64GB P Series SSD - Any tips for XP or Win7?

[Savage1701]

I am trying a Samsung-based SSD for the first time with an Asus P5WD2E-Premium board, as I am concerned it's raptor is giving out. This board is used in a business setting so I have no real need for a whopping fast i7 board or anything like that. It's using an old 920 3.2GHz dual-core. I know how much an SSD can breathe new life into an old system when done correctly. I run about a dozen business apps and utilities/programs on it so it should be adequate in size for Vista/Win7 if I choose to go that route. If I just must store my 5000 favorite iTunes songs I can't live without, I'll go mechanical for those :-).

 

My system also uses a couple RAM drives in RAID 0 for pagefile, temp file, IE temp file, etc. I don't use hibernation or system restore. I ghost my system every morning.

 

Any tips for anything peculiar to this drive other than the standard tweaks and tips? Should I use AHCI under XP with this drive? I have not had good luck with AHCI and Indilinx controllers so I am leary.

 

I've always wanted to try the Samsung controller and 128MB DRAM cache over the Indilinx drives I am used to, and even the JMicron-based antiques I run in a RAID O config.

 

I plan on using a fresh install of WinXP SP2 32-bit. I will attempt a 64 offset as well, and F6 the ICH7R drivers during install, especially if this lets me get a good alignment.

 

Corsair has such a good rep in so many other areas I figured I'd give their SSD a shot.

 

Finally, anyone run Eboostr, FlashFire, any hardware RAID controller x4 or x8 lanes, or SuperSpeed's SuperCache utility with this drive to augment it's performance?

 

Any thoughts are appreciated as I am new to Corsair/Samsung SSD's

[RAM GUY]

I would still use AHCI but as far as anything else we haven't done efficient enough testing to know what would give you the best outcome. Let us know what results you get if you decide to try it!