2nd SSD

[Nathn]

Hey guys,

Bit of a noob question but I just wanted to make sure. Does anything else example.. cd drives ect need to be plugged into the SATA 3 port of my mother board besides a SSD that I have. Or can everything else besides my SSD be plugged into the normal ports?

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/...3909&dl=1#bios

I'm thinking of getting a second SSD so I'm looking at filling the 2 SATA 3 ports that I have.

Cheers.

 

[Josh Weston]

Low bandwidth components such as CD drives and older, slower hard drives do not need SATA 3 to work. Fill that baby up with SSD goodness

 

[Vitalius]

Josh is completely right.

The only things that would NEED SATA 3.0 is an SSD.

HDD's can't even saturate (read: fill) SATA 2.0 ports and nothing else gets close either.

 

[Nathn]

Thought so, just wanted to double check.

Another question in regards SSD's. I was told the power cable to the SSD shouldn't be shared with any other sources and it should have its own independent power..

Is there much truth to that?

When I'm going to get my 2nd SSD I dont want to get involved with raid or anything.. I'm assuming if there 2 separate drives it should effect each others speed in anyway?

Cheers.

 

[Josh Weston]

I've never heard such thing about the SSD power cables. The two drives, if they are separate, shall not effect eachother at all.

 

[Nathn]

Can always count on you for a straight answer Josh.. Good experience being on this forum mate

Now I just have to decide to go for the 240GB or 480GB Intel 520 series SSD's :/

 

[Josh Weston]

A good choice, but an expensive one. If you're looking to spend that kind of money, why not go for the latest Samsung 840Pro? Failing that, the standard 840's still a great SSD, as is the Crucial M4.
All of the above suggestions use non-Sandforce controllers, so none have trouble with incompressible files like the '520.

 

[Nathn]

I'm sorry I'm unaware of the pro's and con's of sandforce controllers? so the 520 series is a sandforce controller? what does this mean?

I currently have the Corsair Force Series GT 120gig SSD. Pretty sure it's a sandforce, It seems to be ok for as long as I've had it.

Cheers.