horseboy666 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 That's the point of using a real RAID card - you can move the array from card to card if the card fails. In any case, you should always back up at least your Users folder to another drive even if you're not using RAID. Even if you use the motherboard RAID you can still recover it by using another motherboard with the same chipset. Im buying that Highpoint 2640x1 raid card right now, hopefully I will see a difference in speeds... that 300 MB/s max I had with 3 ssd's in raid 0 was just horribad lmao... at 64 kb, with 128 kb stripe i got 270 max... with 32 kb stripe i ggot 320 max... so confusing, hearing the higher stripe is better... when the lower seems better. Anyways off to buy the card, will post results (hopefully its not totally sealed so if i dont like it i can put it back in and return with no fees *insert devil smile* FYI, a blow dryer is your friend when it comes to taking the tape off boxes (you can restick it again and no signs of you ever opening it) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 That's not very honest. /high horse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 you simply need to perform regular back ups if your data is that sensative. raid or not. dedicated raid card or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) most Highpoint's use the cpu and it not dedicated cpu on it's own, i hope you selected the right one or performance should/will be the same as onboard raid. they are cheap because they suck frankly. it''s basically adding a bunch of sata ports through 1x pcie. when raid cards hit about $300-500 mark they have a dedicated cpu. your looking for this "On-board I/O RISC processor and RAID offload provides true hardware RAID" when you want a raid card. 3ware Adaptec HighPoint with hardware raid LSI also don't put it in slot 1 of 16x or it will never boot, common problem of all raidcards. Edited September 8, 2009 by hornybluecow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fight Game Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) he isn't buying for performance. he's buying so that if the mb fails he doesn't lose the data. Edited September 8, 2009 by Fight Game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxHellxRaizerxX Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) Yea well also, that PCIe card is only x1 so he wont' even see more than 250MB/s (500MB/s if 2.0) of bandwdith anyways and that's just theoretical maximums. Right? Edited September 8, 2009 by XxHellxRaizerxX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coors Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Even if you use the motherboard RAID you can still recover it by using another motherboard with the same chipset. This. I've moved my raid 5 across 3 different motherboards of different brands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy666 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Okay got the rocketraid 2640x1 Windows 7 is now installing as i type on a diff comp (obviously) One thing that bothered me, there was no option to change the stripe size... and all it said was 512b Is this card just complete crap? Or am I missing something? Wow, as i was typing this, the installation was at 46% for 5 mins, and all of a sudden this loud high pitched noise, dunno where it came from, cant pin point... but im guessing its either the PSU or the raid card.. Also, this new board... when I power on, the comp sometimes shuts off, starts up, shuts off (after like 3 seconds) then finally stays on. Bah, so many problems lol, either its my PSU dying, or my motherboard dying... and the raid card didnt help them at all lol, just added to the struggle. I have a PC Power & Cooling 470 Watt PSU, and a nvidia geforce 9600GT overclocked from factory. Think my system is just not getting enough juice? I hear they have a 5 year warranty, had the PSU for about a year now. Guess I will try a diff PSU, see if the problem of shutting down/turning on persists... if still does, then its the motherboard... then again could be the 1200 MHz OCZ Flex dual channel 4 GB kit RAM I threw in (System is overclocked to 450 MHz x 8.5 and the RAM is set to 1200 MHz with divider of 2.66) Sigh, I think I just have some badddd luck. Prolly shouldnt go out and play golf anytime soon... K I set my system to stock, no overclocking at all... and its still doing that noise its doing the Noise during the Raid Driver installation in Windows 7 RC install basically just before its done installing the raid drivers, it freezes, LOUD HIGH PITCH NOISE, for 10 seconds, then there is no disk drive shown, but the noise stays,i just shut down the comp Obviously has to do with the RAID card, going to try moving it to the 3rd PCI-e x 1 port, as it was on the second. I didnt bother with the first slot, due to what people say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy666 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) Okay, i just set my cpu temperature alarm off... it was set to alarm at 70 degree celcius... there is no way it reached that... right after reboot it was showing as 23 degrees... using a crazy assed Noctua U12 heatsink with 2 fans on it for in and out blowing... plus the case is open and im in a basement thats freezing... its installing now... sigh... stopped at 50%, then the drive disappeared... even worse... my 3rd PCI-e x1 is blocked by my behemoth of a video card called 9600GT... so I have only the 1st slot PCI-E to try... which ppl say has problems... bleh trying anyways... if this doesnt work... im giving up.. Edited September 8, 2009 by horseboy666 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 It sounds like you have more problems than just the storage subsystem... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy666 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) It sounds like you have more problems than just the storage subsystem... 99 problems but a ... u know the rest lmao... anyways I set it to the first PCI-E x1 slot... and its installing good... at 85%... cross fingers... um... it went back to 82%... what the heck lmao ... and it errored... says something like verify the sources are there for installation... k returning this raid card, and the SSD's, just gunna use the raptor. Anyone have ideas what is goin on? *** I am trying a Vista DVD I have... since the drivers on the actual CD for the RAID are for vista or 2008... no mention of windows 7... but i doubt thats the problem cuz 7 uses vista drivers usually... but also the windows 7 dvd looks a bit scuffed from over use, so might be bad media. Lets hope!!!!! Sorry if I am a pain in the butt guys, im just new to this stuff and want to do stuff on my own but at the same time im afraid to blow up the world with this comp. Edited September 8, 2009 by horseboy666 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboy666 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Okay, I called up NCIX, and they said that my SSD's might be defective... they said there is a known issue with the Crucial SSD's... I sent them back, should get word from them in about 3-4 days. I may have lost the fight this time.. but not the war! lmao.. I might end up selling this system off and building a crazy machine , thats where you guys will come in Also, dont just pick stuff cuz its expensive, I want a crazy machine that actually is worth the money, like example... the difference between an i7 920 (2.66 ghz) vs 950 (3.06 ghz) cost difference 350 dollars... like what the heck... you can bump the 920 to that 950 spec by accident... stuff like that, I want hard core, but value too. Also, dont really care much about graphics cards as I dont really play hard core games, im a warcraft 3, counterstrike kinda guy. So I wouldnt mind a decent card, just not gunna go nuts and crossfire/sli cards, useless to me. So have fun guys List what you think a godly setup would be (bang for buck) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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