RAID 4x SATAII vs 2x SATAIII

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Hi there. I am buying SSD's for my new PC. On my mobo (ASUS P8Z77-V) i have 2 SATAIII form intel (RAID-able) and 2 SATAIII (probably no RAID) form asmedia and 4 SATA II from intel chipset. As far as i know i can't put on 4 drives SATAIII on RAID without external controller cos manual says nothing about raid on asmedia. I like to get about 200 GB on ssd's so got 2 options:

1. 2 x SATAIII SSD about 100 GB i.e. OCZ Vertex 4 RAID 0 gives me about 200 GB and 2gb/s

2. 4 x SATAII SSD about 50 GB i.e OCZ Vertex 2 RAID 0 gives same storage and speed


What option would you suggest?

Thanks a lot!

 

[twelve25]

Just get a 240-256GB SSD and skip RAID. SSD are PLENTY fast without RAID, and RAID kills garbage collection on SSD. You'll waste money and not get any difference in real world speed.

 

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imo difference between 500 mb/s and 1gb/s (sorry not 2gb/s my mistake in calculations ;p) is great dif. faster loading everything. less wait=more fun 🙂

 

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btw whats up with that garbage ?

 

[twelve25]

Garbage? Just my opinion, no point in RAID for SSD in a desktop.

 

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and RAID kills garbage collection on SSD.

 

[Sava]

SSD's in RAID are noticeably faster. Why choose a slower setup? Certainly it's a matter of opinion. But some opinions are better than others. 😉