Recommended stripe size?

snarkie · 26 Aug 2006 at 11:57

Can anyone recommend a good stripe size for 2 raptor 150's in a raid 0 array.
Mainly used for (gaming top prioity), surfing, and 3D work.
I was thinking around 32/64k?

jbloggs · 26 Aug 2006 at 13:17

snarkie:

I have 2 x 74GB Raptors in RAID0 on an ICH5R con. and use a stripe size of 32KB and cluster size of 4KB (Windows XP default). I tried larger stripe (64 & 128KB) and cluster sizes (16KB) but found this was best for my uses.

smids · 26 Aug 2006 at 13:36

32K is an all rounder. Fast windows performance but also good for games. Smaller = better for windows and larger = better for games but generally 32KB is deemed the best 'middle road'.

snarkie · 26 Aug 2006 at 17:20

Thx for your help.

Vlad Drac · 26 Aug 2006 at 17:22

I always thought 64KB was a better size for games and 128KB was more suited to the larger apps... :confused:

lay-z-boy · 26 Aug 2006 at 23:36

32 or 64k depending on what you do, if you load large single files then 64k (big maps in games etc)