How can i use 2 SSDs and 1 HDD together ?

One Man

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This week i am going to build my pc and i want to use 2 SSDs an OCZ vector 512GB for gaming and a samsung 256GB for windows 7 boot up Also a 3Tb HDD. but i have been hearing that you can't decide where your games and other things are installed. and to use the SSds as the primary drive or secondary drive? / How?
 
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Hi
Interesting idea you have - you gonna have enough performance even with just one SSD :)
The SSD drives act like standart one just they have lower space and high price :)
You CAN use it like primary - OS boot from SSD
You CAN move all you User Profile data to second standart HDD - MyDocuments , Downloads etc.
You CAN decide where to install you games & apps - since win 98 till Win 8 :)
If you planning to go for 3...

Nikolay Savov

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Hi
Interesting idea you have - you gonna have enough performance even with just one SSD :)
The SSD drives act like standart one just they have lower space and high price :)
You CAN use it like primary - OS boot from SSD
You CAN move all you User Profile data to second standart HDD - MyDocuments , Downloads etc.
You CAN decide where to install you games & apps - since win 98 till Win 8 :)
If you planning to go for 3 x SSD - correct ?

Then if im` in you shoes i`ll go for :
Good Mobo - 4 or more SATA3 ports
- second group of 4 SATA3 ports but with RAID 0,1 support (second controller chip)
I`ll connect 2 x 512 SSD in RAID 0
- you have 1024 GB drive for OS and GAMES - that`s how you not gonna bother where to install you game and etc.
- you have 2 x SSD performance - as far i know RAID 0 of SSD almost double the performance

I`ll connect the 3 TB in other SATA3 ports - not raid one
- there you can store ALL you data - games IMG , movies , downloads etc
The spare 256 SSD i`ll will simply skip ordering this one
- you gonna be OK even with one 512 SSD and you have 2 - this one is not nesasery
- you can add it and use it if you like also for games install destination

There are other ideas i have but they are complicated one.
Go simple 1 x 512 SSD or 2 x 512 in RAID 0 and standart 3TB for data storage
 
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