Raid controller card

[monty_500]

what raid controller card should i buy i just want to config raid 0 with two ssd

[AMICLG]

If you have a newer AMD or Intel board you can run Raid right off the board but it's more economical to just get run one bigger SSD plus you have twice the change of failure rate with two SSDs so I say you can do it if you want but I really don't recommend doing it unless you fully know what your doing. 

[kinkywink]

If you have a newer AMD or Intel board you can run Raid right off the board but it's more economical to just get run one bigger SSD plus you have twice the change of failure rate with two SSDs so I say you can do it if you want but I really don't recommend doing it unless you fully know what your doing. 

is it twice the failure rate because both drives rely on each other?

1 drive means 1 chance at failing?

[TheProfosist]

@monty_500 You dont need a dedicated card necessarily for RAID 0, 1, and 10. That is especially the case with just two SATA III drives in RAID 0 if you were looking to do 4 and possibly even 3 you would want to look into a dedicated hardware controller.

is it twice the failure rate because both drives rely on each other?

1 drive means 1 chance at failing?

When you have two drives in RAID 0 if either drive fails you will loose the array and thus the data.

[kinkywink]

@monty_500 You dont need a dedicated card necessarily for RAID 0, 1, and 10. That is especially the case with just two SATA III drives in RAID 0 if you were looking to do 4 and possibly even 3 you would want to look into a dedicated hardware controller.

When you have two drives in RAID 0 if either drive fails you will loose the array and thus the data.

yeah i know the data stored is mirrored across them, i was just trying to understand why the chance of failure would increase, other then the ssd it self failing is what i was trying to get at, its not like an o/ced cpu because no extra stress is being put on it so why would it fail..

if its just because its two drives, 2x the chance then i understand

[Mitchb777DotCom]

If you have a newer AMD or Intel board you can run Raid right off the board but it's more economical to just get run one bigger SSD plus you have twice the change of failure rate with two SSDs so I say you can do it if you want but I really don't recommend doing it unless you fully know what your doing. 

How would I know which board. (Thinking of turning an old-prebuilt into a NAS, With a twist of course)

[LukaP]

yeah i know the data stored is mirrored across them, i was just trying to understand why the chance of failure would increase, other then the ssd it self failing is what i was trying to get at, its not like an o/ced cpu because no extra stress is being put on it so why would it fail..

if its just because its two drives, 2x the chance then i understand

The data isnt mirrored, that would ve raid1

On raid0 the data is spread over all the drives, so that you can get faster throughput

[kinkywink]

The data isnt mirrored, that would ve raid1

On raid0 the data is spread over all the drives, so that you can get faster throughput

oh my bad, is it striped then?

[WinNut]

yeah i know the data stored is mirrored across them, i was just trying to understand why the chance of failure would increase, other then the ssd it self failing is what i was trying to get at, its not like an o/ced cpu because no extra stress is being put on it so why would it fail..

if its just because its two drives, 2x the chance then i understand

RAID 0 is striping:

 

Drive 1                                                            Drive 2

A1                                                                      A2

A3                                                                      A4

A5                                                                      A6

 

Your chances of failure are doubled because if one drive gets screwed then your entire array is toast. 

 

On the other hand, RAID 1 is mirroring and should one drive fail, you can pull that failed drive out of the system and use the other drive.

 

Also, you don't say what board you have. I would like to know.

[TheProfosist]

yeah i know the data stored is mirrored across them, i was just trying to understand why the chance of failure would increase, other then the ssd it self failing is what i was trying to get at, its not like an o/ced cpu because no extra stress is being put on it so why would it fail..

if its just because its two drives, 2x the chance then i understand

yes you have 2 devices that can fail and either one failing causes you to lose the array.

oh my bad, is it striped then?

yea

[Anthony10]

Why not just get a samsung 840evo/pro and use Rapid mode? 1gbs read and write..

[TheProfosist]

Why not just get a samsung 840evo/pro and use Rapid mode? 1gbs read and write..

That does do that but only for ~2GB max

[monty_500]

Thanks for all the response

[Victorious Secret]

RAPID cuts into 1GB/25% system memory too, which for anyone who might actually need every last drop of RAM is unacceptable. 

 

 

RAID 0 is superior, just do proper backups.

[TheProfosist]

RAPID cuts into 1GB/25% system memory too, which for anyone who might actually need every last drop of RAM is unacceptable. 

 

 

RAID 0 is superior, just do proper backups.

It can use up to 2Gb but dynamically changes based on mow much is available.