My Raid 0 setup doesn't require any special cooling, and there's no
extra heating of which I'm aware.
Raid 0 is usually run on two identical drives, to avoid waste.
Why do you want to use Raid 0?

*Recommended Uses:* Non-critical data (or data that changes infrequently
and is backed up regularly) requiring high speed, particularly write
speed, and low cost of implementation. Audio and video streaming
<http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/levels/singleLevel0-c.html#>
and editing; web servers; graphic design; high-end gaming or hobbyist
systems; temporary or "scratch" disks on larger machines. (From:
"http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/raid/levels/single_Level0.htm")


James Oliveira wrote:

>Hello all, I am planning on running a RAID 0 Setup on 2 hard drives WD
>74gb 10k RPM Raptor and 250gb 7200rpm WD. My questions are as follows.
>1.) Will it "overheat" per se, because I've seen things such as HD
>coolers meant for RAID set up's but its 50$ so i was wondering if it
>would be necessary in a 5 fan cooling case.
>2.) Is it even worth doing? and if so will noise be a necessary issue
>to tackle (i've heard they get "loud" but I have nevr had experiance
>with that so what is "LOUD" in computers? I dont want it sounding like
>a lawnmower loud but for example the 5 fans running at 24 Dbs dont
>bother me...
>
>

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