Back to the original question about RAID. . .
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Originally Posted by Yuanji
uhh well it seems that you have just run out of open slots. raid isn't a bad thing if you use it for the proper uses such as compiling drives, data security. kinda stupid if you RAID0 for gaming performance. you seem to just need to buy a PCI controller card. that will allow you to install more drives.
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I'd have to disagree with this. I've used identical systems, the only difference being one setup in RAID and one setup as standard SATA HDD's, the RAID computers were overall much snappier. I used both machines with standard 7200 RPM drives, RAID/non-RAID as well as 10,000k RPM raptor HDD's. The difference from 7200-10k was amazing, but was only improved further with stripping the drives. I'm not talking about benchmarks, or "numbers" or statistics, I'm talking about real-world feel. As far as gaming goes, I host lanparties frequently and the RAID machines are *always* a step ahead. Granted, it's not for everyone, but for a high-end custom machine that doesn't *need* data redundancy or backup, or for someone who has/implements a good backup plan, I'd say go for it any day of the week.