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Still Samsung SSd's need an external de frager because Trim will not work in a Raid set up note this Samsung reply "Hello xxxxxxx , Thank you for your inquiry to Samsung Semiconductor. Windows 7 Trim can not work properly on RAID configuration. If you are using XP and Vista with non-RAID...

OCZ has a great forum for SSD drive issues and info. Samsung has yet to get their act together. They seem to be hiding with the Trim issues with the non trim firmware. When those first/ second gen SSd's get monkied and slow, there is going to be a whole lot of non technical people thinking they...

The are all Samsung drives, Summit series. The first two drive I have firmware is VBM 94D 1Q. Apparently Samsung has not issued a firmware flash yet. I believe they have G/C. The second unit FW is VBM24D 1Q, no dope on the firmware on the net. When I called Samsung about flashing the first 2...

So... since SSD's appear raid friendly, shall I. drum roll..... get an raid card .. and (bonus question) run my 3 in raid 0? My stupid is being cured on this forum like a hard drive getting de fragged. I promise to use my hard drives for the purposes of good not evil.

Excuse my stupid, what is ICH, is this a card? I was told I can only Raid 0 in pairs, thus no raid 0 using 3 drives. The SSD's have 68mb on board cache. I really appreciate the replies. Building a new computer, my first, so getting the good stuff hoping I can get 3 year cycle out of it.

This puppy here http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4694158&CatId=4068 Your advice is well appreciated.

Just flight sims. FSX and a couple others. Got another computer for daily use. Thanks for mentionong that.

Gettng a EVGA X 58 and it has on board raid. Got 3 x 256 meg SSD's want to Raid 0 them. Should I put the OS on another drive IE. a single small SSD, thus the 3 SSD's Raid 0 used for data only? The other thing, should I get a stand alone card such as Adaptec 1430SA 4 Port SATA II RAID...

Yea Baby yea!! Got one of those this week for my new build. Actually, aside from the 3 SSD's, I bought the Noctua before MB case etc. Got the Tuniq TX-3 Cooling Thermal Compound and 2 x 120 mm Noctua fans for the side of the Coolermaster HAF 922 that I need to buy. I must be a goof buying...