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Miyano

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I’m looking for storage solutions for the nMP I’ve ordered (6 cores, 512ssd, D700).

I currently have a 2011 iMac (500GB), a 1TB G-Tech external FW800 and a 2TB 4th generation TimeCapsule for TimeMachine. I also have a PC with 2 x 1TB (WD black) and a 3TB (WD green).

When the MacPro comes in, one of the other computers will have to go. Not sure which one at this point. I do some occasional gaming (Skyrim, Borderlands, WoW) no first person shooters though. The MacPro will mostly be used for my hobby (LightRoom and Photoshop) and development (web, java, Obj-C).

I would prefer getting rid of the PC because it’s in a huge CaseLabs TH-10 case, watercooled with 2 quad radiators that I’ve built 2 years ago. If I keep it, I’ll have to redo the tubing and probably get new pumps. And, well, the thing is so freaking big… Don’t know what I was thinking a that time…

I need at least 1 drive for BootCamp, and a couple for storage. I was thinking about getting a Promise Pegasus2 diskless R4 but I’m not sure if I can install BootCamp on one of the drive. I’ve read threads here on MacRumors and it seems like installing BootCamp with the nMP is not an easy task. I could instead use 1 thunderbolt external drive for BootCamp and another one (USB 3 or Thunderbolt) for storage and rely on my TimeCapsule for backup but since it’s only 2TB, I’ll run out of space pretty quick…

Any suggestions?
 
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