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are 2 harddrives better than one??

So im building my new computer tomorrow. Would rather for example go with 2 250 gb harddrives with raid 0 or 1 500 gb harddrive.

makaveli3004

well raid 0 is striped, it will split data evenly where performance is desired and data integrity is not important e.g gaming but if you need more space to store data then go for the 500gb.

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Rip_Uk

I would say go for the 2, its handy when something goes wrong and you need to reload the system. Just make sure that only the windows files are on one of the hard drives and store all your installed programs and stuff on the other hard drive. I.E get an 80GB HDD for windows or any other operating system and get a 300GB for your data.

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pcmanlee

1 huge HD is better than 2..

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jp198780

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1 huge HD is better than 2..

What makes you say that?

RAID 0 will have a bit of a performance increase, but it does double the chances of losing your data.

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Can you recover the data from the hard drive that has failed on Raid 0 eaiser than normal?

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Adam135

I would say 2 drives too....

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Nevakonaza

I would say 2, but don't bother with RAID. If one drive fails, and you have a RAID set-up, you lose everything on the other drive.

If you have 2 drives, and keep them separate, then yes, this is better. You can reinstall Windows repeatedly, and keep all your music, videos etc on your secondary drive.

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thealmightyone

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Can you recover the data from the hard drive that has failed on Raid 0 eaiser than normal?

There are utilities that let you recover part of the data, since its split about 50/50 between two drives. So if one fails, you should still have about half your data.

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[-0MEGA-]

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1 huge HD is better than 2..

it takes alot of tasks for a single HD, but when you have 2 the it divided, HD heat is minimized

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