SSD/Storage – Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB SATA3 2.5 inch MLC SSDs
After populating our slots with dual graphics goodness, we won’t be able to access another PCIe slot for an SSD solution. So that leaves us with standard SATA3, although in this case, we are able to run two 512GB SSDs in RAID0 for maximum performance. Plus we have channels to spare for additional drives internally as needed. Especially for scratch/cache which is often needed for video editing, effects and audio production. We chose two Samsung 840 EVO 512GB units to create a RAID0 drive setup for a total of 1TB of storage.
The Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB SSDs retail for $459.99 a piece and we’d need two of them to match the storage and performance of the Mac Pro.