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Gaming Machine: RAID 0

In order to make my gaming machine seem faster, I decided to go with a RAID 0 using two identical hard drives. What is a RAID 0? RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (or Drives). But in this case, there is no redundancy. Instead, both drives work together to deliver data at about twice the speed of a regular drive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID_0#RAID_0

There are many different RAID configurations. Here’s more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

The advantage of a RAID 0 is speed, but the disadvantage is I loose all my data if either drive fails. So a two-drive RAID 0 has (about) twice the speed but also twice the chance of failure.

With Windows XP, this speed advantage pays off. I notice my system is faster. It’s a noticable difference and I have not yet upgraded the CPU. This motherboard can take a CPU which is much faster than the one I have in it now. When I bought the CPU, I only went up to my price-point and stopped. After I add another video card, I’ll probably upgrade the CPU.

Next up, adding another video card just like the one I already have and hooking them together. Onward!

This entry was posted on Monday, July 5th, 2010 at 12:48 am and is filed under gaming, general. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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