60GB OCZ Vertex

[daw123]

Hello guiys and girls,

I'm looking at buying a 60GB OCZ Vertex SDD soon and I understand that it uses a SATAII interface. I would like to know if the SATAII interface will connect happily to the SATA connection on a MB (specifically the GA-EX58-Extreme).

If it does, will I likely encounter any incompatability issues or loss in data transfer speed?
If it doesn't connect natively, then is there a way of making it so that is does (i.e. using an adapter)?

Also, what type of power connector does this SSD use?

My last question is that I have Lian li A70A case. I removed the 3.5" bays to fit my liquid cooling system in, so I can only use the top 5.25" bays.

How do you guys usually fit a 2.5" drive in a 5.25" bay. I'm thinking of using this along with this.

btw the more astute amongst you will notice from my links that I'm a Brit - don't hold it against me .

If you do post links to online shops, UK shops would be preferable, since I know you guys in the US have a better selection of components than we do on this side of the pond, so if the component is unusual, I may have difficulty sourcing it in the UK.

Thanks for any help you can provide; I'm ignorant when it comes to drive interfaces (SATA, PATA, IDE, etc.)

 

[alcoholbob]

There's no way an X58 board doesn't have SATA II support.

I looked up your mobo and you have 10 x SATA II connectors?

It uses the SATA power cables, which just looks like a wider SATA port.

You can just let it hang on the cables...helps the case airflow anyway.

And lol at the dish sprayer cleaner sig...water is an electrical conductor.

 

[taltamir]

SATA2 and 1 are interchangeable, it will just work at the lower speed, it shouldn't have much of an effect on your overall speed if you work in SATA1 mode, and the last SATA1 intel chipset was ... i think the one before the P35... your x58 is definitely SATA2.

 

[daw123]

Thanks for the reply, Astrallite. I couldn't find anything on the MB manufacturer's website regarding SATAII, although that could be me just being thick.

 

[daw123]

Thanks taltamir. Thats good to know that it will definitely work.