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Any benefit to AHCI on Rampage Formula? (Read 537 times)

Oct 9^th, 2008 at 2:54pm

vgbaron Offline
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The BIOS has a SATA config option for IDE/RAID/AHCI. If I understand correctly Intel recommends RAID even if you're not using an array because it loads the AHCI driver also.

I have no need for RAID but on my WD Raptors, considering FSX, will I get any performance benefit from installing AHCI as opposed to leaving it at IDE mode? I've read some benchmarks that indicate no big deal in my situation. And I don't really want to go through another XP repair install if I can avoid it!

FWIW - I have 6 SATA drives:

74G Raptor XP boot
74G Raptor (may be Vista boot - currently empty)
150G Raptor - FSX
320G Seagate - Programs
500G Maxtor - Backup
DVD Burner

Any thoughts Nick?

I7 980x 4.43G P6X58D 6G Mushkin 1612 6-8-6-24 1T EVGA GTX480 826/4200 Noctua DH14 Corsair 850W PSU 2 - 1TB WD HDD, 1 600G WD Vraptor for FSX Thermaltake Armor+ Case W7 64 Pro.

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Reply #1 - Oct 9^th, 2008 at 3:03pm

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FSX runs fine... the problem
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Nope

No benefit

The higher functions actually make Raptors run slower. The AHCI system which includes NCQ which I DISABLE on my professional RAID cards because of how much perf it sucks from a hard drive

NCQ and AHCI is made for NETWORK computers.. not game systems where raw speed of the drive is needed

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Reply #2 - Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:35pm

vgbaron Offline
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Straight and to the point - that's what I like best about your answers, Nick.

There are some folks who, when asked what time it is, will proceed to tell you how the watch works. Altho you *could*, you don't when unnecessary.

You just saved me a bunch of time!

Thanx!

I7 980x 4.43G P6X58D 6G Mushkin 1612 6-8-6-24 1T EVGA GTX480 826/4200 Noctua DH14 Corsair 850W PSU 2 - 1TB WD HDD, 1 600G WD Vraptor for FSX Thermaltake Armor+ Case W7 64 Pro.

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