Is Trim necessary for Samsung 840 SSD?

[Xylian]

Hi,
I'd like to upgrade my OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD to a Samsung 840 (non pro) 512GB SSD and I'd like to know if it is necessary to enable TRIM on such an SSD. I'm asking this because with OCZ Vertex 4 it is suggested not to enable it, because Vertex 4 has its own garbage collecting mechanism and TRIM may interfere or give you issues (kernel panics etc).

Thank you for any help

 

[Weaselboy]

The 840 also has its own garbage collection, so TRIM is not a requirement, but it is desirable. If you can get TRIM working without causing system instability, it is a good idea.

 

[Xylian]

The 840 also has its own garbage collection, so TRIM is not a requirement, but it is desirable. If you can get TRIM working without causing system instability, it is a good idea.

Ok, so it seems different from the OCZ Vertex 4 mechanism: OCZ support reccomended me not to enable TRIM because it was not necessary and could only increase instability. Thank you for the answer.