J jamesr10962 Distinguished Apr 15, 2009 60 0 18,640 Aug 1, 2011 #1 Hi, can anyone tell me if Sata 6.0g/bs hdd`s are compatible with Sata 3.0 boards? (gigabyte 880gma) Thanks in advance for any replies
Hi, can anyone tell me if Sata 6.0g/bs hdd`s are compatible with Sata 3.0 boards? (gigabyte 880gma) Thanks in advance for any replies
k1114 Titan May 2, 2010 14,236 93 75,540 Aug 1, 2011 #2 Yes they are backwards compatible. Upvote 0 Downvote
sminlal Splendid Jul 10, 2009 6,357 3 28,515 Aug 1, 2011 #3 ^+1 And you don't really loose any performance since the drives don't spin fast enough to get anywhere near the SATA 3.0 bandwidth cap. Upvote 0 Downvote
^+1 And you don't really loose any performance since the drives don't spin fast enough to get anywhere near the SATA 3.0 bandwidth cap.