Hello guys,
I need a new hard disk as my current ones are too slow. I am going to be using these almost exclusively for capturing real time video to disk. Some of you if you are gamers may be familiar with software like Fraps. Basically to use these to maximum potential (Uncompressed HD RGB video at 30 fps), you need very fast hard disks.
From what I've read, the average throughput required is about 80mb/s. My old internal and my Freeagent Pro external don't stand a chance... not doing more than 35mb/s.
Some searching tells me that the Samsung Spinpoint F3 is the best choice for my usage but sadly, these aren't easily available in India. Does anyone know of an alternative that is close? As I've mentioned, my requirement is speed.
On a related note, is buying a single fast disk the best option or will 2 HDDs in RAID work better? If so, how easy is this to set up and what are my options? I don't need more than 1 TB of space totally so if 2 500gbs in RAID would perform faster than a Samsung Spinpoint or similar, I'd go for that.
Thanks in advance.
I need a new hard disk as my current ones are too slow. I am going to be using these almost exclusively for capturing real time video to disk. Some of you if you are gamers may be familiar with software like Fraps. Basically to use these to maximum potential (Uncompressed HD RGB video at 30 fps), you need very fast hard disks.
From what I've read, the average throughput required is about 80mb/s. My old internal and my Freeagent Pro external don't stand a chance... not doing more than 35mb/s.
Some searching tells me that the Samsung Spinpoint F3 is the best choice for my usage but sadly, these aren't easily available in India. Does anyone know of an alternative that is close? As I've mentioned, my requirement is speed.
On a related note, is buying a single fast disk the best option or will 2 HDDs in RAID work better? If so, how easy is this to set up and what are my options? I don't need more than 1 TB of space totally so if 2 500gbs in RAID would perform faster than a Samsung Spinpoint or similar, I'd go for that.
Thanks in advance.