For my Sabertooth z77 do you still recommend the Intel RST v13.1.0.1058 WHQL over the RST AHCIRAID Driver v11.2.0.1006 .

Hey Fernando. Just wondering in my Sabertooth z77 mb I noticed my Intel RAID ROM is version v11.0.0.1339 .I have found that the RST(e) v12.9.4.1000 WHQL works a little better over the v13.1.0.1058 WHQL but they are very close. Should my raid rom be updated to something else when using the v12.9.4.1000,or is it only when you use and enable raid in the bios that you update the rom.

Curious, all ROM's should have information from older versions thus it should not make much difference if you are using a older driver with newer OROM, correct?

Good to know then, it will be interesting to see what 7 installs by default when I do it on my incoming SSD. I've found 7 to be pretty good at picking what is correct.
With 12.7.0.1936 ROM logically then the 12.9.4.1000 driver should play nice and be the best choice even for P45.

I could flash the bios to a older 11 series ROM and then use 11.2 driver but it might be a difference so small you won't even notice in real world.

I also read the OCZ arc100 SSD has it's own built in garbage collection during idle, course trim helps too but apparently it can clean up their own mess without OS help.

From what I can tell garbage collection happens during idle, does that include when the computer is in hibernation/sleep or just when the drives are not doing work?
SSD's are fast but I am finding out they need way more maintenance then good old HDD for endurance and longevity.
I've found page after page of tweaks you should do to limit cell read/writes. What a PITA.

windows 8.1 seems to be still have issues , its BSOD my wifi driver (Intel 4965AGN) which is supposed to be compatible

anyway ive gone back to windows 7 pro and on a Samsung 850 EVO im guessing the driver 11.2.0.1006 is the best driver for this?

strange thing is since going back , copying to USB has dropped from 15MB/s to 4MB/s ...any ideas...same speed in windows 8.1 too

thanks

Refresh my memory, the ACHI driver is included in the RAID package, correct?
I installed 7 pro the other day on a SSD and wanted to see what windows would install by default.
It installed 8.5 which is really old so I updated to 11.7 which is close to the board OROM.
I took the two RE3's that were in raid1 with vista, wiped and set up raid1 again to remove files from the SSD
to the raid for room plus to create a backup image of the C drive.

would going to 12.9 or 13.1 do anything? Right now since the board only has sataII the SSD is running at max speed for the controller.
Honestly, the RE3's are running a good 40mb read/write faster since I updated the OROM.
Guess the old 8.xx OROM was holding back the system a bit.

As for USB, 7 should have installed the latest 3.0 drivers when you did the install.

I'd say not too shabby.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 269.661 MB/s
Sequential Write : 261.458 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 229.730 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 256.516 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 23.530 MB/s [ 5744.7 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 57.310 MB/s [ 13991.7 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 210.762 MB/s [ 51455.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 201.599 MB/s [ 49218.5 IOPS]

Test : 1000 MB [F: 0.1% (0.1/111.8 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2015/02/21 0:37:23