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08-14-2009, 11:02 PM
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#1 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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| 2x 320gb Raid 0 or 1 WD velociraptor?
well, it's not difficult to find out the read speed of the velocirator
I see numbers between 120mb/s to 130mb/s maximum.
I now have a WD 320gb...so called the RE3 HD, which they say it's bit faster than regular 320gb out there. Here's the product page. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=490
I wonder what's the read speed I will get if I buy another RE3 and raid 0 it compare to 1 WD velocirator 150gb HD?
There are ridiculous numbers out there, like 200+mb/s. does it sound right?
How quick is it in real? http://www.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97770 http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...&highlight=re3 | 
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08-15-2009, 12:08 AM
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#2 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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as you fill up a HDD, it will get slower. Don't ever trust the manufacturers performance numbers.
IMO, RAID-0 is overrated...I've been there and never went back. The performance was not noticeable through daily use. The only time I've ever considered RAID again is to run RAID-1 (mirroring) for backup purposes.
If ultimate performance is what you want, get a SSD.
The price of SSD drives has plummeted in the past 3 months, and they are actually affordable now. (although still expensive compared to a HDD). SSDs are the future, and the higher end ones will blow the Velociraptors away.
I'm just waiting for the Intel X-25s to go on sale again, and can't wait to install my OS on it.
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08-15-2009, 04:58 AM
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#3 | | I keep RS good
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but what about the issue for the limited times SSD's can be rewritten?
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08-15-2009, 07:47 AM
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#4 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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I can't justify spending that much for hardly noticeable difference and have to go back
to 60, 80gb in primary storage.
I am not saying SSD is slow, but it is wise to spend the money on maybe a better video
card or Quad CPU (E7200 right now) unless SSD price goes down to a more affordable
level.
320gb is only $60...and it seems like the bottleneck is there.
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08-15-2009, 08:06 AM
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#5 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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RAID 0 is stupid
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08-15-2009, 08:34 AM
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#6 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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im using raid 10 atleast its better than raid 1 haha
why not give that a try you get the speed plus backup
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08-15-2009, 09:04 AM
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#7 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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ok, after reading some HD forums, I am convinced that Raid 0 is useless in real life performance.
now what? velocirator or new CPU or more ram (I have 4gb already) or SSD is the only
way? I do a lot of video ripping, file extracting/converting, software testing...and hoping
to speed up the bootup time as well. I need you guys' input.
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08-15-2009, 09:25 AM
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#8 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Go SSD in RAID 10, you won't want to go back.
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08-15-2009, 11:48 AM
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#9 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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problem with ssd is that what ur doing is a lot of reads and write that will make the ssd pretty much done
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08-15-2009, 05:03 PM
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#10 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Yeah, if you need a HDD that lasts more than 15 years, you'll probably want to skip SSD.
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