Hi Everyone,
I'm ready to setup my computer for RAID (redundant array of independent disks) and I'm trying to figure out what is the best route to take. I'm a multitasker and have many other programs running in the backround and I don't like to wait... Anyway to make programs load/save faster is a plus for me.

I currently have two 74GB WD Raptor SATA harddrives dedicated to running my OS and programs and two other large SATA drives for backup and video/file/image storage. I'm currently stuck as to which RAID configuration will give me the most bang for my buck. RAID 0 (striping) looks faster but RAID 1 (mirroring) looks safer. I can theoretically backup everything once a week on my larger drives if I run RAID 1,,, Right? There is also RAID 0+1 but that requires 4 drives I think. My current MOBO only supports up to RAID 1+0 but I could go to RAID 5 or other configurations with an SATA PCI adapter. Plus the fact that that my MOBO only supports up to 4 150GBPS drives not the newer 300GBPS with 6 plugs. Maybe just upgrading the MOBO makes sense but I have all PCI accessory cards and the new boards run mostly PCI Express.

Sheesh! too many choices for me.

Any help in making my computer faster would be greatly appreciated!

Here are some system specs:

K8N Neo2 Platinum MOBO
AMD 3500+ 64-Bit
2GB RAM
Windows Vista 64-Bit

Thanks!
Adam

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