SATA Raptor Raid question?

Rolikei · 11-05-2004, 12:15 AM

I want to get four of the WD Raptor hard drives and put them in a RAID-0 setup but I am curious about bottlenecks. Can a PCI express handle that kind of setup and actually be able to see improved results. Also I HATE any loading time at all like the few seconds it takes for internet explorer to load or photos in photoshop. What can I do to put an end to this. I have overclocked like mad and have good ram. Why are there still delays? I am hoping a super fast raid system will fix this problem. Thanks

crazijoe · 11-05-2004, 07:00 AM

The RAID 0 will work but it may saturate your PCI bus. The PCI bus will transfer at 133MB/PS or 1024Mb/PS. If you have any other devices on you PCI bus it will slow this down. The best board I have found for running a RAID 0 are certain Intel boards boards because the Gb Lan is totally isolated from the PCI Bus.

crazijoe · 11-05-2004, 07:30 AM

Another note to ponder on. The more drives in a RAID 0 array the more points of failure. It would be best to have a rock solid backup solution.

11-05-2004, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rolikei Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4 OS: XP	SATA Raptor Raid question? I want to get four of the WD Raptor hard drives and put them in a RAID-0 setup but I am curious about bottlenecks. Can a PCI express handle that kind of setup and actually be able to see improved results. Also I HATE any loading time at all like the few seconds it takes for internet explorer to load or photos in photoshop. What can I do to put an end to this. I have overclocked like mad and have good ram. Why are there still delays? I am hoping a super fast raid system will fix this problem. Thanks

11-05-2004, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Tech Hardware Forums Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	The RAID 0 will work but it may saturate your PCI bus. The PCI bus will transfer at 133MB/PS or 1024Mb/PS. If you have any other devices on you PCI bus it will slow this down. The best board I have found for running a RAID 0 are certain Intel boards boards because the Gb Lan is totally isolated from the PCI Bus. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

11-05-2004, 07:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazijoe Tech Hardware Forums Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Another note to ponder on. The more drives in a RAID 0 array the more points of failure. It would be best to have a rock solid backup solution. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software