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Pemalite on 30 January 2018
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vivster said:

1. I really like to use Windows storage spaces as a logical RAID option because I like that it's bound to the OS, rather than the Mainboard. The other option would be to build the RAID via the mainboard in the UEFI. Are there noticeable performance differences between the board option and storage spaces? As I understand both are merely soft RAIDs. Hardware RAID with an extra RAID controller is out of the question. Has anyone had experience of moving RAIDs made with Storage Spaces to another system with the same OS?

2. My RAID of choice would be RAID10 on 4 HDDs because of the resiliency and speed. I don't care much about write speed, but I do care a lot about reading speed. RAID10 seems to be the best choice for that. Is that correct? Is there maybe any value in just using a 2x RAID0 and have a daily backup of all files on?

3. Any suggestions towards specific HDDs for that purpose? 4x8TB or 4x 10TB.

I checked out the vast options of HDDs and it seems the HGSTs are pretty loud. I don't really want to go Seagate so the best option seems to be a WD Red.

Storage spaces will be slower. Sometimes by up to 30% in some scenarios.

Raid 10 is a solid choice.
This will break it down with all the Pro's and Con's of each.
https://www.prepressure.com/library/technology/raid

Go Western Digital Red. And in my experience... Less drives the better, so go all out on capacity if you can.
Have you thought about going the NAS route? Then your storage won't be tied to your PC.




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