Here´s a couple of Raptor Raid 0 scores

TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
edited December 2003 in Hardware
Connected on the silicon SATA chipset at a 32/32 setup with no tweaks whatsoever.

Sisoft Sandra:

sandraraptors.jpg

Atto:

attoraptors.jpg

The only sad part is that they are not mine, they are lsevalds :(

I´m going Raptors next, that´s for sure.

Comments

  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited June 2003
    Very nice. They're on my next upgrade list, but I really need more capacity than 37.5 gig per drive.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited June 2003
    My idea is to have them as OS, editing movies/music, games and apps drives and a 200 or 250 gb WD se as a backup/storage drive. That would set me up just fine with both speed and storage. Not to expensive either.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited June 2003
    Damn you lsevald.
  • gcstadergcstader
    edited December 2003
    I'm about to purchase two raptor HDs and set them up in a RAID 0 channel. However, I also need a third hard drive with more storage space than 36 gigs. Is it possible to have a RAID 0 array plus a standalone hard drive? If so, does the standalone hard drive's speed bottleneck the RAID config in any way?

    Thanks
    Greg
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Mac,
    Maybe it's just me, but your ATTO and Sisoft pics won't download. All I see are the Red X placeholders.

    Greg,
    I'm doing just that on my NF7-s. I have my OS and Apps on the RAID 0 Raptors and my data and backup on 4 WD JBs on a PCI RAID card. The NF7-S is great for combining SATA drives and regular PATA drives.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    As long as you have more than 2 sata ports, you should be ok. Where you setup the raid array, you can choose which drives that is going to be in that array. On sata, i don't think it should hit performance at all, but on regular ATA, i'm almost positive it will.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    The separate drive will have no influence what so ever on a array. If you want to keep all your drives separate and don't have an open IDE port then just spen $22 for a PCI card for your extra drive and all will be well in Gregland. ;)
  • ginipigginipig OH, NOES
    edited December 2003
    Hey everybody!
    I finally sobered up enough to type :D Can't wait till nYe.

    K, here goes: I guess I'm out of storage upgrade choices, as far as ide media goes.
    My board supports sata, though, and with the 2 sata connectors from my psu, I
    guess I have other options.

    What benefits does having an sata drive (or 2) have? I guess they're faster and all,
    but aren't they kinda small in size? I mean, for the price they're selling for, isn't it
    financially feasible to upgrade something else?

    I haven't been following computers and stuff for almost 2 yrs now, so I haven't read/
    heard other people's convictions on the matter. I'm in no position to argue with any
    of you techn0-wizards, and that's why I'm not. I just wanna know why u guys are
    doing it?

    Remember, I'm a ginipig, and I'm easily swayed either way. Be objective please :)
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    SATA has come down a ton in price, tho still somewhat more xpensive than IDE. Currently on NewEgg, Maxtor 80G IDE = $69, SATA = $88, both OEM 7200RPM. The speed gain is pretty small but the cabling is nice (smaller), no choosing Master/Slave/CS, future compatability, and all the same sizes are available on SATA as are on IDE.
  • gcstadergcstader
    edited December 2003
    Anyone know where I can find the cheapest raptor drives? Pricegrabber.com lists the prices hovering around $111 to $150. Anyone know a better place to get em?
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Newegg's got them for $117 shipped...I doubt you'll find them for much cheaper than 110 anyways.
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