xbonez
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| System Name | Winter |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE @ 4.0Ghz |
| Motherboard | MSI 790FX-GD70 |
| Cooling | Corsair H50 Liquid Cooling |
| Memory | 2 x 2Gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600Mhz (7-7-7-24@1.6V) |
| Video Card(s) | Asus GTX 470 @ Stock (Zalman VF3000 cooler) |
| Storage | 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (RAID 0) |
| Display(s) | Hanns G 28" @ 1920x1200 |
| Case | Antec 1200 |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard -- TosLink --> Z5500 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 850TX 850W PSU |
| Software | Win 7 64-bit Ultimate |
Couple of questions:
1. I recently purchased a HP Adaptec RAID Controller from ebay (got a great deal).
Item: HP Adaptec 1420SA 4-Port SATA2 RAID Controller Card
Any thoughts on this item?
I'm getting a great deal on two 40Gb Intel X25-V SSDs. Now, I know the Value series aren't the fastest SSDs, but I'm getting them for about 50 bucks each so its kinda tempting. Regarding this I have two more questions:
2a) I read that running SSDs in RAID 0 disables TRIM. I'm going to use the array solely for windows, games and maybe some apps. Would the lack of TRIM mean major degradation of performance? I don't have any problems completely formatting and re-installing windows every 2-3 months.
2b) I already run 2 x Samsung Spinpoints in RAID 0 using the Southbridge RAID controller on my motherboard (MSI 790FX-GD70). The RAID card has 4 SATA ports. Can I run two RAID 0 arrays on the same RAID card, or can you only have 1 array per controller?
1. I recently purchased a HP Adaptec RAID Controller from ebay (got a great deal).
Item: HP Adaptec 1420SA 4-Port SATA2 RAID Controller Card
Any thoughts on this item?
I'm getting a great deal on two 40Gb Intel X25-V SSDs. Now, I know the Value series aren't the fastest SSDs, but I'm getting them for about 50 bucks each so its kinda tempting. Regarding this I have two more questions:
2a) I read that running SSDs in RAID 0 disables TRIM. I'm going to use the array solely for windows, games and maybe some apps. Would the lack of TRIM mean major degradation of performance? I don't have any problems completely formatting and re-installing windows every 2-3 months.
2b) I already run 2 x Samsung Spinpoints in RAID 0 using the Southbridge RAID controller on my motherboard (MSI 790FX-GD70). The RAID card has 4 SATA ports. Can I run two RAID 0 arrays on the same RAID card, or can you only have 1 array per controller?
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