/LEFT][/li][li][LEFT]1 x ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard[/LEFT][/li][li][LEFT]1 x AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor HDZ720WFGIBOX[/LEFT][/li][li][LEFT]1 x OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR16004GK[/LEFT][/li][/ul]

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Hi,

I would say the one you are buying is the fastest, it has the fastest through put (data transfer rate) of the 3 with the most cache memory. It doesnt spin as fast as the raptor drive but the data transfer rate per second is much better.

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idk for a boot drive the raptor might come out on top as it has a faster seek time and lower latency. that coupled with the new drive being scaled back to sata 2 by your motherboards sata controler. In all honesty i would personaly test them to find out.

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Hi Appyserbs,

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