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    Alienware 17 R5 2 x M.2 NVMe 970 Pro 1TB in Raid0 (possible)

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by GhostWorks, May 20, 2018.

  1. GhostWorks

    GhostWorks Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    I'm looking into buying a new Alienware 17 R5 and installing 2 x Samsung 1TB 970 Pro in a Raid0 config, does the SATA controller able to do it for the 2 PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 slots?

    Then install 240Gb m.2 2242 for the Factory refresh software to sit and a 4TB 2.5 SSD in the HDD/SSD slot

    Does the new Alienware still have thermal issues
     
    GhostWorks, May 20, 2018
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    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes you can raid 2 m.2 in raid 0. Thermalnissues arw probably hit and miss still. I’d plan on repasting ahead of time from the current reports.
     
    pathfindercod, May 20, 2018
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    Thanks for the reply , good to know , will wait and see how the thermal issues continue before buying


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    As far as I can tell, the heat issues are still there, but you should be fine with a decent repast
     
    Mastermind5200, May 21, 2018
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