2 SSD's in raid?

[mapexlegend]

Hi, just wondering if i would see any real performance increase by running 2 128gb SSD's in raid 0 or would it just be better to get one single 256gb SSD? I plan to just use the raid controller on the motherboard. I plan to use my computer for photoshop, gaming, CAD and maybe some light video editing. Any advice or other suggestions would be helpful. 

[codytappen]

Yes you probably would see some performance increases, but a 256GB drive will be faster than a 128GB drive without RAID 0. The issues that come with RAID 0 (one drive failing and ruining all the data), the issue that the onboard controller probably won't be very great, and two drives costing more included, I would buy a 256GB drive; in fact for my build I did.

[Morpheus]

I would would go with 2 ssd's in raid 0 because ssd's are way more reliable than hard drives and have a lower chance of failure. i would choose the performance

[ooiman92]

I'd think that one SSD would be quick enough for all those applications, but what do I know, I only do basic photoshop and I have no problems running one SSD. Also you would be sacrificing IO for faster sequentials, so it all depends on what you need.,

[WoodenMarker]

The performance would make up for any blips in speed a single ssd would have here and there. I would choose the cheaper option though.

[orangecat]

SSD's in RAID 0 is pointless unless you got a high end build with quad SLI and 32+GB of ram ect.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Single SSD for the OS and Program Data, Two SSD's in Raid 0 for the Speedy Scratch/Save/Output files.

SSD's are small enough that you CAN backup a full SSD drives contents easily to a mechanical drive, if a failure ever occurs.