Looking for a Raid 0 setup with 4 SSD's that will last 5 years?

XtremeAero426 · Oct 30, 2014

So I'm looking to speed up my system and I was wondering where I could SSD's that could last 5 years under Raid 0. At most it will be used for 16hrs/day.

Also, I was thinking of using these:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bp240g410
OR
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bp240g4r5

Also, what's the difference between the two of these? They look the same and the numbers don't seem that different.

huilun02 · Oct 30, 2014

They are probably different revisions of the same product.

Last 5 years? Drive failure is unpredictable...

The best you can do is get one with a low failure rate (by looking at user reviews) and through product warranty.

WyomingKnott · Oct 30, 2014

My unasked-for advice is not to use RAID unless it either fills a particular need or you feel like playing with it. "Faster" isn't a particular need; "Load levels in BF27 in less than 1.5 seconds" is. "I want to try it and see what happens" is probably the best reason ever.

That said, keep in mind that any disk lost in a RAID 0 makes all the data on the others unretrievable; have a good backup plan and do backups regularly.

I _think_ the problem that SSDs in a RAID configuration don't get TRIMmed has been solved, but I've never tried it myself. TRIM is critically important to maintaining the performance of SSDs over time, so do some research and make absolutely sure that both the drivers and the controllers support TRIM in a RAID configuration.

If your only goal is to have faster disk throughput, I recommend letting a manufacturer do the tuning for you: buy a bigger SSD. As a trivial example, two 128 GB SSDs in a given product line put in RAID0 will probably be slower than one 256 GB SSD from the same product line; the manufacturer has done all the tuning for you.

Sorry if this comes out as too negative; feel free to ignore me.

das_stig · Oct 30, 2014

You don't raid SSD's.

Get a 250GB or better Samsung EVO and then a couple of 2TB HDD's and put them in raid-0 for speed or raid-1 for a mirror.

If you can splash the cash, go with 4 HDD's or 4x smaller models and stick it in raid-10 to get the best of both worlds, speed and mirror.

Stick all your speed critical games on the SSD and use the HDD's as mass storage and games that don't need high loading times but are big installs.

Brighttail · Oct 30, 2014

I agree with WyomingKnott about the "need" of Raid 0. That being said I wanted to see how it went and am currently running two Samsung 850 Pros in Raid 0, but I also have 2 x WD RED 3TB running in raid 1 for my critical files and all that is being backed up on a 4 TB external drive on a weekly rotating basis.

You aren't going to find anything that is guaranteed to run for 5 years as there is simply too many variables that can happen, but if you chose quality components and have a backup plan, be it like i have with a raid 1 configuration or just backing up daily/weekly onto an external hard drive it will greatly reduce the amount of down time you have if something does go wrong, while at the same time preserving the files you want to keep safe.

XtremeAero426 · Oct 30, 2014

WyomingKnott :

My unasked-for advice is not to use RAID unless it either fills a particular need or you feel like playing with it. "Faster" isn't a particular need; "Load levels in BF27 in less than 1.5 seconds" is. "I want to try it and see what happens" is probably the best reason ever.

That said, keep in mind that any disk lost in a RAID 0 makes all the data on the others unretrievable; have a good backup plan and do backups regularly.

I _think_ the problem that SSDs in a RAID configuration don't get TRIMmed has been solved, but I've never tried it myself. TRIM is critically important to maintaining the performance of SSDs over time, so do some research and make absolutely sure that both the drivers and the controllers support TRIM in a RAID configuration.

If your only goal is to have faster disk throughput, I recommend letting a manufacturer do the tuning for you: buy a bigger SSD. As a trivial example, two 128 GB SSDs in a given product line put in RAID0 will probably be slower than one 256 GB SSD from the same product line; the manufacturer has done all the tuning for you.

Sorry if this comes out as too negative; feel free to ignore me.

I'll be sure to use TRIM. Thanks. Also, I'm putting top of the line SSD's in RAID 0. This isn't about budget.

WyomingKnott · Oct 30, 2014

Then have a ton of fun. If you're willing to shell out for enterprise-grade disks, I believe there are models with 5-year guarantees and unless you benchmark all day you won't put the kind of strain on them that enterprise usage can.

If I had to bet, I would bet that any decent consumer-grade disks will last long enough for a faster device with four times the storage at less than the current price of one of those comes along and you want to upgrade!

Brighttail · Oct 30, 2014

The Reds aren't that expensive. WD Blacks come with 5 year warranty and are comparable to the Reds.

ALso you should remember that TRIM software often doens't work with SSDs in Raid configuration.

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