Just how old is too old :)

[Brado78]

Hey gang. I have an older computer, build in 2010. The motherboard is a Gigabyte G41MT S2PV version 2.1. with an E5700 dual core Intel CPU, 4GB ddr3 Ram. Is it too old for an SSD? :\

 

[TheELF]

As far as I can see the board has SATA ports so you can connect any ssd to it.
It will speed up a lot of the operating system ,the browser caching and the likes,but still your PC will feel pretty slow as soon as you visit a flash/java site or do anything that is CPU intensive.

 

[Zorander]

I have connected SSDs to a socket 939 system from 2005 so yours will more than likely accept them.

As long as the motherboard possesses available SATA ports, you are fine.

 

[Charlie98]

As long as the motherboard possesses available SATA ports, you are fine.

^^^That. ...and it will make a difference vs an HDD.

 

[SPBHM]

ICH7 supports sata II but no AHCI, but should still be a lot better than any HD.

 

[razel]

That's not old. I just retired a Pentium 4 a few months ago that was on an SSD. It was SATA I with NO NCQ support. None of that mattered though. Like everyone else mentioned, as long as it's got a SATA port, it'll be more than happy to run an SSD.

 

[ronbo613]

My board is a bit older than that and it works just fine, an SSD is icing on the cake. You can use the SSD on your next computer if the older one dies.

 

[pauldun170]

Hey gang. I have an older computer, build in 2010. The motherboard is a Gigabyte G41MT S2PV version 2.1. with an E5700 dual core Intel CPU, 4GB ddr3 Ram. Is it too old for an SSD? :\

You computer will be very happy with a SSD attached.

 

[Lorne]

There is also possibility of upgrading to a Xeon 4 core as well.

 

[Compman55]

Hey gang. I have an older computer, build in 2010. The motherboard is a Gigabyte G41MT S2PV version 2.1. with an E5700 dual core Intel CPU, 4GB ddr3 Ram. Is it too old for an SSD? :\

And SSD will breath new life to that pc.

What is too old? Stuff that has no SATA ports, and just about anything prior to Core 2 Duo or AMD platforms before the AM(x) sockets.

 

[Brado78]

Hey Guys, Thank you very much for your time to answer my question, I am looking at either the Kingston V300 or the Crucial M500:sneaky:. the samsung Evo's look a little too advanced for my setup:\ What do you guys think?

 

[chubbyfatazn]

M500s are great, and with a proven track record.

That said, you'll probably notice significant differences coming from a HDD with pretty much any of the SSDs out there today. I've been maintaining a small fleet of C2D-based laptops (mix of Yonah, Merom, and Penryn) for my family for years and none of them have complained after I dropped a small SSD in. Just routine stuff like browsing and word processing.

 

[ronbo613]

Hey Guys, Thank you very much for your time to answer my question, I am looking at either the Kingston V300 or the Crucial M500:sneaky:. the samsung Evo's look a little too advanced for my setup:\ What do you guys think?

I've got a Kingston Hyper X in my laptop and a Crucial MX100 in my PC, they are both good SSD's, but out of the two drives you named, I would probably go with the Crucial. Hard to beat for the price.

 

[Charlie98]

Hey Guys, Thank you very much for your time to answer my question, I am looking at either the Kingston V300 or the Crucial M500:sneaky:. the samsung Evo's look a little too advanced for my setup:\ What do you guys think?

Depends on which size. I have a 120GB M500... and was appalled by the low write speeds. They are actually 'as advertised' so I don't really have a leg to stand on... I wound up sticking it in my HTPC, a PC that doesn't see a lot of writes. Now, if you are talking a 240GB M500... right on!

 

[VirtualLarry]

IMHO, get whichever SSD is cheaper. Both will likely be slightly bottle-necked by the SATA2 ports on that board.

An SSD is a fine addition to a machine even that old.

 

[Berliner]

E5700 dual core Intel CPU, 4GB ddr3 Ram. Is it too old for an SSD? :\

Certainly not. Unless you mostly play games, it's the best addition you can get.

 

[Brado78]

WOW you guys are awesome , I was entertaining the thought of a hybrid drive.. I am told that they're not as good as they were made out to be :\. I was thinking about the Crucial M550, but isn't it pretty much on par with an Evo?..

 

[Puffnstuff]

A ssd boosts whatever pc it's attached to. Pair it with a newer chipset and it will really stretch its legs but it helps the older ones get a breath of new life.

 

[R0H1T]

WOW you guys are awesome , I was entertaining the thought of a hybrid drive.. I am told that they're not as good as they were made out to be :\. I was thinking about the Crucial M550, but isn't it pretty much on par with an Evo?..

The latest 850 EVO is the better drive & you can get (somewhat) more out of your EVO by utilizing the RAPID mode, of course you should add more RAM for that purpose IMO ideally 8GB or more.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The latest 850 EVO is the better drive & you can get (somewhat) more out of your EVO by utilizing the RAPID mode, of course you should add more RAM for that purpose IMO ideally 8GB or more.

RAPID is mostly useless marketing fluff. It allows Samsung to cheat simple benchmarks, but with more extensive ones, it's actually SLOWER, according to an article I read.

 

[sammykhalifa]

I put an SSD in my box from 2007, an E5500. It was like getting a whole new computer.

I have a Crucial M500 I think, and to be honest I don't know if I'd notice a difference between it and something maybe marginally faster--at least in comparison to a regular disk.

 

[R0H1T]

RAPID is mostly useless marketing fluff. It allows Samsung to cheat simple benchmarks, but with more extensive ones, it's actually SLOWER, according to an article I read.

I take it you haven't been following this thread, basically RAPID is a simpler version of something like a primocache ~
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2416177

The only plausible scenario where I see RAPID having a negative impact on system performance is when the service/program itself slows down the system, even if it's marginal, otherwise as a caching solution it is designed with perfect sense in mind. Any outlier is just that an exception & not a norm, as for it working on SATA2 I can assure you that it'll only help the system performance & not degrade it, this based on the fact that I've used primocache on a SATA2 system with fairly good results.

 

[zephxiii]

NO MACHINE with SATA is too old for SSD!!!!!!

 

[Remobz]

I have a Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB collecting dust for over a year now. I have NEVER experienced what it is like to use an SSD yet

I have two laptops that cannot use it because no space for an extra drive and 128 GB is too small for my liking as a single drive. I have a crappy Dell desktop computer with a VERY small mini case that has no space to install two drives and SSD is only 128GB.

Basically, I would have to build another desktop computer and install it along side a HDD.

Imagine someone with an SSD collecting dust for over a year and has yet to experience the joy of running an SSD so far in life

 

[sammykhalifa]

I have a Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB collecting dust for over a year now. I have NEVER experienced what it is like to use an SSD yet

I have two laptops that cannot use it because no space for an extra drive and 128 GB is too small for my liking as a single drive. I have a crappy Dell desktop computer with a VERY small mini case that has no space to install two drives and SSD is only 128GB.

Basically, I would have to build another desktop computer and install it along side a HDD.

Imagine someone with an SSD collecting dust for over a year and has yet to experience the joy of running an SSD so far in life

I think I'd get one of those external HD enclosures for the spinny disk in the Dell.