RAID vs SSD

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Afternoon all :)

First off - shout at me or shoot me if the question has either been asked before or is completely daft.

Currently i have a 480gb SSD, Force3 series i think and i love it, BUT, its too small (LOADS of games on it)
I have some additional SSD's but all are smaller (256 & 160 i think)

I want a big C drive but dont want to fork out on getting a larger SSD just yet, so, would i stand to gain if i had two 1tb drives for example?
Or even 2 2tb drives? (i have 3x1tb & 2x 2tb drives installed already)
And then set them up in RAID?

RAID is a whole new concept to me - i know there are (literally) millions of articles available that explain (some in mental detail) everything about RAID, but my attention span during reading is poor at best - unless of course i'm reading Nuts or Maxim (and by reading, yes i do mean 'reading' the pictures lol) so please be gentle if you're suggesting anything to do with raid :D

Cheers
Rich
 
Games are steam & Origin based, and i'm looking to achieve big storage but not compromise on speed (in terms of going from ssd to just 1hdd) as i thought 1 version of raid had massive speed benefits.
 
ok, potentially another dumb question incoming :D
Would i be right in thinking that 2x 512gb Msata SSD's in Raid would be rapid as?
I ask as i have the chance to pick up two drives and a Msata to Sata adapter/raid controller for less than £250 - just wondering if im better off spending more on a single larger capacity drive or these two?
 
well, another update :)
After reviewing a few sites that explain Raid, i'll be going with Raid 0 over the 2 512gb SSD's and having a backup on my 2tb drive which may actually be moved externally.
Found a great youtube video about 3 minutes long that highlights Raid 0, 1 & 10 pretty quickly lol.
0 - speed, pure speed
1 - reliability
10 - best of both 0 & 1 :)
 
:)
thanks all for the feedback.
I did get a little worried when it was claimed on youtube 'Raid explained' videos where people are saying that Raid 0 is the most risky as 1 drive failing loses all data, but surely its no more risky than having 1 drive that fails??

I get the point about having not a great deal of speed difference in terms of performance when raiding ssd's, my aim i guess is to only really have 1 larger drive using raid to combine 2 drives :)
The drives i am getting are an absolute bargain and no where near the price of a normal ssd :)
 
Have gone with the Crucial MX550, two of.
Have seen many reviews online for SSD vs HDD in terms of reliability.
It appears as though all early gen SSD's carried mountains of issues but over the past 1-2 years they have drastically improved.
Some reviewers still hold the belief that SSD's are un-reliable or not as reliable as a normal HDD, and some are at the opposite end of the scale.
I've ran with a 480gb ssd for ages and not come across one single issue. I've had SSD's as my main C drive ever since the OCZ60gb drive was released and the only issue i've had is not enough space.
I'm going with raid for a few reasons, the speed increase - just because, the cost I'm getting these 2 drives for but mainly for a larger C drive rather than shell out on a single ssd.
Views and input appreciated :) i'll be having a regular backup overnight onto an external 2tb drive.
On the subject of risk - i'm still holding the belief that an SSD is more reliable than a HDD, and to me, having raid0 on 2 HDD's carries virtually the same risk as having 2 SSD's in raid0 :)
 
say what? i dont appreciate such foul and negative language!! the mere thought of un-installing a game for the sake of saving space makes my shiver with dread.
I just couldn't bring myself to do it!!
I'm not so much concerned about the fuss side of things, yes its a bit of a ball ache to have to leave my pc on overnight to do a full backup, but I do it every now and then anyway to be safe.
As for cost? its not costing a great deal. the drives I picked up retail at around £170-£200 per drive, I'm getting them both for under £200 - far cry from the price of a decent 1tb drive :) so cost wise i'm still gaining :) so, in my eyes its worth it, and as I have come to understand with PC', Gaming & building your own - there is no real budget as there is always something else that comes along :D
 
to be fair, i only play 2 or 3 of my games, but with a 1tb SSD C drive, i dont have to worry about having to install a game later to play it or worry about how many games i have installed and if there is enough space :D
Aleady have around 3tb of mech drives storing all media, docs etc so c drive is dedicated to gaming and the OS :D
 
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