RAID 0 PCI Express Cards

[cmc17]

Hi there, first time of posting on this forum.

So I am starting to think about a new pc build.  I am considering using  a RAID 0 array for the speed improvements.  However I am wanting to know if I was to choose a z97 motherboard, if I was to use the onboard RAID controller would I see a significant speed improvements by doing this?

My second question is I am wanting to do this on a budget, and wondering whether four of these Sandisk 64GB Pulse SSD would be good, or would it be recommended to get something a bit more expensive.

 

Possible build specification.

 

Asus z97 Deluxe:
 http://www.ebuyer.com/640883-asus-z97-deluxe-nfc-wlc-socket-1150-vga-hdmi-displayport-8-ch-audio-atx-90mb0hz1-m0eay0

Intel Core i7 4770k

http://www.ebuyer.com/467641-cpu-core-i7-4770k-3-50ghz-lga1150-box-bx80646i74770k

Not sure on RAM, but 1600 Mhz

Nvidia 770

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current PC Soecification:

Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe

Processor: AMD Athlon X2 4400+

Graphics Card: Nvidia G2100

RAM: 4x1gb DDR2 400Mhz

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB

SSD: Sandisk 64GB Pulse SSD

PSU: Corsair RM850
Case: Corsair 200R

[mikeeginger]

If you are going to install Windows  on the SSD 

then no 64 gigs won't be enough Windows expands a lot 

and unless you have a solid back up solution 

then raid 0 is not recommend you wont see a speed jump

unless you are putting a lot of data through it so just go with a bigger and solid SSD 

 

 

hope this helps 

[jmaster299]

If you are going to install Windows  on the SSD 

then no 64 gigs won't be enough Windows expands a lot 

and unless you have a solid back up solution 

then raid 0 is not recommend you wont see a speed jump

unless you are putting a lot of data through it so just go with a bigger and solid SSD 

 

 

hope this helps 

No, that is not helpful as it's complete nonsense. 64GB is way more than enough to install Windows on. It's not going to triple in file size as it "expands". It won't leave much room to install anything, but it is way more than enough to install Windows on.

[TetraSky]

If you are going to install Windows  on the SSD 

then no 64 gigs won't be enough Windows expands a lot

This is false, 64GB is more than enough for Windows, even after every updates it should never go above 30GB on a fresh install, then if you disable things like Hibernation(It's really unnecessary on a desktop), reduce/disable pagefile depending on how much ram you have and disable system restore, it can easily go down to under 20GB. Just because you are bad at managing your data doesn't mean that every one is too.

 

Don't bother raid0 SSD, especially if you don't have a good backup solution. Not to mention, 4x64GB SSD cost more than 2x128GB SSD and 2x128GB cost more than 1x256GB. So if you are on a budget, it's really not ideal

[SpecTre12345]

Just get a single Crucial M500 240GB or Samsung 840 Evo 250GB. You can get the M500 for $109 or the 840 Evo for $135 

[cmc17]

Thank you for your responses.  I will take on board your recommendations.

cmc17

[mikeeginger]

No, that is not helpful as it's complete nonsense. 64GB is way more than enough to install Windows on. It's not going to triple in file size as it "expands". It won't leave much room to install anything, but it is way more than enough to install Windows on.

I didn't say 64 isn't enough to install windows

I was saying there won't be much space left to install programs   

[jmaster299]

I didn't say 64 isn't enough to install windows

I was saying there won't be much space left to install programs   

No, that's not what you said. Here's a quote of what you said, since you obviously forgot already.

 

If you are going to install Windows  on the SSD 

then no 64 gigs won't be enough Windows expands a lot 

and unless you have a solid back up solution 

then raid 0 is not recommend you wont see a speed jump

unless you are putting a lot of data through it so just go with a bigger and solid SSD 

 

 

hope this helps 

You specifically said that it was not enough for Windows and said nothing about other programs.

[FattyDave]

The debate would be more interesting if it was relevant to the OP question.

 

He was suggesting using 4 x 64GB ssd's in raid 0.

 

He would therefore have 256GB of space to install windows and other programs.

 

[SkilledRebuilds]

Currently using an i5 lappy with a Kingston V300 60GB, Windows+User+Default Program Files+Ninite apps on W7 uses 15GB when Hibernation is removed and the pagefile has been tweaked.

Have plenty left for programs, and games of my choosing.