Ok I had used RAID 0 before like back 10 years ago...I used 2 Seagate 80GB SATA with a PCI SATA Controller card running on Windows XP Professional.
Yes the performance increase was noticable...However after 3 months or so I started loosing data, start getting corrupted files, crashing HDD...eventualy both HDD's died within 6 months.
I had never used a RAID setup again ever since.
But now I recently acquired a new Laptop...an ALIENWARE M17x R4 3D (I gave my ASUS G73SW-3DE to my brother) with the following specs...
-Soft Touch Stealth Black
-3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3720QM
-IC Diamond Thermal Compound on CPU + GPU
-Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit
-2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M
-17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 120Hz NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle
-Anti-Glare Screen Protector for M17x, Installed
-16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS)
-500GB 7,200 RPM HDD
(Ill Be installing my 2 of my Seagate Momentus XT soon as I get the laptop)
-Samsung 32GB mSATA Caching SSD
-Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-Ray Burner
-90 WHr 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
-240 Watt 3 Prong AC Adapter with 6 ft Power Cord
(I heard the M18x 330w adapter works as well...Ill purchase it soon)
-Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO BlueTooth 4.0 for Gaming & Video
-1 Year Basic Service Plan with Technical Support
-Nameplate "M17x"
(pre-configured model, cant customize...oh well)
-Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed
Like I mentioned above Ill be putting 2 of my existing Seagate Momentus XT 500GB HDD from my G73sw to the new M17x. Im really thinking about setting it up with RAID 0 even though I have that 32GB mSATA Cache drive.
Are RAID 0 setup reliable now? Is it even worth it even though theres a 32GB mSATA Cache drive?
-ASUS ROG G73SW-3DE-
-Intel Core i7-2630QM Mobile Quad Processor
-Intel HM65 Express Chipset +ICH10
-17.3" 1920x1080 120Hz Anti-Glare Matte Screen
-nVidia GeForce GTX 460m 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
-nVidia 3D Vision Active Shutter Glasses
-Creative EAX Advanced HD 5.0
-THX TruStudio
-8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (Max 32GB)
-2x500 Seagate Momentous XT Hybrid HDD
-Blu-Ray 4x Burner
-Logitech Performance MX Darkfield Laser Mice
-Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
-XBOX360, PS3, Wii