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Should I run 2 Samsung 840 EVO drives in RAID 0?

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Yeah well that's what I am worried about, I know RAID 0 isn't very stable for HDD's just wondering if the same is true for SSD's?

RAID 0 doubles the chance of a drive failure, but that is tiny considering how reliable a decent SSD is. AFAIK RAID will not cause a BSOD, and a single BSOD once in a blue moon isn't too much of a worry and was probably due to a driver failure etc.

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So for about 6 months now I have been running two 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD drives in RAID 0. I have just been using my motherboards on board RAID capability's to do this (no aftermarket RAID card). Performance wise its great and I run my OS and most of my applications and a few of my favorite games of the RAID. Recently however is had a BSOD and I am now questioning weather this is the best way to use these drives. 

 

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Use the drives however you want. If you want the performance, do it. Just know that if one drive ever fails...

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Yeah well that's what I am worried about, I know RAID 0 isn't very stable for HDD's just wondering if the same is true for SSD's?

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Yeah well that's what I am worried about, I know RAID 0 isn't very stable for HDD's just wondering if the same is true for SSD's?

RAID 0 doubles the chance of a drive failure, but that is tiny considering how reliable a decent SSD is. AFAIK RAID will not cause a BSOD, and a single BSOD once in a blue moon isn't too much of a worry and was probably due to a driver failure etc.

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RAID 0 doubles the chance of a drive failure, but that is tiny considering how reliable a decent SSD is. AFAIK RAID will not cause a BSOD, and a single BSOD once in a blue moon isn't too much of a worry and was probably due to a driver failure etc.

Awesome dude thanks for your help.

 

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Awesome dude thanks for your help.

 

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any time. if you need anything else just message me and I would be glad to help. i get notifications on my phone so can respond usually immediately if I am awake. Welcome to the forum

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Because the EVO relies on a few software tricks, it might not be as fast because software can't be used properly in RAID?

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Because the EVO relies on a few software tricks, it might not be as fast because software can't be used properly in RAID?

Correct. Their not optimized for raid. a M550 would be a better choice around the same price.

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