So, although I keep thinking that my computer is all brand new and flashy, it isnt really.

I'm planning to do a reinstall of windows, and i thought "What better time to upgrade".

So, its time for a new graphics card. Currently I run a 275.

I'm also thinking about either improving or increasing the quality/number of hard drives i'm using. The slowest point of my computer currently is definately the harddrives.

Currently I was thinking:


Asus GTX560 1G DCII 2DI GDDR5 $305.00
For my new graphics card

and for hard drive, probably one of the flashy new SATA 3 WD blacks. But then I saw the VelociRaptor.

Is that thing even worth it?

Western Digital 600G SATA III VelociRaptor $339.00
Western Digital 2TB SATA3 64M Black(WD2002FAEX) $209.00

Thoughts? Other recommendations?