Quick SSD question single 512 or raid 0 256

AssaTM · 1 Jan 2013 at 15:32

Hello all, i'm ready to step into the SSD world but i'd like to get the majority of my games on the drive, so i'm thinking about going for 512gb of space, but i'm wondering if I should buy a single 512gb drive, or 2 x 256gb in raid 0? what are the pros and cons of either? and is the 840 pro better as a single drive or? any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time

danupsher · 1 Jan 2013 at 15:39

single 512!

AssaTM · 1 Jan 2013 at 21:30

Any particular reason or it's just your personal preference?

currob · 2 Jan 2013 at 04:39

I went from single ssd to 2xssd in raid 0 and cannot see any difference in day to day use, gaming etc... but the boot up time is now longer with raid 0 as the system loads the raid drivers at boot so actually I am going back to single ssd again next time i reinstall windows. I will use one ssd for os and other for games.

HighlandeR · 2 Jan 2013 at 12:27

currob said:
I went from single ssd to 2xssd in raid 0 and cannot see any difference in day to day use, gaming etc... but the boot up time is now longer with raid 0 as the system loads the raid drivers at boot so actually I am going back to single ssd again next time i reinstall windows. I will use one ssd for os and other for games.

thanks interesting and good to know/

zakblood · 2 Jan 2013 at 13:14

single every time, raid 0 is great while it works, and as soon as it doesn't, well there's your answer why raid 0 isn't worth it unless you don't want the stuff, speed over reliability, for me 2nd one every time

AssaTM · 2 Jan 2013 at 16:06

Thats true, I think i'll go with the single 512 then thank you

it's a bit pricey but hey gotta treat yourself every once in a while right?