Mark Knecht, mused, then expounded: > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > > Mark Knecht posted on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:10:04 -0700 as excerpted: > > > > Basic Machine - ASUS Rampage II Extreme motherboard (4/1/2010) + 24GB > DDR3 + Core i7-980x Extreme 12 core processor
The hit to iop performance is mainly due to the large number of cores in the the high end Intel cpu. I suggest you find a nice 4-core Intel processor, something non-extreme. you'll find all your IO will improve. > 1 SDD - 120GB SATA3 on it's own controller > 5+ HDD - WD5002ABYS RAID Edition 3 SATA3 drives using Intel integrated > controllers > Again, if you're serious about RAID, get an LSI MegaRAID card. While I have my dislikes about the LSI controller, it's a lot faster than using MD and much faster (and more reliable) than any bios software RAID. Oh, and don't believe all the published numbers on drives, etc...benchmarking is an art. Bob -- -
