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Samsung 840 pro Raid 0 help

Siamak8286
Level 7

‎09-02-2013 03:31 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:43 PM by Community Admin

Hello ROG community, I managed to grab another 512Gb Samsung 840 Pro, so now I have 2 exact ones, my question is whats the best way to setup my system now, I want to have my Steam and games on a seperate partition for sure so:

1. Is it better to raid 0 my 512gb SSDs and make 2 partitions 1 got OS and 1 for games or
2. Forget the raid and just use 1 of the 512Gb for OS and the other one for Games?
3. Also does TRIM works in raid 0??? I also have a Maximus V Extreme with 3770K
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎09-02-2013 04:43 PM

My advice is not have two partitions.

Use your two SSDs as one RAID. Seriously you get better mileage with that configuration if RAID is what you want to do. I have moved away from RAID with my SSDs I must confess, now I use your option two as that just gives me the flexibility that I need and the trim support.
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎09-02-2013 04:46 PM

Pretty sure I answered this earlier. See my reply in your other thread, and may I please ask you not to double post. We do answer very quickly compared to other support forums. 🙂
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.
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Siamak8286
Level 7

‎09-02-2013 06:52 PM

Did I??? I never double posted, I'm writing this on my phone, maybe it's why, never the less I didn't see a double post 😞
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Chino
Level 15

‎09-02-2013 08:14 PM

Since it's a gaming rig, I'd pick number 2. You won't need the speed of RAID 0 and probably wouldn't even notice it either. Besides having a RAID array increases your boot time a little.
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Siamak8286
Level 7
In response to Chino

‎09-02-2013 08:51 PM

what do you guys think about Samsung 840 EVO? they just released a 1TB version and If im not gonna Raid my SSDs I can return the 2nd 840 pro 512gb that I just got and put a bit more cash and get a 1TB 840 EVO for my Steam and Games and have my 512GB 840 Pro for my OS and Apps.
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apocalypzez
Level 10

‎09-14-2013 07:26 PM

I've the exact SSD setup and I use RAID 0 with one whole chunk for OS, apps, steam, origin and UbiPlay installs. I do back up my games on my 1.5TB WD blacks in case I had to format or update RAID software from the Bios. That said I do use te modded bios for raid trim support. Here's the link if you need it:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1244232/asus-asrock-msi-gigabyte-bioss-with-updated-raid-orom
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