RAID 0 or a Single HDD

[CoolaxGaming]

Hello!

I receantly decided to buy a SSD, since SSD cost so much, I bought a Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB for the Operating System and other software's. So, every gamer knows that 250 GB is NOT enough for games.
So my question I have these Hard Drives -

1. A single ST1000DM003 basically 1000GB 64 MB 7200 RPM
2. Three HITACHI HTS723216L9SA60, basically 160GB 16 MB cache 7200 RPM Drive

I dont need bigger then 500 GB for games....
So running those 3 HDD in RAID 0 would be faster then option2.
But each HDD in option 2 is $90(total of $270) and option 1 only 49.99

So which is better?

 

[Kevovaz]

You'll probably be better off with option one, you'd only have to power one drive, it's cheaper, and you don't have go through the frustration of actually getting acceptable results from RAID 0 if you're not versed in setting it up.

 

[reedo_43]

SSD for os and whatever else you want to put on there. Games on the seagate. 3 drive in a raid0 is 3 times more likely that one will go bad losing all of the data. And from the size of them, they are probably getting a bit old.(likely to fail as well) You can raid the 3 but don't store anything you can't afford to lose on them.

 

[CoolaxGaming]

You'll probably be better off with option one, you'd only have to power one drive, it's cheaper, and you don't have go through the frustration of actually getting acceptable results from RAID 0 if you're not versed in setting it up.

I have a 1200 watt power supply and already have the HDD's

 

[CoolaxGaming]

SSD for os and whatever else you want to put on there. Games on the seagate. 3 drive in a raid0 is 3 times more likely that one will go bad losing all of the data. And from the size of them, they are probably getting a bit old.(likely to fail as well) You can raid the 3 but don't store anything you can't afford to lose on them.

Will they be faster, Found they are Sata 1

 

[rhym1n]

Why not just get a faster HDD if you don't want to get an SSD?

Have you checked out the black friday deals on Newegg?

http://www.newegg.com/store/EventSaleStore/ID-45

 

[CoolaxGaming]

Why not just get a faster HDD if you don't want to get an SSD?

Have you checked out the black friday deals on Newegg?

http://www.newegg.com/store/EventSaleStore/ID-45

I HAVE the SSD, 250 Gb isint enough for games,

 

[reedo_43]

sata 1 will be slower by a long shot. Probably not even saturate the port that they are on.

 

[CoolaxGaming]

sata 1 will be slower by a long shot. Probably not even saturate the port that they are on.

So the 1 TB hdd is better?

 

[rhym1n]

Sata 1 = 1.5 Gbps
Sata 2 = 3.0 Gbps
Sata 3 = 6.0 Gbps

Does your mobo support revision 3.0? Go with a faster spinning HDD (10,000 or 15,000 RPM).

 

[CoolaxGaming]

Sata 1 = 1.5 Gbps
Sata 2 = 3.0 Gbps
Sata 3 = 6.0 Gbps

Does your mobo support revision 3.0? Go with a faster spinning HDD (10,000 or 15,000 RPM).

Yup it supports revision 3, the thing is the HDD which is 1TB is EXTREAMlY slow, thats why I thought 3 HDD would be better.