SSD on Sata 2

Swiftz · 5 Dec 2018 at 14:10

I have bought the Crucial MX500 on Black Friday for my media PC so I can move the OS and programs from the mechanical drive to the SSD but the computer only has SATA 2 ports, will the SSD be a upgrade or a waste on the system?

Fluffybob · 5 Dec 2018 at 14:52

as long as the drive is backwards compatible with Sata 2 it will be a massive improvement over mechanical.

apostolis_kt · 5 Dec 2018 at 16:15

I put an 840 evo SSD on my relic Q9550 of a desktop (sata 2) and gave it a new lease of life a few years back. Still works and its a lot faster now. Waiting for new ryzen platform to finally get an up to date pc.

Glanza · 5 Dec 2018 at 16:23

Even with sata 2 you'll still see / feel the benefit.

mattyfez · 5 Dec 2018 at 20:42

It will still be noticeably faster and worth while..
The transfer speed over sata 2 is way faster than any mechanical drive could hope to achive, so any SSD will be able to utilise more of that extra bandwidth.