I know there's not going to be an ideal AUS for this type of application, but I'm hoping to get as close to optimal as I can to make the most of this drive.
I've got a Deskstar 4TB NAS which is to serve as a backup for my Steam game installations. Now as you might expect it's no easy task to arrive at a median file size for the hundreds of different games.
Some older games use packs roughly 700mb and some use packs exceeding a few gigabytes. Not to mention the vast number of misc files that coincide with them.
I realize this drive isn't meant for speed, and for the most part that shouldn't matter greatly as it's not a games directory, but rather a back-up of one. Though if possible I'd still like to get a nice balance of speed and efficiency in the event the drive actually passes for a games directory in terms of speed.
I'm leaning towards 32k, which seems like it will be more versatile for my needs, than say 4k or even 8k. What do you guys think ?
I've got a Deskstar 4TB NAS which is to serve as a backup for my Steam game installations. Now as you might expect it's no easy task to arrive at a median file size for the hundreds of different games.
Some older games use packs roughly 700mb and some use packs exceeding a few gigabytes. Not to mention the vast number of misc files that coincide with them.
I realize this drive isn't meant for speed, and for the most part that shouldn't matter greatly as it's not a games directory, but rather a back-up of one. Though if possible I'd still like to get a nice balance of speed and efficiency in the event the drive actually passes for a games directory in terms of speed.
I'm leaning towards 32k, which seems like it will be more versatile for my needs, than say 4k or even 8k. What do you guys think ?
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