Worth it to raid 0?

[soulesschild]

I have an Rampage x48 thats based on the ICHR9. Is it worth it for me to raid 0 another WD64001AALS? I'm mainly using the rig for gaming/movie watching

 

[Brahmzy]

Good grief. Seriously? Is it that time of the week already?

 

[thebeephaha]

Use the search function.

But if you must,

I say do it only if you have backups and understand what can happen if you don't.

Otherwise, you will get a boost in performance, is it worth it? Only you can decide.

 

[soulesschild]

Ah I can see my question was a bit unclear as it made sense in my head till I wrote it out

What I MEANT to say was, I notice alot of people have independent raid card controllers for performance, now would the on-board RAID 0 be worthwhile or does having an independent raid controller mean all the difference in it being "worthwhile"


And yes I know what RAID 0 is and Yes I understand what happens if my RAID 0 were to fail.

 

[Dangman]

What I MEANT to say was, I notice alot of people have independent raid card controllers for performance, now would the on-board RAID 0 be worthwhile or does having an independent raid controller mean all the difference in it being "worthwhile"

As thebeephaha said, next time try to use the search function. Hone those search skills!

But if you must,

For RAID0, onboard RAID is more than enough. There are very very few situations where an independent RAID controller card would be needed for RAID0. This does not sound like one of those situations:
- Your mobo doesn't come with an onboard RAID controller
- Your mobo has Nvidia RAID (Slow compared to Intels and AMD's RAID setups.)
- You ran out of SATA ports to use.

 

[soulesschild]

As thebeephaha said, next time try to use the search function. Hone those search skills!

But if you must,

For RAID0, onboard RAID is more than enough. There are very very few situations where an independent RAID controller card would be needed for RAID0. This does not sound like one of those situations:
- Your mobo doesn't come with an onboard RAID controller
- Your mobo has Nvidia RAID (Slow compared to Intels and AMD's RAID setups.)
- You ran out of SATA ports to use.

Ah okay. Makes sense now .

 

[Syntax Error]

Wait, an Asus Rampage x48 Formula should have an Intel-based southbridge, which the OP (and the specs) point out that it's ICH9R.

For simple RAID functionality like RAID 1 or 0, ICH9R should be sufficient, there's no need for a dedicated controller card, nor is he crippled by crappy NVRAID because he's on an Intel chipset anyways.

EDIT: nvm, I read Danny Bui's post weirdly. He's totally right in avoiding NVRAID like the plague. You should be fine, just make sure you understand the risks and benefits of RAID 0, you may not feel that the benefits outweigh the potential risks.