Which would be better?

[PredatorJ]

I'm currently Running 2 Raptor WD740ADFD Drives in RAID0 for my system.
I just recieved a Raptor WD740GD from my pops for free and want to put it in my system.

My question is, whats the best overall layout?
I mostly game and web design etc.

Should I integrate that drive into my RAID0 array? Would it be compatible with the 2 16mb versions of the drive? Would the cache difference impede the array in any way?

Should I dump that array and go for a RAID5?

Should I dump the array and go for individual drive setup. ie. 1. Boot Drive. 2.Games and Apps. 3. Swap File and storage. ?

Any and all help with this would be greatly appreciated as I've been spinning my wheels for a week trying to figure out which way to go.

Thanks

 

[drizzt81]

Should I dump that array and go for a RAID5?

It is "generally" not recommended to run an OS from a RAID-5 array, so I would stay away from that idea, unless you will be running without a swap-file.

I would also think twice before adding a GD raptor into the same array with the ADFD version, because there appears to be quite a large performance discrepancy.

 

[PredatorJ]

Ok, So it would seem that running the 3 drive layout would be the best bet.

1 for OS
2 for Games and Apps
3 for Swap file and storage

Would this setup, in daily use not benchmarks, be the best performance I can achieve with my current drives?

Thanks again.