SSD

[andyp]

Just doing some maintenance on our display pc, we're running 1xSSD for windows and 2xSSD in raid 0 for watchout. I've noticed the 2 raid drives aren't using the 6gb/s ports. There are only 2 6gb/s ports. Should the raid be running on them or is it more critical to have the windows drive on the 6gb/s port?

[jfk]

Just doing some maintenance on our display pc, we're running 1xSSD for windows and 2xSSD in raid 0 for watchout. I've noticed the 2 raid drives aren't using the 6gb/s ports. There are only 2 6gb/s ports. Should the raid be running on them or is it more critical to have the windows drive on the 6gb/s port?

 

A system with three SSD drives and a motherboard with only two 6 gb/s ports seems ill suited to the application.

Faced with those limited choices,

I would opt for a PCIe RAID controller and keep all the drives running to their full capability.

[Thomas Leong]

Here's another suggestion provided you have a vacant PCIe 3.0x4 slot in your motherboard.

 

Dump the RAID, and get a PCIe 3.0x4 M.2 adapter card with say the Samsung 950 Pro M.2.

Far safer than the RAID, and faster Sequential Read speeds.

 

(Obviously, if the mobo has a M.2 slot that is rated at 32Gb/s (not 10Gb/s), the PCIe adapter is not needed).

[Miro]

Or re-arrange your disks and plug the windows disk to the 3 Gb/s SATA2 port. 300 MB/s should be enough for booting & running windows. The RAID-0 partition will speed up from 600 MB/s to ~900-1000 MB/s depending on your disks.

 

I depends on what you want to run. As example a 4K UHD HAP Q video in 60 Hz will use around 400 Mb/s..