SSD query maybe stupid

a giant fox · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:22

Hi guys

I recently brought this off OCUK

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

Possible stupid question, I am currnelt using an MB that only has sata 2 ports. I was thinking of upgarding my mb in a few months and the mb I was looking at has Sata 3 ports.

I wanted to get increased perforamce from my SSD by using sata 3 port and cable, however this sata comes in a box that says in massive letters SSD sata 2, does this mean it will only work with sata 2 connections or doesn't matter?

Thanks in advance

Steves1982 · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:47

It will work in a sata 3 port as they're backwards compatible but you won't get increased performance.

You need a SSD with speeds over 300Mb/s to take advantage of a sata 3 port.

a giant fox · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:20

Ok

So when I get my new MB, theirs no point in getting a sata 3 cable and hooking SSD up to SATA 3 port as I will see no increased benefits in speed?

robgmun · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:28

The cable doesn't matter, you can use an old cable and as long as the drive and MB port are both Sata3 then it will work at sata3 speeds

a giant fox · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:36

Oh ok

To expand further the board and cpu I was gonna upgrade to are:

i5-2500K
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

and MB

Asrock P67 Extreme 6 Intel P67
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-044-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

So to conclude, If I upgrade my current set up in sig to this cpu and MB, buy a SATA 3 cable and hook this up to the 1 of the SATA 3GB ports I will get increased performance from my SSD currently only running my OS.

OCZ Agility
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

monkeyspank · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:38

No, it is a SATA 2 drive. It will work but at sata 2 speeds

silversurfer · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:41

Sata 3 requires a Sata 3 drive. The OCZ Agility would appear to be sata 2, you wont get a direct benefit in that case.

It will be like changing your speedometer to show 200mph. Nice but the car wont likely go any faster

Read: Up to 230MB/sec
- Write: Up to 135MB/sec
- NAND Flash: Multi-Level Cell (MLC)
- Interface: SATA-II

You would get a benefit if your current sata setup is limited to 200mb I think

Do these sata drives have a burst speed above the official speed? I presume it would still need the drive to be sata 3 to actually benefit

a giant fox · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:59

Ok

Thats fine I won't worry about it then, the SSD i have is much faster then my old HDD anyway, jsut wanted to see if SATA 3 was all its cracked up to be really.

freddie64 · 23 Apr 2011 at 08:28

Your sata 2 drive will be plenty fast enough.

I have an old Corsair SSD in my HTPC with read/write speeds of 90/70mbs. It may take a bit longer to install windows and programs but once its up and running it flies.