dudedudedude Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I am thinking of upgrading to a 3 x 10K sata RAID or upgrading my core 2 duo 3.6 ghz to a Q9550 oced to 3.8. What will make my computer snappier. I know in the windows world the RAID would be more noticeable change. Any Input Appreciated Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202785-q9550-or-3x-raptor-raid-what-wil-make-a-bigger-performnace-increase-for-photovideo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushishi Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Well as you cant use the onboard controller for raid in osx and you will have to get a supported raid controller then i will say price vs performance there the cpu update will win.. but if you want to go for the drives then i would not go for 3x 10k raptors... i would much rather go for a supported sas controller and then 2-3x 15k sas drives.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202785-q9550-or-3x-raptor-raid-what-wil-make-a-bigger-performnace-increase-for-photovideo/#findComment-1362235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I installed OSX on a 10K Raptor, and it used to boot in less than 20 seconds. Sadly had it for testing for 2-3 weeks. Had to give it back. But was awesome. A Q9550 will only make sense, if your using CPU intensive apps, like Photoshop etc or Gaming. But Q9550 come cheap (used) these days, as they have been replaced by Q9505's and the Core i7's Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202785-q9550-or-3x-raptor-raid-what-wil-make-a-bigger-performnace-increase-for-photovideo/#findComment-1362237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherone Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 It depends: If your work ist front and foremost cpu-intensive, go for a fast cpu (use a i5, it's cheap and faster then a Q9550. If your work is disk-intensive, or you just want a snappy system, then go for a real hardware-raid with 2 or 4 Raptors or SSDs or SAS. I used to had 2 Raptors on a hardware-raidcard from highpoint (600$). Today i have 1 300 GB Raptor with a i5 and i am totally satisfied with it. I now use a cheaper highpoint-card with 4 x 1,5TB WD Green, which is more then enough for my usage. I would highly recommend to go with a modern and cheap p55-board with a i5, at least 4GB RAM, and -if possible a Raptor or a SSD for a startupdrive. Only if you doing highly demanding video i would go with a good raid or sas-card and the corresponding drives (forget this cheapish onboard-softraid). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202785-q9550-or-3x-raptor-raid-what-wil-make-a-bigger-performnace-increase-for-photovideo/#findComment-1362354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudedudedude Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks for the info. I will be upgrading the processor. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/202785-q9550-or-3x-raptor-raid-what-wil-make-a-bigger-performnace-increase-for-photovideo/#findComment-1362492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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