to RAID or not to RAID

[Mullet]

All...would you...

1. Add a single 150gb Raptor as boot/OS/apps/Game drive

or

2. Opt for 2 36gb raptors in a RAID 0 array?

 

[Nagaru]

It depends, what other disks do you have?

 

[NoL]

JBOD Ftw.

 

[Ham]

IMO raptors are a waste. Far too expensive for too little storage. 2x 200/250GB drives would come to the same as a single raptor and be just as fast in raid, with so much more room.

 

[FragTek]

Burst speeds and access times of any other sata drives can't match that of the raptors in RAID Ham, you should know that.

 

[FarFarAway]

I'm not a big fan of RAID as your OS drive tbh. Don't ask me why - I just feel safer having a fast single drive with a partition on it.

 

[Rastalovich]

I'm not a big fan of RAID as your OS drive tbh. Don't ask me why - I just feel safer having a fast single drive with a partition on it.

If u`ve only got 2 SATA connections, u`re better off using a small IDE drive for u`r OS.

oops sorry, I said IDE >.<

 

[FarFarAway]

I have like 8 SATA connecters..but I still prefer single drive for OS...and I have a RAID drive for my games

 

[Ham]

Burst speeds and access times of any other sata drives can't match that of the raptors in RAID Ham, you should know that.

I am aware of that frag, i just couldn't justify spending £75 on a less-than 40gb drive. SATA2 is plenty fast enough really and you can get it so cheap these days.

 

[Rastalovich]

They still go for £75 ? Geez

 

[FarFarAway]

I am aware of that frag, i just couldn't justify spending £75 on a less-than 40gb drive. SATA2 is plenty fast enough really and you can get it so cheap these days.

Totally agreed. With normal SATA drives getting 220mbps+ and costing ~ £50 for 160-200gb+ what's the point on spending 3x that on a 150gb drive?

 

[Mullet]

can you add some linkys to good HDDs guys as I dont have a clue!!??

also, was gonna run the array for OS, Games and Apps only...does that sound OK?

 

[FarFarAway]

I'd run a RAID partition for the OS and one for games and apps. Don't put valuable stuff on RAID 0.

Get some Seagate 7200.10 or Hitachi 7KXXX (I have 2 x 160 drives)

 

[nathan]

a raid 0 will have the same fault tolerance as a single hard drive would it not?i'd prob buy 3 250gb hard drives (they're what, £60 each now) and raid them.

 

[FarFarAway]

a raid 0 will have the same fault tolerance as a single hard drive would it not?i'd prob buy 3 250gb hard drives (they're what, £60 each now) and raid them.

Ye but 2 x the drives = 2 x the fault tolerance

 

[Nagaru]

Ye but 2 x the drives = 2 x the fault tolerance

Don't know you mean 2 x the drives equals twice the chance of a failure.

 

[Mullet]

Have decided to buy 1 raptor 150gb

Please check my other thread and provde as much feedback as possible on the 590sli Asus C2D board...thanks guys.

 

[FarFarAway]

Don't know you mean 2 x the drives equals twice the chance of a failure.

Ye that's what I meant