Hi there,
I am thinking of building a new PC, My initial plan was to get:
XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
2x Maxtor Diamondmax 22 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
I wanted to use the Raptors as a programs/games drive in RAID-0
But I also need a lot of space for work so but I don't want to compromise on speed. If I go RAID-0 for my main drive why not for the work drive, after all I will be handling individual files of several hundred mb each.
But I am new to this and was wondering what your views where? I also have another 500gb external drive that I would do backups onto from my work drive (the two Maxtor's) as I know there is an increased chance of failure with RAID-0, but what is the likelihood of that?
Also can I have two RAID setups on one PC like that? I can't find any info on it.
Thanks!
P.S I was also about to buy 2x OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz ReaperX (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR3 But I read that they wont fit side by side so I could only go 4GB, what other ram would you recommend (DDR3)? That had the lowest timings but I really don't understand them so I just went with it. I don't mind 4GB, more is just because I can, but I would like to be able to upgrade without changing all the ram.
I am thinking of building a new PC, My initial plan was to get:
XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
2x Maxtor Diamondmax 22 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM
I wanted to use the Raptors as a programs/games drive in RAID-0
But I also need a lot of space for work so but I don't want to compromise on speed. If I go RAID-0 for my main drive why not for the work drive, after all I will be handling individual files of several hundred mb each.
But I am new to this and was wondering what your views where? I also have another 500gb external drive that I would do backups onto from my work drive (the two Maxtor's) as I know there is an increased chance of failure with RAID-0, but what is the likelihood of that?
Also can I have two RAID setups on one PC like that? I can't find any info on it.
Thanks!
P.S I was also about to buy 2x OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666C6 1333MHz ReaperX (2x2GB) Dual Channel DDR3 But I read that they wont fit side by side so I could only go 4GB, what other ram would you recommend (DDR3)? That had the lowest timings but I really don't understand them so I just went with it. I don't mind 4GB, more is just because I can, but I would like to be able to upgrade without changing all the ram.