Raid 0 Question

[OpTiX]

Is it the same preformance to have 1 36 GB raptor as it is to have 2x36gb Raptors in Raid 0?

 

[dullard]

Two 36 Raptors in Raid 0 is noticibly faster in many cases. But Raid 0 isn't dramatically faster in any case.

Anandtech RAID 0 Raptor review. Let me find my summary of that article, because the summaries in the article don't apply to your question (but I linked it since the benchmarks do). My comments from another thread:

Lets look at this latest article in more detail:

Benchmark / RAID 0 36 GB Raptors / single 36 GB Raptor / Speed boost using RAID 0
UT2004 level loading / 29.4 / 34.1 / 13.8% faster with RAID 0
Far Cry level loading / 40.6 / 41.1 / 1.2% faster with RAID 0
Sysmark overall / 211 / 204 / 3.4% faster with RAID 0
Sysmark overall internet / 235 / 230 / 2.2% faster with RAID 0
Sysmark overall office / 189 / 180 / 5.0% faster with RAID 0
Sysmark communciation office / 196 / 171 / 14.7% faster with RAID 0

I got tired typing, but you can see the pattern. RAID 0 with two 36 GB drives is faster in every case than the single 36 GB drive. Thus for a high end gaming system where reliability is not important, money is not important, but speed is critical then Anandtech is correct in recommending RAID 0.