Raptor or RAID?

Crana · 09-12-08, 02:54 PM

Since I've been planning my new rig I planned on getting a 74gb raptor and x2 500GB drives, but I've heard that if I got x2 identical hard drives and put them in RAID 0 I can achieve the same performance as the Raptor offers.

Current plan: x1 raptor, x2 500gb drives = £194.04
Total storage space: 1.074TB

Proposed plan: x2 500gb drives in RAID 0 for OS and programs and x2 500gb drives for back-up and storage = £182.84
Total stoage space: 2TB

(500gb drives mentioned are Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache @ £45.71)

What do you guys think?

Thanks.

Mr.Guvernment · 09-12-08, 03:09 PM

No, you cant.

Raptors havea faster seek time - thus things like loading windows and starting programs is faster

raid 0 drives have a higher STR - as in with large files they perform better.

search the forums, there are MANY threads on this very issue on raptors, or single drives vs raid.

Crana · 09-12-08, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the info. I've decided to stick with the Raptor after reading some of the threads regarding this question

After all, what I want to achieve is faster loading times with Windows, games and programs

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Crana Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Raptor or RAID? Since I've been planning my new rig I planned on getting a 74gb raptor and x2 500GB drives, but I've heard that if I got x2 identical hard drives and put them in RAID 0 I can achieve the same performance as the Raptor offers. Current plan: x1 raptor, x2 500gb drives = £194.04 Total storage space: 1.074TB Proposed plan: x2 500gb drives in RAID 0 for OS and programs and x2 500gb drives for back-up and storage = £182.84 Total stoage space: 2TB (500gb drives mentioned are Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA II 7200RPM 16MB Cache @ £45.71) What do you guys think? Thanks. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz with Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme // Asus P5Q Deluxe // PowerColor ATI HD 4870 with Zalman VF1000 // 4GB Corsair DDR2 PC 6400 RAM // 640GB WD HDD // Corsair 620W HX // Antec P182 // Samsung SyncMaster 21.6" // Windows 7 64-bit
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Crana Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Thanks for the info. I've decided to stick with the Raptor after reading some of the threads regarding this question After all, what I want to achieve is faster loading times with Windows, games and programs __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz with Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme // Asus P5Q Deluxe // PowerColor ATI HD 4870 with Zalman VF1000 // 4GB Corsair DDR2 PC 6400 RAM // 640GB WD HDD // Corsair 620W HX // Antec P182 // Samsung SyncMaster 21.6" // Windows 7 64-bit
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