Add PCIE SATA on motherboard for connecting to SSD
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I currently have a very old motherboard and have recently bought an SSD. I then realized that my motherboard only supports 3Gbs SATA so it will bottleneck the SSD.
- I have the following motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS
- Looking to buy a PCIE card for SATA 6Gbs connector: SYBA SI-PEX40089 PCI-Express 2.0 2-port SATA III, PCI-E, x1, Revision 2.0
- I have this SSD: Kingston Digital A400 SSD 120GB SATA 3 2.5"
I am looking to install one SSD for each port. One will be for booting Windows 10 OS and one for storing data.
Can someone please let me know if this will be compatible?
Thank you
motherboard sata pci-express
asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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I currently have a very old motherboard and have recently bought an SSD. I then realized that my motherboard only supports 3Gbs SATA so it will bottleneck the SSD.
- I have the following motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS
- Looking to buy a PCIE card for SATA 6Gbs connector: SYBA SI-PEX40089 PCI-Express 2.0 2-port SATA III, PCI-E, x1, Revision 2.0
- I have this SSD: Kingston Digital A400 SSD 120GB SATA 3 2.5"
I am looking to install one SSD for each port. One will be for booting Windows 10 OS and one for storing data.
Can someone please let me know if this will be compatible?
Thank you
motherboard sata pci-express
asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
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@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
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@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38
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I currently have a very old motherboard and have recently bought an SSD. I then realized that my motherboard only supports 3Gbs SATA so it will bottleneck the SSD.
- I have the following motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS
- Looking to buy a PCIE card for SATA 6Gbs connector: SYBA SI-PEX40089 PCI-Express 2.0 2-port SATA III, PCI-E, x1, Revision 2.0
- I have this SSD: Kingston Digital A400 SSD 120GB SATA 3 2.5"
I am looking to install one SSD for each port. One will be for booting Windows 10 OS and one for storing data.
Can someone please let me know if this will be compatible?
Thank you
motherboard sata pci-express
asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
1
I currently have a very old motherboard and have recently bought an SSD. I then realized that my motherboard only supports 3Gbs SATA so it will bottleneck the SSD.
- I have the following motherboard: ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS
- Looking to buy a PCIE card for SATA 6Gbs connector: SYBA SI-PEX40089 PCI-Express 2.0 2-port SATA III, PCI-E, x1, Revision 2.0
- I have this SSD: Kingston Digital A400 SSD 120GB SATA 3 2.5"
I am looking to install one SSD for each port. One will be for booting Windows 10 OS and one for storing data.
Can someone please let me know if this will be compatible?
Thank you
motherboard sata pci-express
motherboard sata pci-express
asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
1
asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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asked Jan 29 at 5:13
ws3liws3li
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I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
1
@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
2
@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38
add a comment |
1
I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
1
@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
2
@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38
1
1
I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
1
1
@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
2
2
@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38
@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38
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I don't think the 3GB/s SATA will bottleneck your SSD, since your SSD got "only" 500MB/s read and 320MB/s write. There are some comparisons around the net, and here it doesn't make much difference.
– Essigwurst
Jan 29 at 6:14
Hardware recommendations are off-topic here.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:07
1
@spikey_richie this is not a hardware recommendation - asking about compatibility is on topic here.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:33
I've seen similar shut down as off topic, but OK.
– spikey_richie
Jan 29 at 8:35
2
@Essigwurst 3 Gb SARA us gigabits, not Gigabytes, so the bus can be saturated with reads. That said, I do wonder if its worth the cost to upgrade what must be a very old motherboard - and wonder if CPU and RAM bottlenecks will largely defeat the additional speed. Its worth noting that much of the SSD speed bost vomes from low latenct/high IOPs, and it will still be massively faster then hdd.
– davidgo
Jan 29 at 8:38