My future HTPC (1 Viewer)

[chris33f]

I have ordered some hardware to build my own htpc.
case : Cooler Master 281
mother board : Abit AN-M2HD
tuner : hauppauge HVR 1300 MCE Kit
Ram : DDR2 800Mhz 2G
Proc : Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Power Suppy : Enermax Liberty ELT400AWT
HDD : RAID-5 3* 250MB for data + 40G for the system
Drive : 1*dvd+/-rw

I'll let you know when received and installed.

 

[mastafreaka]

Ever worked with a RAID 5? Or is it just because your motherboard supports it und you like to try it.

This is what my thoughts were when i set up a RAID 5 with 3x250GB HD. There were no problems configuring or filling the RAID with data, but the performance was extremely bad. That is why i deleted the RAID and use the HD's in single drive mode.

Every RAID controller, which is implemented on your motherboard will not give you the performance you may be expecting (i'm talking of 5MB/sec reading and writing with SATA-II HD's).

Just to warn you, i made my experience. If you already know about that, move on and be happy

 

[chris33f]

Well, the 3 sata HDD RAID 5 system is 80MB/s, faster than my single PATA drive (50MB/s)
So it's good enough for recording, playing...
I tested the performances with HD tach