Hi everyone, this is my 1st post here, i usually sit back and just read what's going on, scanning it for useful information. I need some help regarding hard drives. I'm going to be running a dedicated server soon and want to know which you guys think are better for the job. The box will be running at first a couple of websites, small mysql databases, and then of course mainly game servers. The websites and database etc will be moved from this box to another down the line, and it will then only run game servers. My Box Specs are 1U 2 x Quad Core Xeons 8GB DDR2 250GB Seagate CUDA ES, 7200rpm 32mb cache, with NCQ hard drives.
Should i be worried about the performance of these hard drives under load, running multiple game servers etc, or should i upgrade them to Seagate Cheetah 15k rpm SAS drives, or 10k rpm Raptors. I have been told by some that the 10k rpm Raptors perform quite well, but i would like the opinions of you guys to help me decide on the upgrade path. I would hate to put all this time into setting everything up, only to have the hard drives cause me issues down the track. Many Thanks Roy Jonas _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
