500Gb's or 1Tb's

Equnoxe · 06-26-2009, 06:01 AM

Hey, so i just a simple question here. i currently have 3 x 500 GB's in Raid 0. (2 WD and one SG) i need more space, and wouldn't mind more speed

.

i dont know if i should:

buy 3 more 500GB WD/SG 16MB buffer to make it 6 x 500 GB in RAID 0
$60.00

or

buy 2-3 1TB WB/SG 32Buffer for 3x 500GB and 2-3 1TB in RAID 0
$100.00

im not too sure, but im thinking the 6x 500GB is going to be faster then if i put some 1TBS in, even though the RPM and Cach is the the same.

**Cromewell** · 06-26-2009, 04:33 PM

Since you are running a raid 0, more drives will be faster assuming you are doing something that raid 0 is good at otherwise the 1TB drives are better (fewer drives = less chance for failure).

bengal85 · 06-26-2009, 05:29 PM

I would go with what you said in the first place here

Equnoxe · 06-28-2009, 09:04 PM

thx

06-26-2009, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Equnoxe New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	500Gb's or 1Tb's - That Is The Question! Hey, so i just a simple question here. i currently have 3 x 500 GB's in Raid 0. (2 WD and one SG) i need more space, and wouldn't mind more speed . i dont know if i should: buy 3 more 500GB WD/SG 16MB buffer to make it 6 x 500 GB in RAID 0 $60.00 or buy 2-3 1TB WB/SG 32Buffer for 3x 500GB and 2-3 1TB in RAID 0 $100.00 im not too sure, but im thinking the 6x 500GB is going to be faster then if i put some 1TBS in, even though the RPM and Cach is the the same.

06-26-2009, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
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06-26-2009, 05:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
bengal85 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 450	I would go with what you said in the first place here

06-28-2009, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Equnoxe New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	thx