Storage layout problems!!

Craterloads · 4 Feb 2013 at 18:41

Ok first off only got

2 x SATA 6GBs Ports
1 x SATA II Port
1 x Unused M-Sata Port

Currently have got 2 x 256GB Samsung 830 SSDs, 1 for OS and 1 for Steam and a big 3TB for storage (which is full BTW)

Problem is 256GB is too small for steam and 256GB is too big for OS and is 30% full after all programs installed.

Options

Either sell both drives, buy a small 64GB SSD for OS and buy a big say 512GB Crucial M4 for steam.

Or Sell both and get a small 64GB SSD for OS and a good 2TB drive for steam?

I'm probably just being fussy and the games will be fine on a standard drive instead of OS?

Or i could raid drives for one big steam drive and get a small M-Sata SSD for OS, but will only be running at SATA II, will this have much real world impact on load times within OS going from 6GB/s to 3GB/s?

Craterloads · 4 Feb 2013 at 19:52

Won't that be a bit risky and will I lose trim?

Craterloads · 4 Feb 2013 at 20:33

Possibly, considering I've all ready bought another 3tb drive which I was going to mount externally, then I could keep one 256gb sad and use steam mover for games I am currently playing.

Craterloads · 7 Feb 2013 at 16:47

David_VI said:
Why is the OS drive too big for the OS? Do you not want to put anything else on it except for the OS?

Curious because i'm hoping to move to an SSD from having a 1TB drive full of stuff..

Well I only had os/office/ and a few other program's which only take around 40gb. Had steam installed on other drive, like to keep it all separate. So main drive had 200gb free. Didn't want to fill it up with music/videos/junk as would be a waste. Plus if one drive died would only lose either to os or games not both. Which actually played out well as my is drive died but my 240gb worth of games survived.