Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB RAID 0

twattle

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Hey, im thinking of getting a second Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB drive for a RAID 0 configuration.
My question is how much this would improve overall performance and loading times of my system.

My setup is:
CPU: Intel Q9450
MB: Asus P5Q-E
RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS2 DHX PC2-6400 (CL4-4-4-12)
GFX: Radeon HD 4850
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB
PSU: Corsair 650TX

Thanks in advance.
 

can007

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The booting time will decrease.... well a bit faster I think, but for gaming it just lower the loading time. Still I do get 5 minutes load in Bioshock :(
 
Reference bobbknight:
Your use of "cook" do you mean smoking Fast ( I doubt). Small performance gain.
Or "cook" as fry/overheat. The ICH10R provides support for up to 6 drives. While I have the older ICH8R southbridge I have 4 HDD's, two pair of raid0, with no problems of overheating.