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 Post subject: 2x 2.5" 250GB WDs In RAID-0 Vs Raptors
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:22 pm 
8086
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First Off My Current Configuration Is 1x 120GB 3.5" WD For My OS And Apps, 2x 80GB (Raid-0) 3.5" First-Gen Raptors (8MB Cache 1.5G) For My Games And A 500GB WD Green Audio/Video/Backup And VBox Virtual Disks Drive. I Have One 250GB WD 2.5" Drive And Have One More Coming, Both Are 7200RPM. I Am Considering Running Them In The Following Configuration; (Of-Course Keeping My 500GB In-Tact)

One 80GB Raptor - OS And Apps And The 2x 250GBs In RAID-0 For Games And VBox HDDs And The 500GB As Stated Above.

My Question Is Would The 2x 250s Be Faster Overall Than My Two First-Gen Rapors In The RAID?

If Not Then One Of The 250s Will Be Sold, A Third Raptor Will Be Added For A Triple RAID-0 And The Other 250 Will Become The OS/Apps And Vbox Virtual Disk Drive.


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 Post subject: Re: 2x 2.5" 250GB WDs In RAID-0 Vs Raptors
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:34 am 
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I would usually ASK before ordering, and that's my first concern. You bought another 250K drive to R0 and then ask if the 75G raptor would be better without saying "in this usage". Not an 80G raptor, because those eggs never hatched to become a species.

If you have $100; get a 60G SSD and use all those other drives as storage. That SSD will punt the 80G Raptor in the face and curb stomp it. To RAID, no complications. Those other drives...just JBOD them.


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 Post subject: Re: 2x 2.5" 250GB WDs In RAID-0 Vs Raptors
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:11 am 
8086
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Nah They Are Free, And I Wont But Any SSDs For A Desktop Untill They Price Get To Around $100.00 For A 128GB Drive

Usage: I Only Store And Run Games From My RAID-0


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 Post subject: Re: 2x 2.5" 250GB WDs In RAID-0 Vs Raptors
PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:48 am 
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fyi, if you look for deals, you can find 128gb drives for around the 100 range.


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