On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:09:48 +0000 (GMT), boisvert.guy at videotron.ca wrote: > normal!). Now we want to upgrade the server to get better performance. > I'd like to know if, as a temporary cheap upgrade, software RAID with a Sil > 3124 and 2 x Raptor WD740ADFD (74 Gigs with NCQ) in Software RAID 0 would > bring a significant performance boost. If it is the case, that would You've already received a few responses about reconfiguring your entire server, so I'll avoid that route and simply answer your question straight. "No" There will not be a "significant" performance boost striping only 2 drives. The 10K RPM Raptors alone will definitely increase performance, but there is little/no real advantage striping them together. Getting any significant performance increase from a RAID array really requires at *least* 4 drives ... the more the merrier ... although I'll probably catch some flack from that statement. :-) A previous poster mentioned increasing your RAM from 1Gb to 2Gb. That was an excellent idea and should be done in parallel with whatever drive changes you make. Regards, Ken