On 25/06/2013 21:10, Mick wrote: > Hi All, > > I am considering my options for a new rig destined to last a few years and > one > of the Dell machines on offer has this Intel SRT fake-raid feature, which > after some cursory googling, I am not entirely sure will work with Linux.
bah, that fake-raid. Just discard it completely, it's a way for windows uses who don't have lvm-awesomeness to have big drives and not have to do anything to get it. Just use lvm and/or software raid to do the job right. You will not regret using the appropriate tool for the job like this. > > Have you any experience with this and perhaps know if a Linux driver is being > developed? See above. REAL hardware raid that out-performs Linux software tools is very expensive. If you need that and have the budget, well then good. Otherwise, that Dell stuff is motherboard bloat > > As a side issue, I am not sure whether to fork out for an i7 Haswell, or go > for good ol' AMD FX-8350 ... > > Is the single thread i7 superiority going to trump AMDs 8 real cores for web > development, image editing and browsing activities? Your cell phone will cope with that work load just fine Don't stress about it, your question is on the order of magnitude of wondering if 5 horses or 4 camels are better for carrying one paper bag of groceries home from the supermarket. The truth is, the basket in front of granny's bicycle is perfectly adequate, and probably faster too -- Alan McKinnon [email protected]
