Intel SSD Setup?

[nitrobass24]

Ok so i just got my two Intel 160GB G2's

What i am trying to decide is if I should put them in RAID0?
If I do this, its my understanding that the intel driver still doesnt support TRIM when in RAID...is this correct?
Should i use AHCI and forget about RAID so i can have TRIM? And if so do i still need to use the microsoft AHCI drivers or the AHCI drivers for my ICH10R?

I also dual-boot linux quite often so are there any considerations i need to make regarding that?

TIA

 

[hhara]

No
Yes
Yes - uhhh drivers for your ICH10R

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[Damar]

Don't get all hung up worrying about TRIM.

You'd have to seriously mess that SSD up to even need to use it and you're likely never going to notice any sort of slowdown in normal use that would require you to have TRIM. If you packed it 99% full you might need TRIM, but if not, I doubt you'd ever notice any slowdown without benching it, the drives are just that fast. People are still running the G1 drives without TRIM and they still scream.

If you want a single 320GB volume go ahead and raid them, but then you're at higher risk of data loss if perhance one of those drives ever has a hiccup because you'll lose everything.

 

[AthlonXP]

I was in the same situation you are in, instead of the 2x160's I just went ahead and picked up a 256gb SSD instead to play it safe. But if you want to keep the drives then use one for the OS and the other for games and stuff.

 

[delvryboy]

Raid is wicked fast. I'll take short term. By the time I would need trim, my drives will be in someone else's box.
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[Damar]

Raid is wicked fast. I'll take short term. By the time I would need trim, my drives will be in someone else's box.
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Exactly.