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  2. [PC] Ask The Experts Thread

    in Techzone

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    No, actually speed is not a concern, space is. I wanted to buy an extra hdd, but instead of configuring in regular pri slave/sec slave mode, I thought of going in for raid config. I understand from your replies that its not entirely helpful.

    Well, the only benefit you might have using Raid 0 is using the whole array of disks as 1 set. Then again there's a problem if you are using different HDD sizes. Plus there's a chance of risking your data.

    Better stick with the master/slave setup..!

  4. [PC] Ask The Experts Thread

    in Techzone

    Posted · Edited by Dr.McNinja

    Oh and if you add different HDD sizes, you are limited to the size of the smallest HDD.

    So if you add up a 500 with 1TB, in Raid 0 you will have 500+500GB = 1TB.

    In Raid 1, you will have only 500GB.

    Only makes sense if you add in 2 similarly sized HDDs.

     

    If you need faster OS speeds, esp. booting, fully format your HDD & make a partition of 10-20GB depending on what you would mostly need on it (OS+ necessary drivers & apps). Reason being that the 1st partition is normally located on the outer area of the HDD which is seeked much faster as compared to the inner ring. Same reason why there's a burst in speed in the beginning when the HDD tries to move/copy a file but then gradually the speed reduces as the head moves towards the inner ring.

     

    Edit: Also, hardware Raid controllers are faster than software ones.

  6. [PC] Ask The Experts Thread

    in Techzone

    Posted · Edited by Dr.McNinja

    ^^ Thanks. Now I plan to add another 1 TB HDD to my system. Is it more beneficial to have it in RAID mode (RAID 0 or RAID 1 ?) or just use it as a slave hdd ? Also, currently I've a 500GB HDD, if I add 1 TB HDD can I configure both in RAID 0 config ?

     

    I hope my queries are making sense :P

    Raid 0 will use both the HDDs without mirroring, therefore say you are using 2 1 TB HDDs, you will have 2 TBs in all. But Raid 0 is comparitively unreliable & even if 1 disk fails, your complete data is gone.

    Raid 1 mirrors data on both disks. So 2 1 TBs will actually give you just 1 TB of space, mirroring the primary HDD on the other one. Here both discs must fail for the data to be gone.

    Don't think there's much difference in terms of disk performance in daily activities, unless you use image/video editing or other intensive tasks, where Raid 0 has an edge.

    Here's an infographic.

  21. Steam deals

    in Deals and Offers

    Posted · Edited by F@tm@n

    You still din't have crysis???

     

    You actually deserve to be hit hard on your paunch, so air comes out and you loose some weight in the process...

    :rofl:

     

    The girl in King's Bounty looks cute :mellow:

     

    BTW, how's Rush ? :unsure:

     

    Edit: Got Rush :dance: .. Looks like a good puzzler !

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