wevsspot Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Certainly a lot to consider. I really wanted the performance increase for DV production/3D studio etc. Will experiment. Thanks all. Then go for it. Like already recommended, put two smaller drives in RAID0 - or for that matter three smaller drives in RAID0, to get the hdd performance increase you're looking for. Just make sure to keep all of your work backed up to a reliable drive. Again, it all comes down to a solid backup plan for disaster recovery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 I have a 1tb external drive to back up with, how reliable are ext drives? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 I wouldn't have any problems putting backup data on a brand name external drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks wevsspot. Gonna try a few setups now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 OK, tried a few dif raid setups. Didn't noctice a vast amount of performance increase when weighed against the amount of lost free disk space so decided to un-raid. Problem. followed all manual instructions, but in os environment the two new sata's are not there even though they are in bios. I deleted raid array according to the mobo manual, still no new hdd's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Do they show up in disk management? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 One did so I formatted it in disk managment, then unplugged it and plugged the other one on same line, formatted it in disk management, now they both show up. Thanks technodanvan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedEuphoria Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 OK, tried a few dif raid setups. Didn't noctice a vast amount of performance increase when weighed against the amount of lost free disk space so decided to un-raid. Problem. followed all manual instructions, but in os environment the two new sata's are not there even though they are in bios. I deleted raid array according to the mobo manual, still no new hdd's. were you doing raid 1? because raid 0 is fast and you dont lose any space unless on hd is larger than the other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Hi no that was my mistake I realise it combined the raid0 to 320gb. But I really didn't notice any performance improvement. Tried online gaming, and 3d animations rendering, but seemed same speed. Would it/should it be a really noticable difference? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Hi no that was my mistake I realise it combined the raid0 to 320gb. But I really didn't notice any performance improvement. Tried online gaming, and 3d animations rendering, but seemed same speed. Would it/should it be a really noticable difference? You're only going to notice it when running programs that intensively use the hard disks. For example, loading a large game map (such as one in BF2 or newer games) will usually load noticeably faster. Loading Windows should be faster. Once everything is loaded into memory though it isn't going to really gain you anything. I believe some video processing programs may run more efficiently at higher speeds, those high-def ones that are multi-gigabytes in size....but the main reason "enthusiasts" run RAID 0 is simply because it's a relatively cheap way to make windows, games, and programs load faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaper Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 OK, I thought it was just me because rendering was no faster. Also, loading/booting was actually longer/slower as after POST, it showed a new screen, detecting raid array, which just made the whole thing longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedEuphoria Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 did you notice the windows install being faster with raid 0? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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