If you know SCSI

[Terry]

Basically, the only thing I know about SCSI drives is that they are expensive and fast. I just started doing some research and found this: “the SCSI controller can multitask, so the CPU is not locked up during hard disk operations.”

Is SCSI the real answer to speeding up PokerTracker? Would the difference be large? Does a 15000 rpm SCSI drive actually “work” over twice as fast as a 7200 rpm IDE? Even faster than that because of the multitasking? Or will the difference be less than that because of things I don’t understand?

Any tips, hints, links to “how to” information appreciated.

Thanks.

[Deathbear]

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Basically, the only thing I know about SCSI drives is that they are expensive and fast. I just started doing some research and found this: “the SCSI controller can multitask, so the CPU is not locked up during hard disk operations.”

Is SCSI the real answer to speeding up PokerTracker? Would the difference be large? Does a 15000 rpm SCSI drive actually “work” over twice as fast as a 7200 rpm IDE? Even faster than that because of the multitasking? Or will the difference be less than that because of things I don’t understand?

Any tips, hints, links to “how to” information appreciated.

Thanks.

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I don't think it would make that much of a difference. I'm using a 10k SATA drive (western digital raptor) and don't see much of a speed increase.

[Hiding]

what if they were set up as a raid?

[astroglide]

http://faq.storagereview.com/tiki-in...ormanceFactors

they have forums as well

short answer: don't worry about scsi or raid

[Hiding]

can you set up SATA drives on RAID?

[astroglide]

http://faq.storagereview.com/tiki-in...leDriveVsRaid0

[Terry]

Thanks for the link.

Why do you say “don't worry about scsi”? Are you speaking from experience or from what you’ve read?

The more I’m reading the more it sounds like it will make a big difference, particularly in seek time which is extremely important in database access. It appears to me that a fast SCSI drive actually would “perform” at more than twice the speed of an IDE. Not?

[fulltilt]

scsi is for servers. U dont' need that kind of power for poker. If u want, the best thing to go for is western digital raptors set up in raid 0. That is fast and much cheaper and more compatibale that scsi. raptors run around 130 i believe a piece and u get two, set up raid 0.

[astroglide]

i'm speaking from vast experience

if cost is not a concern, you should house your database on a ramdrive or solid state disk

[Freakin]

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http://faq.storagereview.com/tiki-in...leDriveVsRaid0

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Thanks for the link. I've seen you say that many times, but it was good to see some numbers to back it up.

Freakin