Any Advantage to a Raptor in my File Server?

[dmw16]

Parts are staring to roll in for my file server/nas/torrent/remote access machine. But my 1TB WD drive isn't here.

I have a Raptor drive that I haven't used yet. Is there any performance reasons I can use to convince myself to use it to start my server build now?

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Originally posted by: dmw16
Parts are staring to roll in for my file server/nas/torrent/remote access machine. But my 1TB WD drive isn't here.

I have a Raptor drive that I haven't used yet. Is there any performance reasons I can use to convince myself to use it to start my server build now?

Personally, I think it would be a waste of hardware and overkill. My current server (to be replaced in the next month now that I have all the parts) -- has an IDE-RAID5-array running off a PCI hardware controller. We're hooked up in the household with a gigabit-LAN. I would think that the old server's disk-access is the bottleneck, but I sure don't notice it. If anything, I'm amazed at the speed-of-access . . . .

 

[RebateMonger]

Network transfers are normally going to limit access to a file server, so faster hard drives aren't going to much help.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Network transfers are normally going to limit access to a file server, so faster hard drives aren't going to much help.

I would've agreed a while back, but with full-duplex gigabit, it widens the bottleneck to a point where it may not matter -- I think, anyway. If he's using wireless or 10/100, then -- certainly -- a bottleneck.

 

[dmw16]

Thanks. I guess I just need to wait for the hard drive to get here. Or I suppose I could use the fact that the Wind allows for a CF card to act as a hard drive and start my install on that.