Considering difference between brands a wash, is it better to buy two SSDs and run them in RAID or just one bigger capacity drive?
Normally, I would think to go with the bigger drive but there are some good deals to be had currently with the 250GB drives (around $70-80 per with rebates) but not too many with 500GB drives (most around $180-$200+).
I understand that RAID really only has noticeable benefits when queuing up multiple read/writes, but my question is, how is capacity shared?
So if I have two 250GB drives in RAID, do I essentially have 500GB or is more like two 250GB partitions? I have a custom build with a 4770k used for gaming and autocad, but my single 250GB drive is almost full with games.... so do you recommend getting another 250GB or selling the one I have and getting a 500GB...
Also, do the SSDs need to be the same make/model/capacity to run in raid?
THanks alot.
Normally, I would think to go with the bigger drive but there are some good deals to be had currently with the 250GB drives (around $70-80 per with rebates) but not too many with 500GB drives (most around $180-$200+).
I understand that RAID really only has noticeable benefits when queuing up multiple read/writes, but my question is, how is capacity shared?
So if I have two 250GB drives in RAID, do I essentially have 500GB or is more like two 250GB partitions? I have a custom build with a 4770k used for gaming and autocad, but my single 250GB drive is almost full with games.... so do you recommend getting another 250GB or selling the one I have and getting a 500GB...
Also, do the SSDs need to be the same make/model/capacity to run in raid?
THanks alot.