system upgrade (hdd/ssd) and general system overview

[Joyam]

hello everyone this is my system

mobo:
gigabyte z97p-d3
cpu
Intel i5-690k
cpu cooler
BE QUIET! SHADOW ROCK LP
RAM
G.SKILL F3-2400C11D-16GSR 16GB (2X8GB) DDR3
2400MHZ SNIPER DUAL CHANNEL KIT
GPU
VGA XFX AMD RADEON R9 280X R9-280X-TDFD
DOUBLE DISSIPATION 3GB DDR5 PCI-E
Hard drive
HDD TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 3.5'' SATA3
OS
Win 7 64bit
monitor :
DELL ULTRASHARP U2412M 24'' FULL HD BLACK


Since i am short in storage space i consider getting a WD 3.5'' SATA3 3TB RED 64MB WD30EFRX hddd and a SAMSUNG 250GB 850 EVO SERIES SATA3 2.5" MZ-75E250B ssd

I am also having some isues with blue screens and i when i run file scan i find corupted files that cannot be rapaired so i consider making a format.
What do you think of the above ? how should i utilize my drives ? Should i have my two hdds on raid 0 ? (i have never done that so i have no clue about it )
Thanks in advance

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, Joyam!

I'd advise you to backup any important data from your current storage configuration somewhere off-site. Afterwards, make sure you run the HDD manufacturer's brand-specific diagnostic tool in order to determine its health and SMART status. These blue screens could be a sign of a hardware corruption.

Good job with the decision to upgrade your primary drive to an SSD for maximum performance and, of course, with the WD Red for your massive secondary storage.
If you do this, you should definitely unplug your old HDD from the system and clean install Windows on the SSD (make sure all other SATA drives are unplugged from the motherboard, otherwise you're prone to encounter an OS confusion).
I'm afraid you won't be able to create a RAID configuration with your current HDD and the WD Red. Arrays require you to have at least 2 identical drives, or your RAID capacity will be limited to the smallest drive and the performance - to the slowest one. Besides, RAID 0 has no redundancy, so you'd need to keep regular backups off-site. If one HDD fails, you'd lose the data stored on both of them. I believe you shouldn't consider a RAID array just yet, without knowing what your purpose for that storage configuration would be.

I'd advise you to check out this detailed Windows Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs and follow it precisely for optimal performance of your upgraded system.

Consider leaving your current drive unplugged until you have set up the new SSD & HDD. Once you have the system up and running, plug it back it and run the diagnostic tests I mentioned above.

Hope this was helpful. Keep me posted if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD