New SSD , old sata mobo

[Nomercy1]

Hey everyone, So i perhaps did a foolish thing. Im trying to upgrade my aging gaming PC, while at the same time waiting for the new intel cpu's next year. So i decided to leave my mobo and i5 750 @3.8 ghz and get a new SSD and GPU.

So i have a nice fancy Samsung 830 256 gb on its way. However looking over my Mobo spec ( Asus p7p55d - evo ) it has 6x intel SATA ports ( 3gb/s )

So first thing is 3gb/s is obviously sata II speeds which just seems odd to be labeled just sata. Secondly how hard am i gimping this drive by running in on these ports. Obviously i dont want a new mobo/cpu setup till Haswell next year. Should i get a PCI sata III port or is it ganna run pretty damn fast on this sata 3gb/s port.

Thanks all knowing Anandtech users !

 

[blastingcap]

You won't even notice the difference except when doing large file transfers, which probably won't happen much and even if you're stuck at SATA-II that's still ~250 MB/s throughput.

People need to focus on random 4k speeds more, as that's what you really FEEL in real life usage. It's what makes SSDs clobber HDDs in multitasking, boot-up, etc. SATA-II won't limit you there.

 

[dmoney1980]

agree with the poster above. You did the right thing by getting the SSD, it should provide a very noticeable performance increase it boot / load times and should hold you over until haswell.

 

[techpun]

is it still worth it if someone has a SATA1?

 

[Silenus]

is it still worth it if someone has a SATA1?

Yes absolutely. Again it is mostly the sequential speeds that get bottle necked to 150MB/s but you get most of the random performance. The point is it will still be so much better than a hard drive (and especially a very old old drive you might find in a SATA 1 machine) that it will be a very nice improvement. I might not go out of my way to get the highest end SATA III drive but even a mid range drive could breathe new life into an old SATA 1 machine.

 

[pauldun170]

Hey everyone, So i perhaps did a foolish thing. Im trying to upgrade my aging gaming PC, while at the same time waiting for the new intel cpu's next year. So i decided to leave my mobo and i5 750 @3.8 ghz and get a new SSD and GPU.

So i have a nice fancy Samsung 830 256 gb on its way. However looking over my Mobo spec ( Asus p7p55d - evo ) it has 6x intel SATA ports ( 3gb/s )

So first thing is 3gb/s is obviously sata II speeds which just seems odd to be labeled just sata. Secondly how hard am i gimping this drive by running in on these ports. Obviously i dont want a new mobo/cpu setup till Haswell next year. Should i get a PCI sata III port or is it ganna run pretty damn fast on this sata 3gb/s port.

Thanks all knowing Anandtech users !

is it still worth it if someone has a SATA1?

I have Samsung 830s in bunch of boxes (from sata 1.5 up to sata 6
Sata 6 gb/s feels as quick as Sata 3 gb/s

Sata 1.5 gb/s is light years ahead of the mechanical drive that was there. Turned a 5 old laptop into a great laptop.

Screw benchmarks

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I have Samsung 830s in bunch of boxes (from sata 1.5 up to sata 6
Sata 6 gb/s feels as quick as Sata 3 gb/s

Sata 1.5 gb/s is light years ahead of the mechanical drive that was there. Turned a 5 old laptop into a great laptop.

Screw benchmarks

This. (well, except mine aren't Samsung 830s.)

 

[iluvdeal]

You are going to feel the improvement more from going from HD to SSD than you will going from SSD at 3Gb/s to SSD on 6Gb/s. So don't worry about not having sata 6Gb. All the cheap sata III cards suck, your on board sata II ports will be better. The good ones costs as much as or more than a new mobo.

Come back and let us know how your system feels after you install the SSD, you might even decide to hold back your planned upgrade next year based off the improvement in how your system feels from going to SSD.

 

[ronbo613]

is it still worth it if someone has a SATA1?

I put a Kingston SSD in my Sony VAIO which is SATA, there is a noticeable performance improvement and the battery lasts longer.

 

[bbhaag]

Yes absolutely. Again it is mostly the sequential speeds that get bottle necked to 150MB/s but you get most of the random performance. The point is it will still be so much better than a hard drive (and especially a very old old drive you might find in a SATA 1 machine) that it will be a very nice improvement. I might not go out of my way to get the highest end SATA III drive but even a mid range drive could breathe new life into an old SATA 1 machine.

Agreed. I just put a Sata 3 Kingston SSD in my wifes aging Toshiba Portege M400 laptop(SATA 1.5 machine). Her old 80g 5400 rpm HDD slowed the entire system down. This $55 upgrade breathed new life into the laptop so hopefully we can get a few more years out of it.