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ok, but is it worth it? price to performance. Will i notice a difference?

I'd wait man. Just stick with raptors or something like that. More reliable/trusted tech. I know for a fact that SATA 3 (6.0gb) is aiming for a release in the next year or two (there was recently a conference about USB 3.0 5gb transfer rates), and by that time not only will you have faster data transfer but you'll have more solid :laugh: SSDs. Right now they're way too expensive for what they give and the tech will quickly become outdated.
 
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ok, im thinking of getting a second one of my 500GB drive for RAID. Just want to know:

Do i need anything else, besides HDD and Sata Cable? (Asus P5K)
Will i have 1000GB of space to use?
Is the chance of failing high? people always mention it.
 
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Wait, is it true that Asus P5K's dont support RAID, unless i buy a PCI-E Raid card?
 
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yeah, many people have had issues with the P5K and RAID and that's what finally stopped me getting one. :(
 
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Will i have 1000GB of space to use?

You never get the full amount of space shown on a HDD to use. There's always a bit lost. (I believe.)
 

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SSD's are good, but if you want them fast then you need to get the right one, as some have said, in most cases, a lower end priced one really does tend to be lower end and a good raid setup with a pair of decent SATA2's can easily compete but the good SSD's really can be good, for example, for £93, this one is pretty good, yes of course there are better but for a balance of price/performance the patriot comes good........

http://www.memoryc.com/products/des..._Warp_SSD_Solid_State_Disk_SATA_V2/index.html

A review is here:

http://www.memoryc.com/products/des..._Warp_SSD_Solid_State_Disk_SATA_V2/index.html
 

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If u game it's better putting games on the ssd and a seperate drive for the os.You'll notice much faster loading times for games. But if u just do regular stuff like surfing the net then put the os on the ssd.
 
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I have two Samsung F1 1TB HDDs and I was considering getting a small SSD just for the OS but for that price I could get another Samsung F1..and have spare cash..
 

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For my AM3 build, I will definitely be using an SSD for the os and if they are cheap enough just go straight SSD, but time will tell on that.
 

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SSD's will be the standard soon so may want to get one. I know I will but may possibly buy one last hdd. possibly a 640gb to back up all data. because it will be a while before ssd's that in the 200gb - 1TB range will be cheap enough for purchase. unless they pump out some 64 or 128mb cache hdd's

and PQI started making drives
 

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I use this as my boot drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220341

I will never go back to mechanical HDD's ever again.

Fry's got that for $70 after a 20MIR. http://shop2.frys.com/product/5736702?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I am thinking to pick one up for my lappy, mostly to be used for gaming on (rather than a boot).

I am debating to get the Patriot Warp 32gb, or the OCZ Solid Series 30gb, or the OCZ V2 32GB...(when it goes on sale).
 

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Fry's got that for $70 after a 20MIR. http://shop2.frys.com/product/5736702?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

I am thinking to pick one up for my lappy, mostly to be used for gaming on (rather than a boot).

I am debating to get the Patriot Warp 32gb, or the OCZ Solid Series 30gb, or the OCZ V2 32GB...(when it goes on sale).

From the reviews I have read, the patriot is better than theOCZ Solid, cant speak for the forthcoming V2 as not seen comparisons yet.
 

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From the reviews I have read, the patriot is better than theOCZ Solid, cant speak for the forthcoming V2 as not seen comparisons yet.

On sale as in reduced price :laugh: my bad...

The V2 is out and about.
 
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