raid0 velociraptors

[dionysio]

created a blog to publish benchmarks using raid0 velociraptors

i used a gigabyte x38dq6
the os is windows server 2008 on a raptor connected thru a sil 3132 on the second pciex16 slot.

later on i could post more benchmarks using a dedicated controller on the second pcie x16 slot

i am waiting for your comments
i want feedback on my methodology of testing. any suggestions on the setup are also welcome. either here on [h]forums or at the blog

http://dionysio-blog.blogspot.com/

i used a gigabte x48dq6 and a q9450
i have a 3132 pcie controller x1. i currently have it attached to an raptor 74adfd on the second pcie x16 slot. i use it as the boot drive and i take the measurements on the empty raid0 array. unfortunately it is not as fast as the ich9r. one "official" measurements after i finish with the ich9r. thank you.

 

[Thuleman]

What would be helpful is to see how the raid0 data compares to a single drive data on your system. That could then be used as some sort of preliminary indicator of performance increase, although real-world increase (if any) will of course look a lot different.

 

[MrWizard6600]

Agreed, we need a control, but regardless, those are pretty wicked read times.

Care to buy a 3rd and raid-5 em? That would be really useful for me, im looking at raid-5ing 3 or 4 640GB drives, i know the read speeds shoot through the roof, but im worried about the extra write from the parity, I'd like to see how write performance is affected, sorry for going into OT, but does anyone have an ans for me?