Do I need Intel rapid storage technology

[Matking]

Hi,
I have Asus h81m-cs motherboard, i5 4460, corsair vengeance 8gb ram 1600mhz, zotac gtx 650 1gb, corsair vs450 PSU, and only one HDD Seagate 1000vx000 1tb(no ssd)..

1. Do I need to install Intel rapid storage technology what it is for??
2. I have xmp feature in bios, so if I enable it will it give me any performance gain as Intel only support ram speed upto 1600mhz and my ram is already 1600mhz.

 

[photonboy]

1. No, you do not need IRST.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/rapid-storage-technology.html

One main feature is to use a small SSD for fast accessed files in conjunction with a hard drive. It is the same concept as a Hybrid (SSHD) but physically with two separate drives. It does not make great sense in most scenarios now that SSD drives are cheap.

For example, you could add a 20GB SSD if you had one handy, but if you wanted the performance I would just get a 120GB SSD or better to put Windows on.

2. XMP:
I would enable it anyway as it may optimize the timings, but it probably will not make any noticeable difference.

 

[Matking]

Thanks for direct and clear answer