Advice on SSD + HHD setup

thenetvines · Jan 26, 2014

Hello.

What would be your advise on how to get the most out of my current setup?:

256G SSD EVO PRO + 128G SSD EVO PRO + WB Blue 1TB + WD Blue 500G

I'm fairly new to understanding RAID, and I see words like "use as a cache" thrown around, so in order to investigate more, what would you do with these storage hardware if you had them?

corroded · Jan 26, 2014

stick to 2 drives.

256 SSD and 1TB HD

Look @ wikipedia about RAID, RAID0 is all u need in a home PC. That would be 2x 1TB HD (data storage) Image the SSD once a quarter.

USAFRet · Jan 26, 2014

thenetvines :

Simply use them as individual drives. No cache or RAID needed or recommended.

OS and applications on the 256 SSD, working files on the 128 SSD, the other wo for large files. Movies etc.

Your config is not much different than mine.
128 SSD + 128 SSD + 2TB HDD + 3TB HDD.

thenetvines · Jan 27, 2014

USAFRet :

Thanks for your time!

Is there no way to combine the SSD? If I were to get another 1TB WD Blue, would it be better to RAID it with the other 1TB alone?

Is there no way to make better use of that single 128G SSD? Because is brand new, and I would rather sell it cheap, instead of having it as another drive.

USAFRet · Jan 27, 2014

thenetvines :

Combine them, as in 'one drive letter' ? Without a RAID, not really.
But a 256GB drive + 128GB drive in RAID 0 results in a 256GB 'drive'. Size of the smallest times the number of drives.

But having one drive for the OS and applications, and other drives for other things is very preferable than trying to merge them all into one mass. Or two masses.

It 'sounds' more complex, but really it is only different drive letters.
I have my Libraries redirected to the other SSD. Seamless in operation. And when/if I need to resintall the OS, that stuff is not touched.

leeb2013 · Jan 27, 2014

That's almost the same combination as I have. Use the 128GB for operating system and all your programmes like Office, benchmarking, antivirus, ccleaner etc.
Use the 256SSD for large, regularly played games
Use the HDD for everything else - docs, music, pics, other games

Don't merge (JBOD) or raid as when one fails, you lose your stuff.

thenetvines · Jan 28, 2014

Thanks for all your tips guys, you're awesome!

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