Workstation RAID Card Shoot-Out @ ExtremeTech

Vikingod · Jun 16, 2006, 03:07 AM

Source: ExtremeTech
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RAID isn't just for servers anymore. Luckily, as our storage demands continue to grow, the cost per gigabyte of magnetic storage is heading southward. Workstations, media center PCs, gaming rigs—wherever you're hoarding your digital video, music, photos, and crucial data—they can all benefit from higher capacity, increased redundancy and failover, faster performance, and greater flexibility. One of the ways you can make better use of the drives stacking up in your PC is with a RAID controller. If you're looking for faster throughput, longer uptime, or improved data security, there's an array that'll help you get there. A good number of new motherboards ship with some kind of RAID support, but is their performance up to snuff? How do add-on RAID cards compare?

Jun 16, 2006, 03:07 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Workstation RAID Card Shoot-Out @ ExtremeTech Source: ExtremeTech ___________ RAID isn't just for servers anymore. Luckily, as our storage demands continue to grow, the cost per gigabyte of magnetic storage is heading southward. Workstations, media center PCs, gaming rigs—wherever you're hoarding your digital video, music, photos, and crucial data—they can all benefit from higher capacity, increased redundancy and failover, faster performance, and greater flexibility. One of the ways you can make better use of the drives stacking up in your PC is with a RAID controller. If you're looking for faster throughput, longer uptime, or improved data security, there's an array that'll help you get there. A good number of new motherboards ship with some kind of RAID support, but is their performance up to snuff? How do add-on RAID cards compare?