Raid or Normal Setup Poll

Drolfrawd · 01-11-09, 10:37 AM

I am wanting to find out how many here actually use Raid in their rigs and how many do not.

I am a fan of Raid as it is definite speed advantage over normal drive configurations.

So i have decided to have a vote on it to see some sort of ratio of who does and who does not.

Come on now get voting.

Wolfhound · 01-12-09, 06:46 AM

No raid here until I buy a new WD 500G disk to do an amazing 1Tb Raid0

SLippe · 01-12-09, 07:02 AM

I have used Raid in the past and was cool, but having to back everything up to DVDs before a reformat sucked. I'd only suggest Raid if you have at least 3 HDDs, not just 2. I may do it, again, someday, but for now, it's just 2 separate HDDs for me.

Tr1cK · 01-12-09, 07:07 AM

I used RAID0 for 6 years. It offers very little performance boost for real world workstation usage. I don't use it anymore as I found separating my drives gave a greater boost in performance and reliability.

C:- OS, pagefile
D:- storage, downloads
E:- game and large app (AutoCAD) installs

EciDemon · 01-12-09, 07:22 AM

Got my two 500gb seagates in soft raid1.
Dunno know though if it was wise to do this. It's stable but i dont know if it helps performance or not.

**a12ctic** · 01-12-09, 07:28 AM

Its not work it, don't bother.

Toss3 · 01-12-09, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a12ctic

Its not work it, don't bother.

Funny coming from a "guy" not even running RAID.

I for one found the speed increase noticeable, so I'd say it's worth it as long as you have a third backup drive!

Here's MaximumPC's raid vs single drive benchmark scores:

**mullet** · 01-12-09, 07:55 AM

I had Raid 0 and loved it, the only reason I changed to a WD640 is because the 36GB Raptors were so damn noisy it was driving me nuts. If I get another 640 I will Raid 0 them for sure.

bobmitch · 01-12-09, 09:33 AM

Two WD 300 GB VelociRaptors in RAID 0 here...

01-12-09, 11:36 AM

Raid is a "must" for any storage type of pc I run, but it can't be substituted as a backup plan either.

Trademark · 01-12-09, 02:50 PM

RAID0:
2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB

Good performance AFAIC. It's fast enough for me and plenty of storage. I have a Maxtor 80GB (which is 6 years old already lol) and a good old 7 year old 80GB IBM Deskstar and 400GB Barracuda in a non-raid config. The drives not part of the RAID0 array feel slower (not very odd though)

My old server uses RAID0 and RAID5 which also works pretty well, too bad the drives are complete **** these days:

RAID0:
2x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM

RAID5 (mostly important files):
5 x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM

RAID5 (webserver contents and MSDN images:
6x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM

RAID5 works pretty well, when a drive fails you just pull it out and replace it with a new one. Then you pray until it's finished rebuilding the array :P

As expected RAID is not a replacement for backups

**lduguay** · 01-12-09, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trademark

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RAID5 works pretty well, when a drive fails you just pull it out and replace it with a new one. Then you pray until it's finished rebuilding the array :P

Depending on your hardware RAID controller, you may want to assign one drive as a hot spare. It will rebuild the RAID 5 array as soon as a failure is detected.
My guess is that those Cheetahs might be close to their MTBF.

EDIT: I would think about getting rid of that RAID 0 array very soon if i were you.

View Poll Results: Do you use Raid or not
I use a Raid config like, Raid 0, 0+1 etc	19	54.29%
I don't use Raid	15	42.86%
I Might try Raid, once I learn how switch on my Pc	1	2.86%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

01-11-09, 10:37 AM	#1
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Raid or Normal Setup Poll I am wanting to find out how many here actually use Raid in their rigs and how many do not. I am a fan of Raid as it is definite speed advantage over normal drive configurations. So i have decided to have a vote on it to see some sort of ratio of who does and who does not. Come on now get voting.

01-12-09, 06:46 AM	#2
Wolfhound Moving to new home Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 1,358	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll No raid here until I buy a new WD 500G disk to do an amazing 1Tb Raid0 __________________ Intel Quad Core Q6600 @ 3,4 \| 4Gigs (2x2) OCZ Reaper PC-8500 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3R \| Western Digital 500G Caviar SE16 SATA2 NCQ \| Seagate160 Gig 7200.9 SATA NCQ \| Maxtor 300Gig SATA NCQ \| Asus Geforce 260GTX \| Samsung Syncmaster 930BF 19'' \| BeQuiet Straight Power 700W \| Cooler Master CM690 \|Windows Vista x64 SP2 \|Windows XP SP3 [Deceased PSU, no money for new one, stucked with laptop and XBOX 360] Macbook Pro 13': 4gigs \| Core2 Duo 2,53Mhz \| 250Gigs HDD \|geforce 9400M\| aluminium unibody \| Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard \|gentoo Linux 2.631 kernel Wolfhound´s Brute: http://wolfhound77.mybrute.com

01-12-09, 07:02 AM	#3
SLippe R.I.P. Babe Thread Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 12,387	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll I have used Raid in the past and was cool, but having to back everything up to DVDs before a reformat sucked. I'd only suggest Raid if you have at least 3 HDDs, not just 2. I may do it, again, someday, but for now, it's just 2 separate HDDs for me.

01-12-09, 07:07 AM	#4
Tr1cK not coming back Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,872	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll I used RAID0 for 6 years. It offers very little performance boost for real world workstation usage. I don't use it anymore as I found separating my drives gave a greater boost in performance and reliability. C:- OS, pagefile D:- storage, downloads E:- game and large app (AutoCAD) installs

01-12-09, 07:22 AM	#5
EciDemon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,423	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll Got my two 500gb seagates in soft raid1. Dunno know though if it was wise to do this. It's stable but i dont know if it helps performance or not.

01-12-09, 07:28 AM	#6
a12ctic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 2,371	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll Its not work it, don't bother. __________________ AMD X2 5050 AMD Radeon HD 4830 AMD 780G 4GB OCZ DDR2 Antec 300 Fedora 11

01-12-09, 07:55 AM	#8
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll I had Raid 0 and loved it, the only reason I changed to a WD640 is because the 36GB Raptors were so damn noisy it was driving me nuts. If I get another 640 I will Raid 0 them for sure. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

01-12-09, 09:33 AM	#9
bobmitch Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll Two WD 300 GB VelociRaptors in RAID 0 here...

01-12-09, 11:36 AM	#10
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll Raid is a "must" for any storage type of pc I run, but it can't be substituted as a backup plan either.

01-12-09, 02:50 PM	#11
Trademark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Clitoriacetal Posts: 596	Re: Raid or Normal Setup Poll RAID0: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Good performance AFAIC. It's fast enough for me and plenty of storage. I have a Maxtor 80GB (which is 6 years old already lol) and a good old 7 year old 80GB IBM Deskstar and 400GB Barracuda in a non-raid config. The drives not part of the RAID0 array feel slower (not very odd though) My old server uses RAID0 and RAID5 which also works pretty well, too bad the drives are complete **** these days: RAID0: 2x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM RAID5 (mostly important files): 5 x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM RAID5 (webserver contents and MSDN images: 6x Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB 10000RPM RAID5 works pretty well, when a drive fails you just pull it out and replace it with a new one. Then you pray until it's finished rebuilding the array :P As expected RAID is not a replacement for backups

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