ok that makes sense. so on my 128 i should be good with a ~115 gb partition for windows (and just leave the rest unallocated during the windows install?)?
thanks again for the very helpful advice
i think the 'problem' here is that the pc is just waiting for my video card to show up (for two weeks and counting). its all assembled and there is no more i can do or play with until that card gets here...so im stuck with nothing to do but overthink every detail, potential issue and question that could arise once its finished and running (sometimes referred to as 'going insane'
).