10,000 RPM HDD's... - Page 3 - Saxperience

Oroblram · 27th September 2007, 22:04

2x 7k RAID 0 drives are faster then a single 10k drive, much much faster.

Karl · 28th September 2007, 08:24

Okay,
n00b..
what do I need in order to setup this RAID 2 x 7,200 HDD

Oroblram · 28th September 2007, 09:02

Get a SATA Raid supporting motherboard and buy 2 matching SATA hard drives.

Karl · 28th September 2007, 09:03

one momento...

just been speaking to someone and they think they 10k rpm HDD will be quicker?

Karl · 28th September 2007, 09:32

Okayyy
right
the Motherboard I was going to buy supports RAID 0.

I can get a 10,000 RPM 150GB 16mb cache HDD for 144 quid

orrrrr......

2 x 250 GB 7,200 RPM 16mb Cache HDD's for 47 quid each and run them in RAID 0.

Someone please explain to me why that will be faster?

Oroblram · 28th September 2007, 09:33

Not even close, in Raid you can read and write from both drives at the same time pretty much almost doubling the speed compared to a single drive.
As long as the seek times are close the raid strip drives will blow a 10k drive out of the water.

Oroblram · 28th September 2007, 09:34

Basic math, 7500rpm x2 = 15000rpm VS 10000rpm..

Much cheaper too.

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 09:36

Nah, id say the raid0 setup is quicker.

For data read & write the slowest component by a huge margin is the HDD, which is why computers use RAM. Even if the disc spins faster it still suggeres the issues of needing to jumpback & forth from the inside to the outside of the disc, which takes time. In RAID0 2 discs are acting as a single one so both hard drives are working to retreive the data.

I've never acctually seen any bench marks comparing the 2 but the old saying goes "2 heads are better than 1"

EDIT: beaten to it

Karl · 28th September 2007, 09:38

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...html?WD-2500KS

they serious I gotta buy the cables too?
-___-

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 09:46

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/124735

Not quite the same product as they done seem to stock it but, use eBuyer

You generally get your sata cables with the motherboard & a new PSU will have the sata power plugs too. If you need to buy more of either though ebuyer sells sata cables for a couple quid & molex-to-sata power plogs

EDIT: applogies for my typos this morning, im lying in bed using a stupid awkward mini keyboard

Has a joystick for a mouse though, good fun lol

Karl · 28th September 2007, 09:49

pow pow,
Soulless' machine = monster

When I get it...lol.

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 09:56

Lol, aye the good news is, i done 4 years ago, what your doing now & im still using that same machine, only expansion has been more HDDs & various differet monitor arrangements!

Machine cost about 1500 initially but its lasted & still plays a few new games although all i really play is Halo & NFSMW

Karl · 28th September 2007, 09:59

True true,
buy the best you can and itll last much longer.
Always done that with computers...

Cant wait to be busting out on a 32" screen! woop woop!

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 10:04

U gettin a 32"?

My current screens a 22" but iv hooked my dads pc up to their 32" plasma in his room so he can watch movies n stuff on it. We got a big telly in the lounge too which i can plug me laptop into which is nice.

Projector all the way though, thats next on my list!

Karl · 28th September 2007, 10:07

I have a 32" LCD HD TV yes

The White Samsung you'd see in Currys and comet etc..

its nice and that,
need to check the resolution do I not?

to see If I'll be able to run the biggest res possible (with graphics card)

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 10:30

yeh, you will need to use the DVI port on your gfx card too, so if the tv dont have a DVI port you'll need to get a DVI-HDMI cable. (HDMI & DVI are the same thing except that the HDMI cable carries audio too) thats the situation i'll probs be in if i get a projector.

In the lounge we have an HD 44" LCD & upstairs is a 32" plasma (quite old) but neither of them i could use as a primary monitor. Since their main function is a TV, i think the top resolution they use is about 1024x768 & you struggle to read text on them. Ace for movies and game though, not for word processing / forum abusing.

i'll go double check on the tv in the lounge in a min though cus i think it might acctually be OK for text & i'll let you know.

You planning on using it as your main monitor?

Karl · 28th September 2007, 10:39

it has a DVI port on the tele mate.

and yes, will be the monitor.

Will mainly be using it for playing Lineage II,
maybe a bit of Sax-P and eBay.

DarylVTR · 28th September 2007, 10:41

When are you ordering the gear then Karl?

Whats the final decision on spec?

Mystic^p · 28th September 2007, 10:54

Ah, yeh it will be fine mate, our old plasma is just out dated. The HD LCD in the lounge is only plugged in using a VGA cable & it looks perfect, yours will be even better with a DVI cable. Dispite its size though it still only goes upto 1024x768.

Obv its a bit clearer in person where you dont see the scan lines

Your bro will be well jealous

Karl · 28th September 2007, 10:56

touch wood im a 1280x1024,
but even still that looks quality mate,
Loving me oversized in my blobby suit.