- Jun 28, 2007
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Before we get started let me explain the hardware I have and what I intend to use it for:
Two (2) Deskstar 82.3gb 7200RPM SATA 1.5 hardrives, (Previously used in a RAID 0 setup under Windows XP Pro)
One (1) 160gb Seagate 7200RPM IDE hardrive.
My mobo is this guy:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Sup...el.aspx?ProductID=2533
The mobo supports Raid 0,1,5 and 10.
I was thinking about putting the Deskstars in RAID 0 and just using the Seagate as file storage, with the RAID array handling the OS.
However, after reading the following article I'm wondering if RAID 0 isn't the way to go, considering the increased risk of failure and marginal performance gains:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101
See also:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2974
RAID 1 looks more like the way to go in terms of nominal performance differences with the reliability to boot. The issues comes down to storage space. If I ran a RAID 1 with these two drives it will only leave a small amount of space to store additional non-OS files. Is it important that the game files be installed on the RAID array for the best performance compared to my single IDE drive?
Switching gears slightly, I've also heard of people using a separate hardrive for their paging file to increase performance. Should I still run a RAID 1 setup on
Here's some possible configurations:
1)
RAID 1 (put OS on the array and installed games, keep array as standard page file)
IDE hardrive for additional storage only
2)
RAID 1 (put OS on the array and installed games)
IDE hardrive for additional storage and the page file
3)
Suggest a better setup?
I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do. I'm just about broke, so purchasing extra hardrives isn't an option at this time. They keep on increasing in size and coming down in price so this could be a future upgrade. However, in the mean time I really need to get something up and running soon. Given the hardware and usage patterns outlined above, what's the best configuration?
Two (2) Deskstar 82.3gb 7200RPM SATA 1.5 hardrives, (Previously used in a RAID 0 setup under Windows XP Pro)
One (1) 160gb Seagate 7200RPM IDE hardrive.
My mobo is this guy:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Sup...el.aspx?ProductID=2533
The mobo supports Raid 0,1,5 and 10.
I was thinking about putting the Deskstars in RAID 0 and just using the Seagate as file storage, with the RAID array handling the OS.
However, after reading the following article I'm wondering if RAID 0 isn't the way to go, considering the increased risk of failure and marginal performance gains:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101
See also:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2974
RAID 1 looks more like the way to go in terms of nominal performance differences with the reliability to boot. The issues comes down to storage space. If I ran a RAID 1 with these two drives it will only leave a small amount of space to store additional non-OS files. Is it important that the game files be installed on the RAID array for the best performance compared to my single IDE drive?
Switching gears slightly, I've also heard of people using a separate hardrive for their paging file to increase performance. Should I still run a RAID 1 setup on
Here's some possible configurations:
1)
RAID 1 (put OS on the array and installed games, keep array as standard page file)
IDE hardrive for additional storage only
2)
RAID 1 (put OS on the array and installed games)
IDE hardrive for additional storage and the page file
3)
Suggest a better setup?
I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do. I'm just about broke, so purchasing extra hardrives isn't an option at this time. They keep on increasing in size and coming down in price so this could be a future upgrade. However, in the mean time I really need to get something up and running soon. Given the hardware and usage patterns outlined above, what's the best configuration?