Raid 0

newguy90 · 05-23-2008, 07:10 PM

I am building a new computer mostly for gaming. I am thinking of setting

up RAID 0 with two 250GB HDD. I know that RAID 0 increases

performance such as read/write speed but lacks in reliability. My question

is, is using RAID 0 just as reliable as just using one hard drive(not RAID at

all) or is it riskier some how because the data is spread throughout 2

different hard drive? Thanks in advance for any replies.

**peterhuang913** · 05-23-2008, 07:15 PM

I say it's riskier because the chance of data loss is doubled but it's still worth it to RAID.

**kodi** · 05-23-2008, 07:17 PM

The risk is more because you have two drives that could fail and wipe out all your data instead of one.
Why not use a smaller FAST drive 10,000 rpm like a Raptor and use the two 250's as storage in raid 1 that way your data is backed up automatically

newguy90 · 05-23-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kodi

The risk is more because you have two drives that could fail and wipe out all your data instead of one.
Why not use a smaller FAST drive 10,000 rpm like a Raptor and use the two 250's as storage in raid 1 that way your data is backed up automatically

Do you mean use two 250gb 10,000rpm HDDs for RAID 1? If not can you explain more what you mean. Thanks

**kodi** · 05-23-2008, 10:28 PM

Have a look at my system, listed on the left underneath my Tiger avatar.
I use the 74gig Raptor for my Operating system, I then use the two 250 Gigs to store Data,music etc they are set up as raid1 which means if one craps out my data is safely stored on the other.

05-23-2008, 07:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
newguy90 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: XP SP2	Raid 0 I am building a new computer mostly for gaming. I am thinking of setting up RAID 0 with two 250GB HDD. I know that RAID 0 increases performance such as read/write speed but lacks in reliability. My question is, is using RAID 0 just as reliable as just using one hard drive(not RAID at all) or is it riskier some how because the data is spread throughout 2 different hard drive? Thanks in advance for any replies.

05-23-2008, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: Raid 0 I say it's riskier because the chance of data loss is doubled but it's still worth it to RAID.

05-23-2008, 07:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,396 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Raid 0 The risk is more because you have two drives that could fail and wipe out all your data instead of one. Why not use a smaller FAST drive 10,000 rpm like a Raptor and use the two 250's as storage in raid 1 that way your data is backed up automatically __________________ Brian

05-23-2008, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,396 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Raid 0 Have a look at my system, listed on the left underneath my Tiger avatar. I use the 74gig Raptor for my Operating system, I then use the two 250 Gigs to store Data,music etc they are set up as raid1 which means if one craps out my data is safely stored on the other. __________________ Brian