RAID FOR SSD's

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Although I realise that RAID applications were originally created for Hard Disk Drives and the vagaries of the internet and it's server hubs, does it still have a role nowadays ?
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It seems that the M.2 conector for SSD's is capable of having 2 drives attached, I'm wondering whether they can be set up as a Mirrored Raid pair so that the data, progams, files, O/S requirements and everything can be preserved optimally. This will be with Win10PRO 64-bit and the maximum capacity disks currently available [4Tb].
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My computer useage will be mainly Strategy games, a hoard of Wav/Lossless Music Files from my CD collection and data from Windows Office applications. I have found that the Music files deteriorate on my current SSD and volume levels can not only alter from one CD to the next but also from track to track.

All and any advice appreciated.
 
It's not a wind-up. It's been a while since I've kept track of developments in PC components. I do know that when setting up Windows you have a choice of which disk will become the "C" drive [default boot drive]. Sata connections are slower than an M.2 connector, so what's wrong with wanting to know if these devices have progressed into having RAID compatability regardless of cost implications ?
 
@bimbleuk Thank you very much for your answer. Presumably, for the music storage, you don't see any problem with using HDD's rather than SSD's because of lag but to avoid degradation over time. incidentally Windows Media Player is not as good in Win10 as it was previously, you can no longer look-up back-catalogue CD's information as well as some UI feature changes I'm not enamoured with. If i used large HDD's for Music [as data-disks in Mirror Raid] you don't think it's worth using Raid on any M.2 SSD's to protect the O/S, programs and game files ? Can HDD's & SSD's be water cooled ? Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
 
"When a smarter and better person than you tells you something, just accept is a fact and don't argue. [sic]
Ok?" @4K8KW10 How do I know anyone is smarter or better than me and not just someone with a bigger ego ?
Someone who has more knowledge than me is okay but someone who is self-opinionated shouldn't get the time of day.

@Donnie Fisher that could be one piece of the explanation but I always use a Megalodon headset with an independent processing unit connected by USB port, and therefore connected by the basic [pcie?] multi-trafficked bus. I suppose it's a pipe-dream to expect there to be a soundcard with 2 usb connections, 1 for usb-device [Turntable] input and 1 for usb-device output [Headset] plus the ultimate connect for a digital sp-dif out, probably because I'm the only market for such a card, and on builds these days any internal connection to a CD/DVD unit is never connected and I've never heard of any similar connection between a HDD or SSD and the soundcard and don't understand what it's got to do with the Mobo.
 
Thanks for the sarcasm @Donnie Fisher. USB ports on soundcards ? well I meant that instead of all the speaker connections and the input mini-jack-plug I never use on the soundcard [which have nothing to do with the Mobo] they could be replaced by usb terminals which only connect to those input/output channels on the soundcard and whatever peripheral I chose to use plugged into these usb connectors [nothing to do with the Mobo or any bus to the Mobo].
 
@ james.miller My photos and Documents have not degraded, so you're right it's a problem with my ears. However I thank bimbleuk for answering my original query about using Raid on M.2 connected SSD's, unless you just meant the SSD's can be used in Raid only when connected via a SATA device/plug/connector ? and again bimbleuk I appreciate the advice on a back-up plan, I believe you can dedicate a single or set of matching capacity drives to only be used for back-up purposes which I believe can be configured to operate whenever shutting down Windows[10] is invoked. And I take it you think normal fan-assisted air-cooling is sufficient for all SSD & HDD devices no matter how large the capacity.
 
Thanks everybody for the input.
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Regarding the Audio problems I have, it's due to a problem with my ears [it's them that need normalizing].
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As for the selection of SSD/HDD units and back-up, I am begining to abandon the idea of RAID configuration despite Win10 having partnered Intel's Rapid Storage Technology application to monitor and manage disk health. However, I still consider that I will need 4 individual drives; one large-ish SSD [and a matching capacity SSD to back it up to] as an o/s, programs and games vehicle, and a very large HDD [and a matching capacity HDD to back it up to] to accomodate my WAV/Lossless music files; the SSD's plugged into the M.2 device and the HDD's connected to SATA [or is it SATA-E these days?] ports.
 
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