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if I have 2 150gb raptors in (raid 0) does that = 300gb or is it read as 150gb? Also how would I set up my raid array for OS/Games? I'll also have a seagate barracuda 7200.11 500gb 7200rpm sata 3.0gb's for data/movies whatever.
 
Yes, if you use 2 x 150gb raptors it would be 300gb, well actually only 279gb; just remember, if one drives then your OS will not boot as it is stripped over both drives. For your 500 just give it a drive letter like D and you can use it without a problem.
 
Thanks Sparkyy, I'm still confused though about using 2 raptors in raid for the OS, do I have to use 1 raptor instead for the OS and 2 seperate raptors in raid 0 for games or am I better off just using 1 raptor for OS and the 500gb drive for games/apps either way how can I get the best performance? thanks in advance :)
 
You can use Raptors in RAID 0 for the OS think of it like this in RAID 0 you make two drives into one. The data is written across both the drives so if one fails you lose all your data. I personally use 2 seagate 320Gig 7200.10s in RAID 0 for my OS in my main comp. It feels faster than my old WD 250 around windows and load times seem better is it just the placebo effect maybe iono.

I like your idea of Raptors for OS and games and a second bigger drive for storage. As far as RAID it depends on who you ask whether or not its worth it. I like it. I think it makes things feel snappier. Best raw number performance would be with Raptors in RAID. Best real world performance it just depends.

IMO you need to do either just 1 raptor for os and games or a RAID 0 array for OS and games not a single raptor for OS and RAID for games thats just starting to get overly complicated but thats just my opinion.

Edit rereading my post its either going to make perfect sence or its just going to be ramblings of a mad man. If you have any more questions just ask.
 
Well, if you raid0 the Raptors, you will have a 300 gig hard drive. I would personally make a 50-100 gig partition on the raid drive for the OS. Then make a second partition with the remaining room on the Raid for your applications and saved games. The other drive can be for your bulk storage, like video, music, or photos.

That way if you feel a need to reload windows, you can reformat the OS partition for a clean install and not wipe all of your data.

Don
 
jc6699 said:
if I have 2 150gb raptors in (raid 0) does that = 300gb or is it read as 150gb? Also how would I set up my raid array for OS/Games? I'll also have a seagate barracuda 7200.11 500gb 7200rpm sata 3.0gb's for data/movies whatever.
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dont raid them. youd be better off to run them separately. use one for your os and main progs. use the other for games. use the 500gb sata for backup/data storage. raiding the raptors doesnt boost performance enough to matter. plus your twice as likely to have a failure on your os drive because your using 2 drives equally if you raid 0 them. i did research before i got my raptor the other day and was glad to see i wouldnt want to spend double for a raid0 setup.
* a lone 150gb raptor will perform slightly better than 2 raid 0 sata2 7200 drives for anyone who cares.
 
Rogue71 said:
* a lone 150gb raptor will perform slightly better than 2 raid 0 sata2 7200 drives for anyone who cares.
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exactly why my 7200.10s are raided Raptor performance for 100 bucks and twice the storage to boot.
 
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