Hello all --
I am building a new rig (Vista Home Premium) but never had used RAID. I want a ton of space to store all of my multimedia/files, and I want to keep it safe without the need for cumbersome backup software or external HDDs, so I figured a RAID 1 would be ideal, since it's hardware based and automatic.
I am planning on getting a pair of 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 drives to make this happen. Despite being 7200 RPM w/ 32mb cache and apparently less platters than many other 1TB drives), I am still concerned about bottlenecking my new rig because I know that larger drives are generally "slower," but this may have changed since my last build due to tech advances...
My question is whether or not it would be worth the trouble and cost of adding ANOTHER drive (e.g. a 300GB 10K RPM VelociRaptor) solely for Vista and program installs, while keeping the dual 1TB RAID for pretty much everything else...
Not only would this would add $200 to my build, which is fairly substantial, it would mean that the RAID 1 would only backup my files, and not my OS/programs/and all of the program settings that go with them -- further, the more components that I add, the more strain on whatever PSU I choose. I am thinking it is largely more trouble than it is worth, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the bottleneck issue.
Thanks!
I am building a new rig (Vista Home Premium) but never had used RAID. I want a ton of space to store all of my multimedia/files, and I want to keep it safe without the need for cumbersome backup software or external HDDs, so I figured a RAID 1 would be ideal, since it's hardware based and automatic.
I am planning on getting a pair of 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 drives to make this happen. Despite being 7200 RPM w/ 32mb cache and apparently less platters than many other 1TB drives), I am still concerned about bottlenecking my new rig because I know that larger drives are generally "slower," but this may have changed since my last build due to tech advances...
My question is whether or not it would be worth the trouble and cost of adding ANOTHER drive (e.g. a 300GB 10K RPM VelociRaptor) solely for Vista and program installs, while keeping the dual 1TB RAID for pretty much everything else...
Not only would this would add $200 to my build, which is fairly substantial, it would mean that the RAID 1 would only backup my files, and not my OS/programs/and all of the program settings that go with them -- further, the more components that I add, the more strain on whatever PSU I choose. I am thinking it is largely more trouble than it is worth, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on the bottleneck issue.
Thanks!