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Basically RAID0 wont do much for the speed of your OS and will only improve the loading times of larger files. For more into just read this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/RAID-SCALING-CHARTS,1735-10.html

 

Check out the RAID 0 I/0 performance charts.

 

64/128 stripe size seems to be the sweet spot.

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more or less i just had a power cut and it killed my raid 0 so im setting it back up now, originally i had the stripe size on 128kb but im here with the option to fiddle, what strip size should i go for?

 

ssds are ocz agility 3, and im using the Intel onboard raid :)

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go for the smallest you can. (probs 64kb)

why smallest? it can go down to 4 if i wanted it to? 

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Basically RAID0 wont do much for the speed of your OS and will only improve the loading times of larger files. For more into just read this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/RAID-SCALING-CHARTS,1735-10.html

 

Check out the RAID 0 I/0 performance charts.

 

64/128 stripe size seems to be the sweet spot.

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Basically RAID0 wont do much for the speed of your OS and will only improve the loading times of larger files. For more into just read this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/RAID-SCALING-CHARTS,1735-10.html

 

Check out the RAID 0 I/0 performance charts.

 

64/128 stripe size seems to be the sweet spot.

sick 64 it is, as all the other times i've used 128 so no harm trying something new thanks btw! :D

CPU  i7 4770k OC 4.3Ghz Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z87  RAM  8GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer GPU  VTX3D R9 290 OC 1050Mhz Case Bitfenix Colossus Windowed Boot 3 OCZ Agility 3 60GB Raid 0 (1.5GBPS) Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB, WDBlack 2TB  PSU  XFX PRO 750 (pending SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W) Display(s) DGM 2560 X 1440 Cooling Zalman Triple Fan Keyboard QPAD MK-50 Mouse Corsair M65 Stormtrooper White Sound  LG Homecinema 5.1 850W, CoolerMaster Storm Sirus Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/X6Jeopardy6X

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