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- Aug 15, 2006
Please pardon my noob.
Reccently I've had some horrible luck with losing data, and I've been considering RAID for a while now for my main rig. I know RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 are the norms for non-server RAID, but I've been reading up on RAID 5 and seems perfect for what I want with a mix of speed and data protection. The only major downside I see for me is its going to be expensive.
Right now I'm considering 3 500GB Seagate 7200.11 drives for my array with plans to add 2 more. I've read up on setting stripe sizes and formating the disks and from what I've heard a 3 or 5 drive array is best.
I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to do RAID, but I've been reading through threads and the stickies and researching and there are a few questions I have.
Aside from taking hits in performance from small file writing and the cost, is there some reason RAID 5 would be bad for general use? (Gaming, photo/video/audio editing, etc.)
Do I need a RAID controller? The best option seems to be ARC-1220, and it seems like it would allow headroom for upgrading, but I'm not sure if it would really be beneficial. My motherboard supports RAID 5 but I've heard bad things about using built-in RAID controllers.
Is there anything else I should know?
Thanks guys for any input!
Reccently I've had some horrible luck with losing data, and I've been considering RAID for a while now for my main rig. I know RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 are the norms for non-server RAID, but I've been reading up on RAID 5 and seems perfect for what I want with a mix of speed and data protection. The only major downside I see for me is its going to be expensive.
Right now I'm considering 3 500GB Seagate 7200.11 drives for my array with plans to add 2 more. I've read up on setting stripe sizes and formating the disks and from what I've heard a 3 or 5 drive array is best.
I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to do RAID, but I've been reading through threads and the stickies and researching and there are a few questions I have.
Aside from taking hits in performance from small file writing and the cost, is there some reason RAID 5 would be bad for general use? (Gaming, photo/video/audio editing, etc.)
Do I need a RAID controller? The best option seems to be ARC-1220, and it seems like it would allow headroom for upgrading, but I'm not sure if it would really be beneficial. My motherboard supports RAID 5 but I've heard bad things about using built-in RAID controllers.
Is there anything else I should know?
Thanks guys for any input!