skuby
04-21-07, 11:42 AM
I need a backup solution (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1621175#), I'll be using the following motherboard and disks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131025
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140
In Raid 1 w/2 Disks. It's easy to fix. No performance boost. Perfectly content with this as a pure backup (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1621175#) solution.
In Raid 5 w/3 Disks. It's a little more tricky but I'd be perfectly fine backing up (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1621175#) my stuff and starting over, once the disk is replaced, if the Raid cannot be rebuilt after failure. That is, if there is a good performance incentive for both the added trickiness as well as the cost of a 3rd HDD ($90).
In Raid 10 w/4 Disks. It seems simple enough but now there's two extra HDD's to buy. Again here the only reason I'd do this is for nice a performance boost over Raid 5.
My uses will primarily be 3D Modeling/Animation, Photoshop and some casual gaming. So, Performance boost wise, what am I looking at between these three scenarios. Thank you very much in advance -Derek
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131025
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140
In Raid 1 w/2 Disks. It's easy to fix. No performance boost. Perfectly content with this as a pure backup (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1621175#) solution.
In Raid 5 w/3 Disks. It's a little more tricky but I'd be perfectly fine backing up (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=1621175#) my stuff and starting over, once the disk is replaced, if the Raid cannot be rebuilt after failure. That is, if there is a good performance incentive for both the added trickiness as well as the cost of a 3rd HDD ($90).
In Raid 10 w/4 Disks. It seems simple enough but now there's two extra HDD's to buy. Again here the only reason I'd do this is for nice a performance boost over Raid 5.
My uses will primarily be 3D Modeling/Animation, Photoshop and some casual gaming. So, Performance boost wise, what am I looking at between these three scenarios. Thank you very much in advance -Derek