Worth setting up Raid 0?

[Sp|inter]

Sorry for the rather n00b questions but im just interested to know...

ive got one 500gb 7200rpm SATA2 hdd, im just wondering if its worth buying another one (for $70) in order to set it up in RAID 0? I intend on doing some higher end gaming so i was just interested in weather or not this investment would be worth it.

Also, if i do go ahead with it, should i buy the exact same hdd? or would a different make hdd with the same specs work fine?

Thanks in advance!

-Sp|inter

[smokie mcpott]

if you have data on the current drive, creating the array will wipe anything off the current drive

aside from that, i dont know that you would notice that much of a difference to warrant the cost

[curtis1552]

You probably won't gain much if any from a RAID0 setup, except you'll have a nice big 1Tb drive.
It would probably be better to setup a RAID 1, when tends to increase speed reading (no writing) although you I'd need to do a little research to make sure I'm right in this.

[Quick69GTO]

Install/load times will decrease significantly (take less time) using RAID 0, but normal use will virtually remain the same. I personally notice the overall speed increase from using a single Raptor versus two Raptors in RAID 0.
I'll never run anything less.

[curtis1552]

Quick69GTO, how are your HDDs setup?
PATA/SATA? if PATA, are they on the same IDE controller or separate ones?

[smokie mcpott]

Quick69GTO, how are your HDDs setup?
PATA/SATA? if PATA, are they on the same IDE controller or separate ones?

raptors only come in SATA

[Sp|inter]

mm ok thanks alot! ill look into the options a bit more