RAID on a Gaming PC.

[cordes85]

I currently have a Gaming ITX Build

Nzxt Manta red/black windowed https://www.nzxt.com/products/manta-matte-black

I7 6700k https://ark.intel.com/products/88195/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z170I-PRO-GAMING/overview/ Asus pro gaming itx Mobo with 4 sata 6 ports, + 1 m.2
the board supports 'Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

m.2 nvme Samsung 256gb http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/memory-storage/ssd/950-pro/MZ-V5P256BW

1tb samsung 850 evo sata 6 - http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/memory-storage/ssd/850-evo/MZ-75E1T0B/EU

Gskill tridentZ 2x16gb 2800mhz ram - http://gskill.com/en/product/f4-2800c14d-32gtz

EVGA GTX 1080 FTW hybrid - http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6288-KR

Nzxt X52 kraken 240mm AIO cooleer - https://www.nzxt.com/products/kraken-x52

Seasonic platinum 660w 80+ platinum PSU - https://seasonic.com/product/platinum-660/

Asus ROG 24inch 1080p 180z - https://www.asus.com/uk/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-SWIFT-PG248Q/
This system is overkill at 1080P gaming, but i chose this screen so i could attact my PS4 via HDMI and to use DP for G sync monitor for PC over 60hz.
I have also recently ordered The Razer seiren PRO MIC, the Razer Leviathan PRO, and Razer Ripsaw, so that i can create youtube videos from the PS4 gaming,
I have the PS4 PRO upgraded to 1tb Samsung 850 Evo Sata 6 the same model found in the ITX build.
As i will be creating lots of videos and live streams of PS4 gameplay is it possible to use the spare SATA ports in the ITX build to create RAID 1. I have space in the manta case for 2x3.5" drives and if possible would like to choose WD black or Red 4-6TB size drives. I have seen separate NAS boxes, but is this possible to use in my current machine to save game videos ad broadcasts, if not possible, should i just buy 2 identical drives and use them as storage and manually backup data?

I would be grateful for any advice

Best Regards

 

[USAFRet]

A manual (automated) backup schedule is much preferable to a RAID 1.

With RAID 1, any weirdness simply happens on two drives at the same time. It does not protect against any accidental deletion, corruption, virus, or other BadThings.

A RAID 1 is good for a system that actually needs 24/7 ops. Like if you were running a webstore, and downtime = lost sales.
But any business that uses a RAID 1 also has a rational backup schedule.

If you can tolerate a few minutes of downtime, RAID 1 is NOT needed or desired.