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Page 2 of 2 A RAID 0 configuration, in the grand scheme of computer usage, offers "generally minimal performance gains". RAID 0 is not helping us type this any faster and it doesn't speed up our internet surfing or checking e-mail; two tasks used a lot. But that statement is misleading, because what do we really need to check e-mail and surf the internet? We could probably get by with a 500MHz Pentium III, 32MB of memory and Windows 95. So will a Pentium 4 3.0C and 512MB of memory offer "generally minimal performance gains"? Of course benchmarks are going to show that 3GHz is much faster just as hard drive benchmarks show RAID 0 is much faster, but how much faster does Internet Explorer open on a 3GHz system vs. a 500MHz system? Half a second? So in real world performance the extra power is not noticed, just like RAID 0, the majority of the time you will not notice an increase in performance. Here's StorageReview's performance numbers:
So what have we learned here today? Well obviously if you're moving large files, like DVD editing or copying, backing up your PC from one drive to another like in our article on backing up your PC Read our article here, or loading large programs like some games, then RAID 0 will offer significant advantages. Windows XP Boot-up will also be significantly faster thanks to RAID 0. Everything else... well, it's faster but you probably won't notice it, much like you probably don't notice 3GHz vs. 500MHz while surfing. So is there "no place, and no need for a RAID-0 array on a desktop computer." Now that you've read all the facts, you decide! Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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