new ssd - wnich model and capacity ?

[Safat]

good morning, I hope that I came across a good forum

My Intel SSD is broken and I need buy new. I looked at the new disks, but they are on SATA III. I have a MOBO with SATA II. Is it compatible?

Reading the forum I saw that most people recommend these two drives - Crucial m4, Samsung 830 and Plextor M3 (in my country isn't it available). I have for you a few questions. How much I lose in performance SATA III on the SATA II ? Due to the SATA II which SSD and capacity I choose ? Use only the basic software with two games (~50 GB). Take the 64GB version with poor performance or 128GB with a better perfomance ?

I care about boot time, instalations games and programs, loading levels in games and the support from the producer. I need performance in everyday use, I use rarely very large files.


Can I install Intel Rapid Storage Technology in Windows 7 ? This is required ?

 

[Zap]

First thing to do is to RMA the Intel SSD.

If you still wish to buy a new SSD, go for it.

SATA III is the improper term even though everyone uses it. It is called SATA 6 Gb/s. And yes, it is backwards compatible with SATA II. You will be limited in performance by the slower interface, but it should still be fast. Also, you will be ready in case you ever do a motherboard upgrade.

I would always take the larger drive if I could afford it. Don't worry about performance of the smaller drives.

Intel RST is not needed. Install if you want it. Don't install if you don't want it.

 

[gpse]

Crucial M4 128GB,
and you can install intel rapid storage technology on any intel chipset based mobo.