6Gb/sec vs 3Gb/sec cords for SSD

shambones

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Just a quick question on the SATA connetor for my SSD. I bought the Crucial SSD, Antec 300 Case and the ASUS P8Z68-V MOBO.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148448
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729

The 300 case has a spot to put the SSD drive on the bottom of the case. The MOBO came with some SATA cables the one side is straight and the other is at a 90 degree angle. Unfortunately, the because the SSD is mounting on the bottom, the stupid 90 degree cables do not work. I have some other cables from a previous build but I think they are only 3Gb/sec and I know my MOBO can use 6 GB/sec. I guess my question is, if I use the 3GB/sec cords, will it slow down my SSD transfer rate or should I go out and buy an adapter to have the SSD mounted higher so I can use the 6Gb/sec cords?

I will also be installing 2 1TB HDD for a RAID formation.
Thanks for your help.
 

shambones

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Thanks for the links but I already know I can get SATA connectors that are straight. What I want to know is if the 3Gb/sec connectors will work as well as a 6Gb/sec connector for my SSD card? I would assume that is should work just fine without any noticeable loss of speed.

Thanks,