http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3531 Read and be educated. RAID 10kRPM drives are still abhorrently slow compared to a single SSD with a quality low-latency controller. Sure you don't get a lot of space, but you could pick up a 60 or 120GB OCZ Vertex drive and a 640GB+ 7200RPM drive that would easily outperform a pair of 10kRPM drives. And be much quieter and cooler to boot.RayvinAzn

[QUOTE="GGameBoy"]]Not if i get 2 or 3 10000 rpm drives :pRayvinAzn

I have a syba card and they are cheap POS. So, don't waste your money, (unless you want to buy mine :D ) If you want a REAL raid card you're going to have to spend hundreds of dollars, so I would settle for your onboard raid. I honestly think it's a tad overrated, but if you have two drives then why not? It's a free 0.0001 seconds less boot time.d-rtyboy

Hey im looking into a raid array on my pc. Would a cheap raid card from syba $20-$30 be better than my amd mobos raid array? My mobo offers the array that I want.

Can you have 3 hds in raid 1? Will the write speed be decreased in 3 vs 2 hds? Will the read speed be increased with 3 vs 2 hds?

What is the performance difference between raid 0 and raid 1?

Hey I made my first pc with a friend and just out of couriosity I would like to know how much you personly would pay for this brand spankin new and also used for 5 months. Here are the specs...

Processor > AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 2.6GHz AM2 65W Dual core

Grapics card > GIGABYTE GV-N95TOC-512H GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2

Mobo > Foxconn A74M-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

HDs > One 320gb one 160gb hds

Ram > 3 gbs of 800 DDR2

OS > Windows Vista Basic 32bit

Case > TRICOD 8068 Black Steel ATC Mid Tower Case

Power supply > 450 watt (came with case)

Thanks everyone!

I think you can set up any hard drive in raid 0 even if the hdds are diff sizes but is that the best idea? Would they be most likly to crash if one is 320gb and one is 160gb? I know you will loose 160gbs from the 320 but that does not matter. Im asking if different size and model will effect the life of a raid 0 configuration. Thank you!

why whats diff with onboard raid 0 vs a raid card? Also can a mobo that has 4 satas use all for a raid 0 set up?

I ahve a old sony pc that came with a floppy drive andfor me to make my new pc in raid 0 i need a floppy (my new pc is floppyless) haha. so i was going to take out the floppy drive from the sony and add it to the new pc. but when i try to attach the data cable (ide) the pins dont match up. Do you guys know y? arnt all floppy ide calbes universal? Or was that floppy ide cable made jaut for that sony pc? Thanks guys!