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Thanks a lot for the info. Looks like the only time that it would be worth it to do a RAID 5 with my drives is to make it into some type of storage server. Just for curiosity sake if I use the onboard controller, will RAID0 or RAID1 performance suffer to to clock cycles being used like RAID...

nitrobass24- I currently have 4 or 5 but I know someone who can give me some of his if I ask. As far as I am concerned at the moment I am sticking with about 4 or 5 right now. I plan to use an onboard controller if at all possible. Last resort is I am going to buy a controller but I don't...

Danny- I am just weighing my options right now and see if I am able to build something capable of the playback with what I currently have. I haven't really thought about spending much. Do you know if a RAID 10 can be an alternative? Thanks again everyone for the info. I am gonna look up...

Thanks for the info. If the write is not a big issue and the reading of files would be, can I still go for the RAID 5 because I am trying to keep the space if possible rather than losing another drive to RAID10?

I have several 750GB HDs and planning to RAID them. If I do a RAID 5 and use that as my main drive would I suffer any performance or any other issues. I know the read will be slower than doing a RAID 0 but if do a RAID 5 over at least 4 drives can this be compensated? What number of drives...

Danny - I plan to stream it wired. I think that wirelessly may cause a problem or I would have to spend extra to get better hardware for either the the server or the switch. I may be wrong on this. I am not going to be editing videos on this server. I will just be transferring my finished...

Can those NAS devices stream HD files without any lag because that is my major concern? I already have some parts lying around and was just trying to see if I can build one with what I have. I currently have a P3 & P4 processor, 1GB RAM, and some 750GB hard drives. I think it would be cheaper...

I was wondering if you guys can help me out. I want to set up a storage server in my HOME network with my 750GB drives which I will RAID. I plan to store HD videos I edit and create on this network server. I want to be able to stream my HD videos to my PS3 and my PC without playback problems...