darkop16
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stripe size: the file will be slit up into different secotrs parts, w/e they're called (been awhile since i read up on raid setup) based on the stripe size and splits the parts up on the hdds in raid.
If you had a file less then the stripe size, then the raid drivers would put it on just one of the hdds, meaning loss of preformance. But if you have a really large file and a low stripe size, then you will have alot of sectors for the hdds to read to produce the file needed, also loss of preformance.
So if you had a low stripe size, then the os and game installation files would work great on it (ie better load times) since their usually small.
Basiclly try to use the raid 0 for either os/games or storing data, not both. You can still do it, i do with myn, but you won't get the best preformance out of it if your trying to get the best out of it for gaming.
os/games = low stripe size
storage = high stripe size
If you had a file less then the stripe size, then the raid drivers would put it on just one of the hdds, meaning loss of preformance. But if you have a really large file and a low stripe size, then you will have alot of sectors for the hdds to read to produce the file needed, also loss of preformance.
So if you had a low stripe size, then the os and game installation files would work great on it (ie better load times) since their usually small.
Basiclly try to use the raid 0 for either os/games or storing data, not both. You can still do it, i do with myn, but you won't get the best preformance out of it if your trying to get the best out of it for gaming.
os/games = low stripe size
storage = high stripe size