cholfa
06-19-2005, 02:14 AM
Hi guys, IĀ“m planning on getting my new rig next week but I have a couple of questions about hard drives.
The rig would be.
MSI K8N NEO 4 PLATINUM
3500+ VENICE OR 3700+ SANDY(IS IT WORTHIT THE EXTRA $70 FOR 1 MB CACHE)
OCZ EL PLATINUM REV 2. (1GB (2 X 512) DDR 400)
ATI X850 XT
Optical drives, mouse, case,....
I would be needing at least 160-200 gb of disk space but I also want to have fast hard drives. I was thinking on spending no more than 200-220. These are the hard drives IĀ“ve been looking.
Raptor 36 gb + maxtor 160-200 with NCQ = TOTAL 200-220
Raptor 36 gb + hitachi 160 gb Sata II = 200
Which drives are better, the ones with NCQ or the Sata II drive????
Other options to be considered is making a Raid 0 with 2 160 gb:
2 x maxtor 160 gb diamond max with NCQ= 195
2 x hitachi sata II drives = 195
Or maybe getting just one big drive:
Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 10 (NCQ, 16 mb Buffer) = 145
Maxtor Diamond Max 10 300 gb (NCQ, 16 mb Buffer)= 205
Maxtor MaxLine PlusIII 300 gb (Sata II,16mb Buffer) = 205
Another option is:
2 x 36 gb raptor in Raid0. + 160 GB MAXTOR NCQ= 300
I want to know if there is really a great gain on performance with the raptors and if there is a better performance with 2 raptor in raid. I donĀ“t mind paying those extra $100 buck if the performance gain is cosiderable..
What combination would you recommend me??Which is the best drive(s) for me??
The rig would be.
MSI K8N NEO 4 PLATINUM
3500+ VENICE OR 3700+ SANDY(IS IT WORTHIT THE EXTRA $70 FOR 1 MB CACHE)
OCZ EL PLATINUM REV 2. (1GB (2 X 512) DDR 400)
ATI X850 XT
Optical drives, mouse, case,....
I would be needing at least 160-200 gb of disk space but I also want to have fast hard drives. I was thinking on spending no more than 200-220. These are the hard drives IĀ“ve been looking.
Raptor 36 gb + maxtor 160-200 with NCQ = TOTAL 200-220
Raptor 36 gb + hitachi 160 gb Sata II = 200
Which drives are better, the ones with NCQ or the Sata II drive????
Other options to be considered is making a Raid 0 with 2 160 gb:
2 x maxtor 160 gb diamond max with NCQ= 195
2 x hitachi sata II drives = 195
Or maybe getting just one big drive:
Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 10 (NCQ, 16 mb Buffer) = 145
Maxtor Diamond Max 10 300 gb (NCQ, 16 mb Buffer)= 205
Maxtor MaxLine PlusIII 300 gb (Sata II,16mb Buffer) = 205
Another option is:
2 x 36 gb raptor in Raid0. + 160 GB MAXTOR NCQ= 300
I want to know if there is really a great gain on performance with the raptors and if there is a better performance with 2 raptor in raid. I donĀ“t mind paying those extra $100 buck if the performance gain is cosiderable..
What combination would you recommend me??Which is the best drive(s) for me??