TheReaper Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 I'm going to buy a new hdd on Saturday, what is the best/fastest make/model around 160gb or smaller? Raptor? who make them? Is there better/faster? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 I'm going to buy a new hdd on Saturday, what is the best/fastest make/model around 160gb or smaller? Raptor? who make them? Is there better/faster? Western Digital makes the Raptor. It's expensive. Really Expensive Much cheaper to just get two (or more) smaller, slower drives and run RAID 0. If that isn't an option or you aren't comfortable with it, you're pretty much stuck with the Raptor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedEuphoria Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 yeah it would be better/faster if you pickup another HD like you already have to run raid 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 I'll just chime in too. What everybody else already said. 1 HDD = Raptor 10,000 RPM 74gb or 150gb = expensive 2 - 3 HDD = Just pick two or three with a brand you've had good success with and put them in RAID0 = pretty darn cheap right now Extreme performance at an extreme price = 2 Raptors in RAID0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suedenim Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Also 10K rpm means noise if that's a concern too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks guys that's excellent news. Will buy couple more of what I have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Also 10K rpm means noise if that's a concern too. Yep, mine definitely make the racket when they are working hard. That can be mitigated to some extent if you use rubber insulators between the drive and the drive cage, but even then you'll still know you've got Raptors. Reaper, I think that's the best way to go. I've often considered selling my Raptors and putting 3 WD 120 or 160gb drives in a RAID0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedEuphoria Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Yep, mine definitely make the racket when they are working hard. That can be mitigated to some extent if you use rubber insulators between the drive and the drive cage, but even then you'll still know you've got Raptors. Reaper, I think that's the best way to go. I've often considered selling my Raptors and putting 3 WD 120 or 160gb drives in a RAID0. I agree 100% wev, mine make some noise and I've considered selling them also. Probably i should not have bought them and bought 1 or 2 more Hitachi 80Gig's to go with my other 2 and saved some money, oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Good stuff guys, I'm getting another 160gb sata2 tomorrow, Seagate Barracuda is what I have so I assumr like many things, I should get the same. The price is ok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 For overall compatibilities sake, yes you should get the same. But more importantly, is make sure they are both the same capacity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 Ok will do. There's one thing that confuses me about raid. If I save a file (avi) to say E: it will go there right? Because as I understand it, raid reads and writes to/between the two hdd's, am I correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 22, 2008 Posted February 22, 2008 RAID0 splits the data blocks between your two drives. The size of the data blocks is dependent on the stripe size you set when you create the array. Once the array is created the two drives are recognized and reported as a single drive letter. In most cases, if Windows is installed on the default partition of "C:" your array (when viewing in Windows) will be drive "C:" And it will consist of all the drives you used to create the array - for RAID0 that would be a minimum of two drives. Your reported drive size will be the combination of the capacity of both drives less reserved space on the disks (assuming you are using two drives of the same capacity). You can use as many other drives as backup or storage as your motherboard will support. So I think I understand your question. You'll have a backup or storage drive assigned as drive "E:" in addition to your array drive? If so, your files will be saved to whatever drive path you tell them. Whether that be your "E:" drive, your array drives, or any other drive or drive letter assignment you happen to have. Here's probably one of the neatest sites I've seen for explaining how the various RAID types work, what the benefits and drawbacks of each are, etc. http://www.acnc.com/04_01_00.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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