
bongolation
New member
Still shopping parts to build the DAW...
I've gotten a lot of confusing and contradictory information about RAID drive setups in DAWs and their value in speeding things up.
If RAID is valuable, I'm preparing to go get a pair of Quantum 7200RPM 8.5MS UDMA/100 40G EIDEs on sale at Fry's for $109 each (after rebate). So:
1. What's the concensus on the effectiveness of RAID speeding up the DAW's various functions? If this has been explained clearly and competently in a previous post or on a tech page, please just direct me there.
2. If RAID is a good thing, are these suitable drives? They appear to be to me, but I'm no expert.
3. Is integrated RAID capability on the motherboard materially different than using a PCI RAID card? There was a recent question here about a PCI RAID card slowing something else down, but I don't think this was answered (getting a motherboard with DDR and RAID with the "right" AMD chipset has so far proven impossible).
Thank you for any help. I don't know much, but I'm trying to learn.
I've gotten a lot of confusing and contradictory information about RAID drive setups in DAWs and their value in speeding things up.
If RAID is valuable, I'm preparing to go get a pair of Quantum 7200RPM 8.5MS UDMA/100 40G EIDEs on sale at Fry's for $109 each (after rebate). So:
1. What's the concensus on the effectiveness of RAID speeding up the DAW's various functions? If this has been explained clearly and competently in a previous post or on a tech page, please just direct me there.
2. If RAID is a good thing, are these suitable drives? They appear to be to me, but I'm no expert.
3. Is integrated RAID capability on the motherboard materially different than using a PCI RAID card? There was a recent question here about a PCI RAID card slowing something else down, but I don't think this was answered (getting a motherboard with DDR and RAID with the "right" AMD chipset has so far proven impossible).
Thank you for any help. I don't know much, but I'm trying to learn.