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raid?

Last post 07-07-2008, 6:13 PM by root. 3 replies.


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06-29-2008, 6:44 PM 348045

patrick82
Joined on 04-05-2007
md
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raid?

I got a couple questions regarding Raid - but first here is my thoughts in my head:

c:/ ---> vista only [80gig western digital 16mb cache]

i was going to go with a
d:/ -- programs
E:/ music and games

?'s are
1) "2" --- 250gig sata drives -- in raid
is RAId worth it??

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Budget:200	VGA:XFX geforce 9800gtx	Monitor:17inch samsung LCD
MB:gigabyte ga-m57sli s4	OS:64bi vista ultimate	Browser:firefox
CPU:amd x2 5600+	Sound:onboard	Purpose:gamming/general
Memory:4gig Gskill	PSU:610 pc power and cooling	Brand:not sure
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06-29-2008, 11:21 PM 348156 in reply to 348045

CheapAsianGamerGuy
Joined on 05-23-2007
SoCal
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Re: raid?

What are you trying to accomplish? Redundancy? (2x 250 = 250GB RAID1)

or Speed/Performance (2x 250GB = 500GB RAID0)

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07-07-2008, 6:02 PM 352913 in reply to 348045

whitelotus
Joined on 06-13-2008
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Re: raid?

If you want to have data redundancy I would put two drives in a RAID 0 configuration. If one drive fails you still have your data on your second drive. If you want performance go for RAID 0 but you will be unprotected. I always favor data redundancy.

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07-07-2008, 6:13 PM 352922 in reply to 352913

root
Joined on 04-10-2007
Dallas, TX
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Re: raid?

whitelotus:
If you want to have data redundancy I would put two drives in a RAID 0 configuration. If one drive fails you still have your data on your second drive. If you want performance go for RAID 0 but you will be unprotected. I always favor data redundancy.

You might want to read that again there whitelotus.

And if you still don't see what's wrong, this would be a good read for you.

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