RAID 0 BLOCK SIZE QUESTION

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Setting up RAID 0 on my new pc. I will mainly be usuing this one for MMO's and some FPS games. Was wondering what the best all around block size is I should go with. 128k or like 16k or what. I've never used raid before but want the faster HDD performance. Mainly I do not know if these games load a lot of small files or a few large files. I'm sure it varies for type of game etc.

I was thinking about setting it to 16 or 32k size, but like I said, never used it and dont know much about it. Any input would be appreciated.

 

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It depends on the chipset and board. I use the default on my board and it seems to work the best. (128k)
Search a little for your specific board and should be able to find the answer.
You probably wont notice a huge difference using one vs another unless you have time to build the array using 32 and then testing then rebuild the array using 16, etc...
The fact your moving to raid from a single drive I assume you will pick up performance.
I would start with 32. Also before you go to raid becnmark your existing setup so you can se the performance increase after switching.