9thAF_Angel Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Just a quick question for all you computer geniuses. If i were to spend $350.00CDN on a WD Raptor 150gig 10,000RPM hard drive, would I get a better bang for my buck than if i were to buy 2x160gig (320gig total) 7,200RPM hard drives at a cheaper price, about $115.00CDN each and put them in RADI0? I mean does RAID0 mean that they will effectively work as a single hard with 14,400RPM? Also ive been reading about people putting hard drives in RAID1 (which I beleive to be mirroring) and they do this becasue people say that if a hard drive fails in RAID0 then your screwed. Whats the chance that one of my hard drives will fail? is there the same chance and a single hard drive will fail becasue i have never had this problem in my life. Also, is it hard to set up RAID0 or is it just plugging wires into the drive and the computer knows what to do? I will make sure i get a RAID compatable mobo but is there anythign else i need? And last of all, is there a certain brand that i should stay away from when looking at hard drives? ive really only looked at WD, seagate and maxor and they seem fine as far as customer reviews go but im not sure. Thanks in advance for your help. Virtual 9th Airforce
NEODARK Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Just a quick question for all you computer geniuses. If i were to spend $350.00CDN on a WD Raptor 150gig 10,000RPM hard drive, would I get a better bang for my buck than if i were to buy 2x160gig (320gig total) 7,200RPM hard drives at a cheaper price, about $115.00CDN each and put them in RADI0? It depends on what you want out of it. Raptor = absolute speed and good capacity 2x HDD's = Raid0 is kinda overrated, the raptor is your best bet if you want absolute performance with no compromises. ALso software based RAID isn't as good. I mean does RAID0 mean that they will effectively work as a single hard with 14,400RPM? No Also ive been reading about people putting hard drives in RAID1 (which I beleive to be mirroring) and they do this becasue people say that if a hard drive fails in RAID0 then your screwed. Whats the chance that one of my hard drives will fail? is there the same chance and a single hard drive will fail becasue i have never had this problem in my life. Raid1 mirrors a disk to another on the fly, so if one dies, the otherone servers as backup Also, is it hard to set up RAID0 or is it just plugging wires into the drive and the computer knows what to do? I will make sure i get a RAID compatable mobo but is there anythign else i need? It's not plug-n-play, you have to setup the array via software. Also, software based arrays are NOT as good as a decent hardware based solution, but a good hardware soluytion will be pricey. And last of all, is there a certain brand that i should stay away from when looking at hard drives? ive really only looked at WD, seagate and maxor and they seem fine as far as customer reviews go but im not sure. Thanks in advance for your help. it really is luck of the draw, I usually tend to go with the ones that have good reviews/long warranties. That said, I have about 1.5TB of storage on my file server on various HDD's Maxtor, WD and Seagate. None have died in the last 3 years. As always though, its luck of the draw (keeping them under 40C really helps as well) Want more HDD info, check here: www.storagereview.com If you really want to go raid, go for the redundancy it provides, not for the speed. And the solution I use for my server is RAID5 and a good hardware based solution more about RAID: http://www.acnc.com/04_01_00.html
Fjordmonkey Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 I'll just say the same as Neodark, but add something: Do NOT go for a software-RAIDsolution and expect higher performance. Get a proper RAID-controller Regards Fjordmonkey Clustermunitions is just another way of saying that you don't like someone. I used to like people, then people ruined that for me.
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