RAID Controller

[DMPCo]

i usually just use on board Marvell controller for RAID 0 than
install os on other hd and backup with external. was curios though
if anyone else uses a specific controller i want to run RAID 5 and
any personal experiences with specific hardware would be appreciated .

[DMPCo]

no one here runs RAID setups?

[(TKC)-o]T3[o]

I run Raid 0 just so I can use 2 hard drives as if they were one. Don't think I can help you really.

don't use one but....
getting a raid controller will improve performance. Also will let you run more raid setups like raid 6 etc.

watch the first three of theese


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... +raid&aq=f


you'll get an idea of how much better raid onboard vs. dedicated is

[DMPCo]

thanks for info guys but i understand what raid is
i just wanted to know if anyone has used a specific
controller that they like.... there are many to choose
from. 30.00 to 300.00+ just wanted some insight.

thanks for info guys but i understand what raid is
i just wanted to know if anyone has used a specific
controller that they like.... there are many to choose
from. 30.00 to 300.00+ just wanted some insight.

Most likely, the 30 dollar ones use software raid (like your mobo), and that utilizes your cpu to do the "calculations". The higher end ones use hardware raid that have a dedicated controller to do the calculations (i.e. which bits write to which disk, etc.)

[DMPCo]

upon further discussion with a couple other people i have decided not to go with raid 5 setup but a raid 10 instead with adaptec 2410SA
controller