Raid questions

[kronnyq]

I decided to go raid for gaming, can't say I'm very impressed by Raptor speeds.

First of all, is thinking of going raid 0+1...I can't afford raid 5.

Secondly, I currently have the Raptor as main drive running XP, and WD Caviar 640GB 7200 3.0Gb/s for games/programs. If I want to convert everything on this drive to Raid, do I have to copy the entire contents over to another drive, and then copy back over once I get the raid setup, or is there an easier way?

Lastly, what is a good value brand of Raid card? Motherboard doesn't support it.

 

[DSF]

Have you looked into the actual benefit of RAID for gaming? Anandtech's done a couple studies on the subject.

 

[ronss]

well, i like raid,,,,,it just seems to make my computer run smoother , if nothing eles....its cheap to get into.. though the raptor not too cheap...get a couple of 7200.11 320gb seagate,s barracuda,s,,,,,,run raid 0.. for $100

 

[kronnyq]

I will have to look into Anandtech's studies...meanwhile can anybody answer my questions

 

[shempf]

Yes.
Yes, image.
LSI...depends if you want a true RAID solution...