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Hey,
I got thinking the other day, and just wondered if it is possible to run both a 2.5" SSD and a standard HDD together? Like a RAID setup or what ever?
Would this have any repurcussions (sp?) as far as software/hardware goes, like any dodgy drivers or bugs etc?
I'll be posting another thread about what SSD to get aswell, as I don't have any idea about them tbh.
Ideas?
I would have thought the speed difference in RAID would be problematic, but running them as separate JBOD disks will be fine. Check out the latest Custom PC - they have a huge SSD Labs this month.
Running an SSD with a standard HDD would cause performance issues. The SSD would have written the data before the HDD had chance to - this would cause the RAID controller to have to wait until both devices were ready (i.e. the HDD).
I'd never advise separate brands/models/sizes/types in any RAID array.
Would it be possible to have the OS on the SSD, and just use the HDD as storage?
yes, that would be a very good set up!
I would recommend doing your research before diving in and buying a SSD, I swapped out a WD Raptor for a OCZ Core 64GB and really wish I hadn't botherd. It causes the whole machine to freeze up at times, and not to mention it can only be realistically be run in IDE compatibility mode.
Yea, I just wanted to work out whether it is even possible to use them in the setup. I'll do more research into what drives etc, but just wanted to know if i could do it before I went ahead in spending time researching :P
If you're buying an MLC SSD (particularly the popular OCZ ones) then realistically you need a hardware SATA/RAID controller with onboard cache, otherwise it the JMicron controller built into the drive just can't cope. It really is the Achilles' heel at the moment.
So it's not really worth going down the SSD route atm?
If you're going to throw money at it, it'll pay you back big time. If you're going in half-hearted with just a single OCZ Core 2 running off the motherboard SATA, then it has very limited benefit.
Worth it yet? Not even slightly for 99% of us.
if you're going the ssd route it prolly means you have a lot of money to spare.. go the full way and get the intel x25 .. tested as the best ssd available..
or wait a while for samsung to release their new ssds which will have 256gb capacity
lots of pretty charts here http://techreport.com/articles.x/15931/2
Ty for the link. I don't have alot of money, but wanted more info on if it was worth going down that route. Yeah, only thing is that samsung and intel are expensive :P
If you are having stuttering problems with MLC SSD's try these registry tweaks and see if that helps.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=42487
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=47183