GA-Z77X-UD5H SSD/msata question

[pcporemba]

Looking into a new build for video/photography/games. So far I've purchased the case, spinner HD's, power supply, and the DVD & blu-ray burners. Saw that I could get the Samsung 830 128GB for only $69.95 so it appears that using the msata just does'nt make sense right? What would be best, running a pair of the samsung's in raid 0 for the OS and programs, just getting one for the OS and maybe getting a another for caching the HD's or should I just get a small msata for about the same money? Anyone using the msata? Below is what I'm thinking and would like to hear your thoughts.


GA-Z77X-UD5H w/ I7-3770k
Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Edition 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000) Model PVI332G186C0QK
Gigabyte GTX-660ti GV-N66TOC-2GD
SSD for OS Samsung 830 128GB SATA III
Already purchased:
(2) Seagate 1T 7200 HD for RAID 0
Seasonic X750 Gold Power Supply in a Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 Case
Samsung Blu-Ray Burner & DVD burners

[Acebmxer]

For the price of SSD's now msata is not needed imho.

ssd cacheing only works if the OS is installed on a HDD and the ssd is no bigger then 64gb. SSD cacheing can be done on regular SSD's connected to a sata port just needs to meet the size and os on hdd.

[pcporemba]

That's what I thought but was afraid I was missing something. So how about two Samsungs in RAID 0 for the OS/programs? I also have a Western Digital Velociraptor 150 GB (SATA II) laying around. Any thoughts were to use that? Could set it up as the scratch drive but since the 830's are so cheap that would make a great scratch drive.

[pcporemba]

Damm, I waited too long. Went back to order the drives and now the price is $82.95 instead of $69.95

[Vinster]

I'd put the 150GB as a spare HD for small storage, or put it in a different system that has a slow OS HD.

150GB just isn't enough anymore... we're all electronic horders...

Vin

[boondocks]

I'm running a pair of Sammie 830's in RAID 0. You will not have TRIM in Windows unless you use one of the modded BIOS with the Intel ROM added, which Acebmxer has been kind enough to do for us.
I wouldn't bother with the msata, raid is way faster.