Alienware 17 Hard Drive Setup

Hey guys I am looking to setup a new SSD/HDD setup for my Alienware 17. I was thinking of added the 512GB MSATA Samsung Drive and 2x 1TB 7200rpm drives into my rig. Just wondering everyone's thoughts.

 

You would be better in getting 1tb SSD (Samsung and crucial have some at about $600-$650) and buy a smaller mSATA drive for the operating system (lets say 128GB). That is a better deal. For a mSATA at 512Gb you will have to shell out a lot for it and it is not worth going for it... Just my opinion.

 

I was thinking for a cost persepective as a 512gb msata SSD is only 380 bucks. I have 2 1tb sata drives already.

 

I agree with Juliant the SSD would be better for storage and use the mSata for caching whats the point on the OS booting supper fast if you have to wait for programs to load. Which do you spent more time doing? You could go OS on the mSata and a few games and app's but you will run out of space quick. Iam using a 500 SSD for Origin and Neverwinter it's over have full. Got steam and OS with app's on the dual 750's in Raid 0 it's almost have full. Don't under cut how fast the mSata will speed up the drives mine are over half as fast as the Samsung SSD per Crystal Disk. Plenty fast for me with plenty of storage.

 

So would like a 256GB MSATA + my 2 1TB work out ok?

 

If your going to boot from the mSata it's fine if your going to Raid0 the 2 drives and cach to the mSata 120 is more than enough for caching. your hole OS and load for games could cach on 120g 256 for caching is to big from all I have read. Less return on that much.

 

Yeah that would work. I set up my computer with a different ssd for each OS (8 for cool stuff, and 7 for ProTools), an ssd for occasional use apps, and an ssd for music and file storage and recoveries.

However you want to do it. Just make sure it's fast.

Bob

 

That's more than enough