RAID 0 array w/ 2 WD 80gb special ed's...

[rpckvv]

OK--

im pretty sure this is how my setup's gonna be, just lookin for a little advice/comments:

instead of getting 1 WD 120gb special edition HDD (8mb cache, 7200rpm), i was gonna get 2 Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm HDD's and run them in RAID 0 w/ an Epox 8k3a+ mobo..

--but--

since i live in houston, near Directron (one of overclockers.com's sponsors), i decided to look on their site for stuff...i came out w/ this:

spending about $40 more (i guess it's all equal considering speed/shipping costs etc), i can get 2 WD 80gb special edition HDD's (never knew they made these too; thought they only had 100 & 120gb models) and run them in RAID 0...

obviously, i'll invest 50 bucks or so in DriveImage so nothin goes wrong, but whaddya think about that?? gonna be fast, huh?

-peter

[Anfallgel]

that is definitely the set-up, but the 8mb cache puts those puppies about 40-50$ more than the 2mb counterparts, then you have to double that for RAID that's maybe $100 for something that's not that much of an improvement. I agree, they are the fat cats, so if you have the money why not?