I am in the process of upgrading my computer. I am trying to make a decision relative to the hard drive configuration I will use. Originally I intended to build a SATA RAID 0 array. I just discovered GHOST may not be able to easily clone the array so I will not have the safety of a full backup as I do now. I was naively intending to clone the RAID array to the large IDE hard drive I am currently using as my main drive.
I was going to the SATA RAID 0 array only because of speed. I am now wondering how much faster it really is compared to a single SATA drive. For that matter, how does the speed compare to a single Ultra ATA 100 IDE drive?
In other words, numbers aside, will a 150MB/sec SATA drive be noticeably faster than an Ultra ATA 100 IDE drive or just marginally so. Similarly, how would the apparent speed of a RAID 0 array compare to a single SATA drive.
I already purchased two WD 120 MB SATA drives and an IC7-Max3 mobo so I have the flexibilty of going in any direction I want. I just want to get a qualitative feel for the various options available.
I was going to the SATA RAID 0 array only because of speed. I am now wondering how much faster it really is compared to a single SATA drive. For that matter, how does the speed compare to a single Ultra ATA 100 IDE drive?
In other words, numbers aside, will a 150MB/sec SATA drive be noticeably faster than an Ultra ATA 100 IDE drive or just marginally so. Similarly, how would the apparent speed of a RAID 0 array compare to a single SATA drive.
I already purchased two WD 120 MB SATA drives and an IC7-Max3 mobo so I have the flexibilty of going in any direction I want. I just want to get a qualitative feel for the various options available.