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Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 Rev2 |
Cooling | OCZ Vendetta w/Scythe Ultra Kaze 2000RPM Fan |
Memory | 8 gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 9-9-9-27 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2 |
Storage | 3x Seagate Barracuda 1TB |
Display(s) | 22" Samsung LCD |
Case | Coolermaster HAF 932 |
Audio Device(s) | Integrated |
Power Supply | Corsair HX-620 620W |
Software | Windows 7 |
So I decided to finally cave and get myself an SSD to replace my OS drive (the HDD was about 6-7 years old).
I've already bought the drive since most of what I've seen says it's good. I got the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB.
Being new to SSDs, I have absolutely no idea if they need any special setups, I assume it'd be like plugging in a normal HDD.
In a thread about SSDs (while I was hunting for which one to get), it said to enable something called the AHAICP (not sure if that's the right spelling). I assume from what they said that this is either on the mobo or when you install Windows, how do I go about turning it on and will it allow me to use normal HDDs alongside it?
Also, I've noticed that SSDs have firmware drivers, is this something I need to install before installing my OS or can I do it without problems after?
I won't be using that drive for anything but the OS (my games go to my 2TB drive) and most non-game programs (like Office, etc).
I've already bought the drive since most of what I've seen says it's good. I got the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB.
Being new to SSDs, I have absolutely no idea if they need any special setups, I assume it'd be like plugging in a normal HDD.
In a thread about SSDs (while I was hunting for which one to get), it said to enable something called the AHAICP (not sure if that's the right spelling). I assume from what they said that this is either on the mobo or when you install Windows, how do I go about turning it on and will it allow me to use normal HDDs alongside it?
Also, I've noticed that SSDs have firmware drivers, is this something I need to install before installing my OS or can I do it without problems after?
I won't be using that drive for anything but the OS (my games go to my 2TB drive) and most non-game programs (like Office, etc).