SO I have the following drives set-up as I was considering raid a while back, but had so many problems setting up my Gigabyte DS3 I just gave up and used 3 drives separately. I probably could have researched further, but thought I'd just leave it till next time.
300gb - Windows, applications and Virtual Operating systems
300gb - Games
1000gb - Public Folders and all my media files, plus backups of particuler files form the other drivers.
I'm now upgrading my motherboard to:
MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
So I'm now considering taking advantage of the raid option once again for the 2x300gb drives. I here people recommend getting a good raid controller. Is this really necessary for just 2 drives set-up as Raid 0? Does the controller provide the speed. Is it pointless using on-board raid?
I'm aware of the speed differences in Raid 0 and weather it's worth it or not, but I'm just keen to try it out as I already have the essentials, with every intention of keeping it set-up.
300gb - Windows, applications and Virtual Operating systems
300gb - Games
1000gb - Public Folders and all my media files, plus backups of particuler files form the other drivers.
I'm now upgrading my motherboard to:
MSI 790FX-GD70 AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
So I'm now considering taking advantage of the raid option once again for the 2x300gb drives. I here people recommend getting a good raid controller. Is this really necessary for just 2 drives set-up as Raid 0? Does the controller provide the speed. Is it pointless using on-board raid?
I'm aware of the speed differences in Raid 0 and weather it's worth it or not, but I'm just keen to try it out as I already have the essentials, with every intention of keeping it set-up.