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I currently thinking about setting up a large raid 3 array using a XFX revo 64 card with 5 300gb hard drives.
i dont really need all that space just yet, but i thought it best to invest and have it set up and have room to move. It will also provide some redundancy.
i already have a 300gb seagate drive so i would just need 4 more. i assume that any 300gb drives will do so i was going to get samsung ones, would that be ok?
now ill need somewhere to put these drives. I have found a 5 in 3 drive caddy from a competitor that costs about £80!! are there any other cheaper ones around? or should i just stop looking?
my other option would be a coolermaster 4 in 3 device. This would not be as good as i would have to open the case up and fiddle round with screws to find the dead drive if one fails. but it is a lot cheaper.
what other options are available to me? id quite like NAS, but its a lot more expensive for less storage space.
thanks for any input.
i dont really need all that space just yet, but i thought it best to invest and have it set up and have room to move. It will also provide some redundancy.
i already have a 300gb seagate drive so i would just need 4 more. i assume that any 300gb drives will do so i was going to get samsung ones, would that be ok?
now ill need somewhere to put these drives. I have found a 5 in 3 drive caddy from a competitor that costs about £80!! are there any other cheaper ones around? or should i just stop looking?
my other option would be a coolermaster 4 in 3 device. This would not be as good as i would have to open the case up and fiddle round with screws to find the dead drive if one fails. but it is a lot cheaper.
what other options are available to me? id quite like NAS, but its a lot more expensive for less storage space.
thanks for any input.