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Old August 21, 2009, 07:35 AM
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Hello,

I've been doing some research and i wanted to know if it is worth going for the SSD drives in RAID0? or should i go for the HDD in RAID0?

For SSD, i will be using the OCZ Vertex 60GB in RAID 0. $200 a piece

or

For HDD, i will be using the 300GB WD Velociraptor in RAID 0. $230 a piece

I will be using this for my OS and applications and games. And a 1TB HDD for my Data.

Which would be a wise choice? The SSD or HDD in RAID 0.

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Old August 21, 2009, 07:46 AM
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Vertex will destroy the Vraptor. Less noise (none), more speed, less latency. Vraptors only claim to fame (vs WD blacks) were their lowered latency. A Vertex is about 0.09ms latency. A Vraptor is WAY WAY WAY worse at about 6ms. Really no comparison.

If you have the money. SSD is the way of the future.
As an added bonus with 1.4.x fw Vertex`s have TRIM capability for win 7 goodness. ;)
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I would go SSD all the way. If you want the best price/performance, wait for the Intel G2 80GB SSDS. Should be available in a few days.The 60GB vertex costs $3.33/GB. The 80GB Intel will cost $249CAN or $3.11/GB. More storage, better performance, & less tweaking required for cheaper price per gigabyte. It's a no brainer.
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As an added bonus with 1.4.x fw Vertex`s have TRIM capability for win 7 goodness. ;)
Trim does not work inside a raid array. But the firmware Garbage collection does and works great.

Intel may release an update to the ich10r controller to allow this, but no word yet.

Also, +1000 for SSD. I have 3 60gb verts in raid0, here are the results:


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Go SSD there is no comparison. 1 vertex SSD is better then 2 V-Raptors. So 2 SSDs will destroy any HDD in raid.
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Thanks alot guys.

I decided to go with 2 SSD in RAID 0 for OS, apps, and games.

And 3 Western Digital 640GB in RAID 5 using 1 drive as a parity drive. =)
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