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well I am aware that parity does not equal a backup. I am also aware that it does not make the computer lighting fast. I just think it would be slightly cool to have RAID in my system, whether it gives a benefit or not. I have just read a lot of information that RAID 5 will take up a fair amount...

the purpose is because im curious, i want to, and why not? To be honest why is not really in the question. It was if i needed a Raid card or not.

Its not for backing up, i know that raid is not a backup strat for several reasons, including that corruption will follow into the parity devices. I am curious why you think it should be avoided, and why “i feel like exploring” is not a compelling enough reason.

I am relatively knowledgeable in the PC building space, but little experience. In my new build I want to fiddle around with RAID a bit just for the fun of it. I want a mix of redundancy and increased speed for my hard drives. From what I could find, which most of it is from 6+ years ago, you...

I know about the risks to be had with RAID 0 and their benefits, but most articles, videos, threads, etc. that I find are from 5+ years ago when things were quite different in the tech world for storage. Also I think most media covering RAID 0 is obligated to talk about it being unreliable, so...

Yes i am looking to overclock

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Hi everyone, I need help figuring out what exactly overclocking ranges are. Im wondering what a "mild-really good" overclock is and the specs needed to acomplish such goal, like what CPU and what kind of cooler would be good, air or watercooled. I see all this 4. whatever and i need to...

Hi, im new at computer building. I have researched this a lot and i need some advice on what to get because this is again my first computer so i will take any advice i can get. I already have my HDD and RAM so i just need everything else, i will deal with the cooler. I am a casual gamer that...