bud951
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- Dec 24, 2007
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| System Name | Making Love |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel SandyBridge 2600K |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 |
| Cooling | Corsair H70 Liquid Cooler |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | Saphire Radeon 6970 2gb + XFX GeForce 8800GT 512mb Hybrid PhysX |
| Storage | Crucial 128 GB SSD for os and games + WD 2TB for storage |
| Display(s) | Samsung SyncMaster T260 LCD 26" |
| Case | Thermaltake Shark Mid Tower (plus Vasoline to make it all fit!) |
| Audio Device(s) | Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX Speakers |
| Power Supply | Corsair AX1200 |
| Software | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
I am using raid 5 currently with 3 older 200gb seagates and I need to increase my space to at least 1.5 to 2 terabytes. I am using my onboard Nvidia raid for bootup raid 0 and storage raid 5. Raid 5 is a bit slow I know unless I spend $300 plus on a controller card which I may in the future. For now, should I go with 2 large drives in raid 1 or just go with 3 in raid 5 and upgrade the controller card later? Is there an advantage with raid 5 over raid 1 with the onboard Nvidia controller? Thanks in advance.