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In my 2011 build desktop I have 2 striped 128Gb SSDs for system and regular programs (VS2012, MS Office)/games, and a 600Gb Velociraptor HDD for data and other stuff.
Also have a 3Tb Raid 5 NAS for more less-used stuff/archiving.
Also have a 1tb external HDD for backup of accounts, photos and other material I definitely don't want to lose.
Last edited by Scrag Meister; 2 September 2013, 09:29.
Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.
In my 2011 build desktop I have 2 striped 128Gb SSDs for system and regular programs (VS2012, MS Office)/games, and a 600Gb Velociraptor HDD for data and other stuff.
Also have a 3Tb Raid 5 NAS for more less-used stuff/archiving.
Also have a 1tb external HDD for backup of accounts, photos and other material I definitely don't want to lose.
Most modern SSDs can saturate the SATA bus. I would never stripe two together. I'd guess you're using fake RAID rather than a 'proper' RAID controller too. Not worth the risk IMO.
And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.
Most modern SSDs can saturate the SATA bus. I would never stripe two together. I'd guess you're using fake RAID rather than a 'proper' RAID controller too. Not worth the risk IMO.
What is fake v proper RAID?
Using an Asus Z68 chipset mobo and the SATA III drives are on SATA III (6Gbs) ports with built in Marvell RAID controller.
Last edited by Scrag Meister; 2 September 2013, 14:28.
Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.
Using an Asus Z68 chipset mobo and the SATA III drives are on SATA III (6Gbs) ports with built in Marvell RAID controller.
Fake as in software RAID rather than hardware RAID.
Did you do any performance testing before striping the disks together. I'd be surprised if there was much of a performance increase in doing so. The onboard RAID controllers are usually pretty rubbish compared to proper battery backed hardware controllers.
And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.
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