GA-7N400 Pro2, Revs. 1+2-RAID worth trying? And, if so, wh..

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I have one each of the two revs. of this board and I'm thinking of
trying some experiments with a RAID installation and have been
wondering:

1. IS IT WORTH IT??? My objective is BETTER I/O Performance, and I've
seen many complaints over time about RAID perf. (compared to 'normal'
IDE perf.) in this newsgroup. So, again, is it worth it (opinions???)
and, if so:

2. Which 'flavor' should I try - I seem to recall that one can do
either SATA RAID OR IDE RAID (using IDE3+4). Which one perfs better?

3. Any other opinions? Comments? Things to WATCH OUT FOR (to avoid
screwing up my data/system)?

TIA.

 

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HammerToe <HammerToe@online.com> waxed eloquent in
news:fe45f0d2niqsrbi0lehg3ho5co7le063lc@4ax.com:

> I have one each of the two revs. of this board and I'm thinking of
> trying some experiments with a RAID installation and have been
> wondering:
>
> 1. IS IT WORTH IT??? My objective is BETTER I/O Performance, and I've
> seen many complaints over time about RAID perf. (compared to 'normal'
> IDE perf.) in this newsgroup. So, again, is it worth it (opinions???)
> and, if so:
>
> 2. Which 'flavor' should I try - I seem to recall that one can do
> either SATA RAID OR IDE RAID (using IDE3+4). Which one perfs better?
>
> 3. Any other opinions? Comments? Things to WATCH OUT FOR (to avoid
> screwing up my data/system)?
>
> TIA.
>

Well, having recently read an article on AnandTech.com about the
"benefits" of running RAID-0 on the desktop, I'm looking to replace my
RAID array with one big SATA drive.

Essentially, they found that in "real-world" benchmarking, using an
Intel D875PBZ motherboard, and the built-in SATA RAID controller and a
pair of WD Raptors.

The results? The only place where the RAID array had a decent lead was
in the "pure hard disk performace" test, using WinStone. Everywhere
else, a single Raptor was usually within 2-3 seconds of the performance
of the RAID array. Tests were such as the time it took to load levels in
games and such.

That said, I'm planning to dump my RAID array (using the PATA RAID of
the N400Pro2 rev2) as soon as I can swing a SATA 200GB 7200RPM drive....
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