RAID 10?

[Dempsey]

Right, I'm currently running a onboard RAID setup and contemplating changing it

FYI, my setup is in my signature.

I'm going to do a clean install of my OS because its become very bloated and a clean install is long overdue!

I have 4 x 320Gb SATA II Seagate 7200.10's and a Asus P5W Deluxe

I'm considering going from RAID 5 to RAID 10 but I would like to hear about people's experiences with performance and reliability as I've never used it.

Is the performance and redundancy worth the loss in capacity?

 

[Xelene]

With an onboard controller in a word YES. The whole thing doesn't get bogged down in Parity checks and unexpected loss of power doesn't bork the whole array.