SSD or a better GPU

PhoenixUK said:
2x500GB gives you 500gb in raid 0 instead of 1gb normal as the data is stripped over both drives instead to 1 resulting in faster speeds as your PC can read a bit of data from 2 drives at the same time.
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RAID 0 gives you the whole of the array - ie 2x 500gb = 1tb - the data is just split to allow access through both drives simultaneously

RAID 1 gives you half the array - ie 2x 500gb = 500gb - the data is duplicated as a backup

etc etc for the other levels you won't be interested in.

RAID 0 is NOT of significant use in a home PC except in very specific circumstances. Unless you do certain activities dealing with large files (such as video editing) you will rarely be limited by disk transfer speed.
 
PhoenixUK said:
2x500GB gives you 500gb in raid 0 instead of 1gb normal as the data is stripped over both drives instead to 1 resulting in faster speeds as your PC can read a bit of data from 2 drives at the same time.
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go check that link you posted earlyer...


and you will see your wrong
 
Yeh, raid0 gives you the same storage as two seperate drives, the only difference is that the data is stored between the drives ie part on one drive part on the other
 
I would just like to say, that I've recently purchased a pair of SSD's for my rig, and I'd go as far to say that this is my best upgrade I've done in the last year, and I've done quite a few upgrades!!!
 
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