On Sunday 26 September 2004 23:26, Nick Lidakis wrote: > Ronald wrote: > > I often try out (installing) Linux distributions, so > > this is an I/O intensive operation (writing to the drive).
<snip> > I was wondering the same and was about to post a similar message to the > list. I feel as if my up-to-date Debian box (P4 3GHZ / Intel 875PBZ / 1 > GIG RAM / WD ATA 133 Caviar SE) is somehow baing held back bit its on > board controller and PATA hard disk, even though I have this disk > optimized via hdparm. I feel the system to be jerky/slugish when opening > up multiple applications at a time and when copying files. I was also > hoping for fatser boot times via a SCSI system but always read > conflicting reports regarding the pros of scsi on the desktop. I don't recommend SCSI, really, and I am a (shame faced) SCSI fetishist. Yes, it is a little faster, and if the whole system is SCSI, it will be more responsive. You would be better off with perhaps SCSI DVD / CD recorder and SATA disks. That's a good combo. Unless you have money to burn. No, it isn't worth it on a home system. I *happened* to luck out buying used stuff. This has not been the case in the past - bad IBM ServRAID, flaky AMI MegaRAID, bad cables, etc. LVD cables and terminators are not that cheap either. You might want to check some bonnie++ benchmarks I did this week with some scsi drives and a couple of different controllers: http://www.it.kpt.cc/~tpk/res.html The results show that really even with RAID5 (software), you aren't getting much more throughput than with a single drive; probably not until you have 5 or 6 drives in there are you going to see it really scream. Do you want to buy a 600w power supply too? :) Unless you go RAID0, which most likely insane, depending on your needs. The IBM udma100 drive also compares quite favorably with the Quantum Atlas, really. Though I must say the Quantums feel a lot faster in practice than bonnie suggests. -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ ( t | i | m | @ | i | t | . | k | p | t | . | c | c ) \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ GPG key fingerprint = 1DEE CD9B 4808 F608 FBBF DC21 2807 D7D3 09CA 85BF -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
