Recent content by Surban

Yeah they don't make Sata II SSDs anymore, I just meant as in my speed is limited to Sata II. Okay, seems like the PCIe isn't worth the hassle even for the speed bump on paper.

Another form helped me realize the following: My motherboard probably is much too old to support bifurcation since it doesn't even support UEFI. Active PCIe switching splitters are very expensive and not worth it on this old PC. You're right, SATA II SSD is probably the best and easiest and...

Thank you for the warm welcome! I haven't bought an SSD yet, might just buy something similar to Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB. I know I won't get the full speed from the SSD but will be way better than my current HDD or using it on the x1 slot no? Yeah, I was only planning on putting $200 into it...

I have the following old PC from 2010: Dell Studio XPS 8100 Intel DH57M01 motherboard Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz, 4 cores, 8 logistical processors BIOS version: A05 (July 8, 2010); Legacy Mode 4 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz ram (max) Windows 10 It has the following PCIe ports: Gen2 x1 slot...