Raptor or SATA2 Raid0 Ahh! Someone please just tell me what to do already!
Hi all,
I'm trying to build myself a new toy. One thing is for sure, the backbone if my system is a Neo4 Platinum. I just can't figure out what to do with my drive configuration. I mostly play games (FPS & RTS), listen to music, burn cd's, and surf the web. I want a separate drive that I can use to archive my entire CD collection (using Apple lossless codec). I figure a (Hitachi) 160GB - 200GB SATA2 drive will be adequate (?).
The wildcard is the drive or drives that I will install XP onto. I initially planned to go with 2 80GB Hitachi 7200 RPM SATA2 drives in a RAID 0 array. It's more room than I need for programs but I thought I'd take advantage of the increased speed offered by such a setup. Besides, the pair only cost $100. Now I'm reading that Raid 0 isn't all it's cracked up to be if performance is what you're looking for.
Are there any SATA2 Raid 0 supporters out there or should I go with a 10k Raptor instead?
Quote from: SAB on 16-August-05, 10:08:27
Why RAID? Tests have shown many newer single drives outperforming RAID, and don't help much in gaming...with drive reliability improving with each new model...it just doesn't justify the cost. Oh yeah...Raptors Rock....and a really great drive that doesn't get much attention is Samsung's SpinPoint!!!!
Well, good question. In my limited tests, I only saw a slight difference in "seconds" between sata2 and raid0. Whereas, while Im on this old dell right now, we are talking "minutes" to boot. But SAB I did notice going from a single drive to raid0 that boot and load times decreased.
I still think from all of the articles I have read that a single raptor hdd is probably the best way to go in terms of raw speed, especially for games if you can afford it in your budget. I plan to eventually buy a raptor generation 2 (or 2 for a raid0 setup - Ive seen hints of it coming soon) as my boot and game drive and use these hitachi sata2 hdds in a raid1 setup for music and pictures backups. Just my 2 cents.
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