Storage Solutions WHich is Better SSD or Raid 0

[thirumalkumaran]

Dear sll,
Planning to assemble a config with core i5/p55, but the bottle neck as usual seems to be HDD,
I have 2 options
1. 2 250 GB Velociraptor 10k HDD in Raid 0
2. 1 80 GB Intel SSD

(2 SSD raid 0 is faster, but Vit M is constrained)

Guys which you think is better setup...

Help PLZ...

 

[axeman]

Why not RAID 1???

 

[thirumalkumaran]

Why not RAID 1???

The main Aim is to reduce seek time and fster loading of files..

I think Raid 1 is redundancy right..
I'm aiming for performance...

 

[crossbow]

check out this link

Digital Storm Forums: WD VelociRaptor 300GB HDD vs SSD

Velociraptors? in Raid 0? or Spinpoint? or SSD? I always thought

Velociraptors? in Raid 0? or Spinpoint? or SSD? I always thought

IMO is faster response time is all you need, then go for SSD.

But You will have to sacrifice on space.

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[viralbug]

IMO get Velociraptor.

I think its still isn't worth going for SSD's yet.

 

[stalker]

RAID with SSDs

 

[Gannu]

IMO get Velociraptor.
I think its still isn't worth going for SSD's yet.

Amen!

The 150GB WD Velociraptor WD1500HLFS still 0wns!

SSDs haven't matured yet and if you care to look at the reviews, most SSDs have their share of problems including firmware issues. Not the best time to invest in one.

 

[Arun1]

Don't have any sort of personal experience here but why not go for a 7200.12 250Gb Raid 0+1.Sort of a best of all worlds.

Low noise,Low cost and High Speed topped with a delicious layer of redundancy.It'd cost you under 12k including a cheap raid card if you need one.