Expensive RAID controller for 2 disk RAID0?

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Will there be any benefit to getting an expensive RAID controller for a simple 2 disk RAID0 array of Mtron Pro 7500 SSDs?
 
Save the money and run it onboard. The difference between chipset RAID and RAID controller card will be minimal in everyday use.
 
agree with driveeuro... no, it's not worth it with two disks. if you had enough disks to max the ICH9R bandwidth i'd say, yes
 
RAID 0 does not benefit from expensive controllers, period.

until you get into massive arrays. for desktop users onboard, especially ICH9/10R will perform the same as a $600 Arcea
 
is that an issue with the Arcea though? i dont think ICH9R has that problem... or is it a chipset problem, i have just read some very very long threads over on XtremeSystem about raid 0 and controller cards and the sensus is they do nothing for performance for most users

i do mean like 1-4 drives, i don't see many desktop users having 10 disk raid 0 arrays. to which you buy a card cause you need the ports
 
MrGuvernment said:
is that an issue with the Arcea though? i dont think ICH9R has that problem... or is it a chipset problem, i have just read some very very long threads over on XtremeSystem about raid 0 and controller cards and the sensus is they do nothing for performance for most users

i do mean like 1-4 drives, i don't see many desktop users having 10 disk raid 0 arrays. to which you buy a card cause you need the ports
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edit: this thread?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=185579
interesting, but I don't see any concise results
I'll do my own benchmarks when I get this stuff and post the results
if the highpoint doesn't provide an advantage over the onboard, I'll just sell it off
 
for sure let us know, i just have ICH9R wqith 2 80g segates i have a crappy LSI / Dell PCie card but it isnt a hardware card at all so i didnt bother testing

it has something to do with raid 0 not needing the calculations say raid 5 or raid 10 does, so the card doesnt really do any work.
 
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