drvnbysound
Senior Member
I have finally ordered PC parts to upgrade my current desktop PC, which means I have an opportunity to Frankenstein a dedicated HA computer.
The HA computer will comprise of the following:
3.0GHz Core 2 Quad processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
(2) 2TB HDDs for Media Storage (e.g. Ripped DVDs / BluRays)
(1) 1TB HDD for TV DVR
(1) 1TB HDD for CCTV Storage
The question I have is particular to the OS HDD. I have a 80GB HDD that I dont have much of a use for, and thought about using it as the primary HDD. The thing is that I was planning to create virtual machine(s) for CQC, CCTV DVR, and another for media software such as Sage (or applicable alternative, now that Sage isn't really viable as a new build now). If I used that 80GB HDD, I would likely partition it into (4) 20GB partitions (one for the host OS, and one for each VM). So, is 20GB really enough OS space for a VM that only contains individual programs such as CQC?
I have another 500GB HDD that I could easily use for the OS HDD, but I really dont have any other use for the 80GB HDD. Should I just scrap it? Does anyone see any other reasonable uses for it?
Having said the above, if the 500GB is recommended, what size partition(s) should be used for the VMs?
Thanks in advance for the recommendations and comments.
The HA computer will comprise of the following:
3.0GHz Core 2 Quad processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
(2) 2TB HDDs for Media Storage (e.g. Ripped DVDs / BluRays)
(1) 1TB HDD for TV DVR
(1) 1TB HDD for CCTV Storage
The question I have is particular to the OS HDD. I have a 80GB HDD that I dont have much of a use for, and thought about using it as the primary HDD. The thing is that I was planning to create virtual machine(s) for CQC, CCTV DVR, and another for media software such as Sage (or applicable alternative, now that Sage isn't really viable as a new build now). If I used that 80GB HDD, I would likely partition it into (4) 20GB partitions (one for the host OS, and one for each VM). So, is 20GB really enough OS space for a VM that only contains individual programs such as CQC?
I have another 500GB HDD that I could easily use for the OS HDD, but I really dont have any other use for the 80GB HDD. Should I just scrap it? Does anyone see any other reasonable uses for it?
Having said the above, if the 500GB is recommended, what size partition(s) should be used for the VMs?
Thanks in advance for the recommendations and comments.