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    Raid 0?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Illz, Jul 10, 2011.

  1. Illz

    Illz Notebook Geek

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    Should I raid 0 in windows 7. Is it worth it? :confused:
     
    Illz, Jul 10, 2011
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  2. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    For general purpose computing, no. You will not see any real benefit.

    RAID-0 works best when you have large sequential read patterns, like editing videos or large digital photos. Unfortunately, most of the read patterns used by OS, apps, and games are random read patterns, and do not benefit from RAID-0.

    If you really want to increase performance to a large enough degree where you notice a difference, you'll need to go with a faster drive, like an SSD.
     
    kent1146, Jul 10, 2011
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  3. DCx

    DCx Banned!

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    LOL you'll find about as much difference from a software raid-0 solution as you will from upping your memory speeds from 1333 to 1666.
     
    DCx, Jul 10, 2011
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    As it's been stated no it is not worth it.

    The misconceptions of RAID is mortifying, people using RAID 1 as backup or people using RAID 0 for gaming performance increase. Unless you are copying large files 24/7 or doing something that benefits from higher sequential read, you will not benefit from RAID 0. Also again if one drive fails, you are not going to get data cheaply. Kent said it the best, going to an SSD + a HDD caddy would be a better way to get a real life benefit.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 10, 2011
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  5. viperabyss

    viperabyss Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have the money, you can install a SSD as your primary drive, and use the original drive (500GB I presume) as a data drive. That way you can get better than RAID 0 random read performance, and enough space for your personal stuff.
     
    viperabyss, Jul 10, 2011
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  6. Illz

    Illz Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the info guys.
     
    Illz, Jul 10, 2011
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