newtekie1
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Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
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Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
Case | Fractal Design Define S |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard is good enough for me |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
A friend just came to me with a very odd question, that I honestly had no answer to, so here I am asking you smart folks:
He is building a media server/HTPC/gaming machine that will be hooked up in his living room to his HDTV running 24/7(the computer, not the TV).
The machine is a pretty standard Micro-ATX build, nothing major. However, he tends to think a little outside of the box sometimes, and like to be unigue in some way when building machines. So he has two options for the HDD setup:
He can buy one 7200RPM 1TB Seagate Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373
or
He can buy two 5400RPM 500GB Seagate Drives and put them in RAID 0: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371
Price isn't a factor, but he can only pick from one of those options. Now his questions to me, which are my questions to you, are:
1.) Which one would give better transfer rates?(I'm not really sure one this one. Would the RAID make the 5400RPM drives fast enough to best the single 7200RPM drive?)
2.) Which would have better latencies?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM Drive, as the RAID wouldn't really help the slower latencies.)
3.) Which would produce more heat?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM.)
4.) Which would use more power?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM here also.)
5.) If the 5400RPM RAID 0 combo would be slower, would it really be noticeable?
6.) Overall, which do you think would be better?
He is building a media server/HTPC/gaming machine that will be hooked up in his living room to his HDTV running 24/7(the computer, not the TV).
The machine is a pretty standard Micro-ATX build, nothing major. However, he tends to think a little outside of the box sometimes, and like to be unigue in some way when building machines. So he has two options for the HDD setup:
He can buy one 7200RPM 1TB Seagate Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373
or
He can buy two 5400RPM 500GB Seagate Drives and put them in RAID 0: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148371
Price isn't a factor, but he can only pick from one of those options. Now his questions to me, which are my questions to you, are:
1.) Which one would give better transfer rates?(I'm not really sure one this one. Would the RAID make the 5400RPM drives fast enough to best the single 7200RPM drive?)
2.) Which would have better latencies?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM Drive, as the RAID wouldn't really help the slower latencies.)
3.) Which would produce more heat?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM.)
4.) Which would use more power?(I'm guessing the 7200RPM here also.)
5.) If the 5400RPM RAID 0 combo would be slower, would it really be noticeable?
6.) Overall, which do you think would be better?