Designing a high-speed network involves several key considerations.
Designing a high-speed network involves several key considerations.
I’m focusing on setting up a home network that can support high-speed devices like NAS and gaming rigs. I’m still exploring the right gear, trying to figure out what equipment fits my needs. While there are switches offering gigabit speeds, finding routers with similar capabilities is rare. Assuming I need a router between my modem and switch, I might be restricted to gigabit performance within my local area, even with a multi-gig switch. I’m not looking for routers with Wi-Fi features either; I prefer a wired solution and plan to add access points later.
What is your online connection? Are you looking to transfer large files quickly between devices?
It wouldn't because RAID5 allows accessing data from several drives simultaneously, which boosts performance beyond a single drive's limits.
For maximum performance, use an SSD for your PC. A local SSD will block network-based Raid. For even faster speeds, set up a Raid0 configuration with SSDs on your system. I currently have two SSDs in Raid0 for the boot drive and two HDDs in Raid0 for storage.
I don’t need ultra-fast storage for gaming; I prefer bigger capacity with reliable performance. I already have an NVMe SSD, but I’d like to take advantage of its huge storage size for saving more games.