multiple hdds

footballdude2k3 · 01-14-2008, 09:57 PM

do you guys suggest running multiple hdds now? why or why not, i have read about them online a bit, not sure what to do, if i do i will get 2 500gb western digitals, if not, just one

imsati · 01-15-2008, 12:30 AM

What exactly are you looking for with multiple HDDs? --RAID array? Extra storage?

There are benefits to having more than one Drive, however you decide to use it. However, you must decide whether the benefits justify the cost of purchase. I myself have two drives, but every partition on each one serves a specific purpose. To me, The cost is justified, as compared to what I do and the information I keep stored.

footballdude2k3 · 01-15-2008, 12:58 AM

well i was thinking about setting up raid, plus if i had 1tb of storage i wouldnt have to upgrade for about a week and a half

belfong · 01-15-2008, 01:08 PM

Running multiple hdds is no different then running one, you only get more space.
Then again if you mean Raid, that's another thing...

footballdude2k3 · 01-15-2008, 04:12 PM

i read up on raid and i didnt quite understand it, what does it all do?

abstractposer · 01-15-2008, 05:51 PM

well basically a raid's main purpose is redundency. its so that if one hard drive goes down, you still have another one running. now some other advantages of running a raid are speed and space. you will increase the speed when your computer is searching for information. and you get more space. you will need to decide which raid to run. there is like 10 different raid setups

**Cromewell** · 01-16-2008, 07:19 AM

It's not often much faster if you are using it at home nor will it always give you more space. RAID1 uses the same amount of space you get (it mirrors the drives so they contain the exact same stuff). For it to be noticably faster you generally need to be doing specific tasks with a certain type of RAID or the difference will generally be very small

footballdude2k3 · 01-16-2008, 06:04 PM

ok thanks for the info guys

[-0MEGA-] · 01-16-2008, 06:08 PM

I have 4 320GB hard drives in RAID0, and although loading times don't really decrease much, the average transfer rate is much higher. I usually average between 100-120MBps when transferring movies and such.

amanda223 · 01-16-2008, 06:55 PM

Well runnning multiple hdds are not good for your p c .. it can cause harm to motherboard..

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footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 425	well i was thinking about setting up raid, plus if i had 1tb of storage i wouldnt have to upgrade for about a week and a half __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

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belfong Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 292	Running multiple hdds is no different then running one, you only get more space. Then again if you mean Raid, that's another thing... __________________ My rig: Case- NZXT Lexa Motherboard- Asus intel P5B LGA775 Memory- Kingston HyperX 2GB 800MHZ DDR2 Cpu- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40 GHz Psu- Antec True Power II 550W Gpu- Nvida GeForce 7900GTX

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footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 425	i read up on raid and i didnt quite understand it, what does it all do? __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

01-15-2008, 05:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
abstractposer New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 24	well basically a raid's main purpose is redundency. its so that if one hard drive goes down, you still have another one running. now some other advantages of running a raid are speed and space. you will increase the speed when your computer is searching for information. and you get more space. you will need to decide which raid to run. there is like 10 different raid setups

01-16-2008, 07:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	It's not often much faster if you are using it at home nor will it always give you more space. RAID1 uses the same amount of space you get (it mirrors the drives so they contain the exact same stuff). For it to be noticably faster you generally need to be doing specific tasks with a certain type of RAID or the difference will generally be very small __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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footballdude2k3 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sheboygan, wi Posts: 425	ok thanks for the info guys __________________ case- antec 900 Dell d840 cpu-intel e8400 @3.00ghz p4 2.0ghz memory- 4gb corsair 800 mhz 512 mb ram hdd- 500 gb western digital psu- 700 ocz video- evga 8800gt speakers- logitech 5.1 X130 dvd- lite on 20x os-vista home premium if anybody has any input on the left column thats what i want to get right now.

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