I would go with 10k at least, or a good raid set up... Thank you, Alec Sanger P: 248.941.3813 F: 313.286.8945
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:20:51 +0930 > Subject: Re: [hlds] Harddrives which to choose > > Hi Yaakov, > > Thanks for the reply, but seriously who else here is running SSD's ? > Also i forgot to mention it will be running a 4 disc RAID 5 array. > I am looking at either SAS 15k drives or 10k Raptors, any help would be > appreciated. > And sorry if this is abit off topic, ive looked around at reviews but some > really contradict themselves. > I would love to get some real world answers from people who run game box's > > Regards > > Roy Jonas > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Yaakov Smith" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:34 PM > To: "'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list'" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [hlds] Harddrives which to choose > > > Solid State drives, or RAID5/10 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mdma > > Sent: Monday, 27 April 2009 8:50 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlds] Harddrives which to choose > > > > 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 > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > > signature > > database 4035 (20090425) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > > signature > > database 4035 (20090425) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
