[SOLVED] ATA and RAID Mode in Bios

[Zamzaki]

I am using a Prebuild PC from Dell; XPS435MT
Components are;
CPU:i7 920
GPU:Radeon HD 7850
HDD: Seagate 1 TB
SSD:Samsung 860 Evo
PSU: Original 350w
RAM: 6GB ddr3 1066 mhz

So i recently bought a ssd so it would boost the speed of it, and I have unfortunately a SATA 2 pin so only 3gb but i get around 220 mb/s and i know that sata 2 supports up to 300 so would i get the that 80mb difference back? I will probably not use the HDD cause it is really slow so one more question is it possible to use RAID with 1 ssd?

 

[Lutfij]

Up to is a term to imply that it can go to that level if the conditions are right but in all instances it's always under that number. Chipsets, OS, drivers and the data you're using can all play a part in that number.

One more thing, please be advised that the PSU you own will conk out if you use that discrete GPU since the card in that system does need at least 450W from a PSU.

 

[USAFRet]

I am using a Prebuild PC from Dell; XPS435MT
Components are;
CPU:i7 920
GPU:Radeon HD 7850
HDD: Seagate 1 TB
SSD:Samsung 860 Evo
PSU: Original 350w
RAM: 6GB ddr3 1066 mhz

So i recently bought a ssd so it would boost the speed of it, and I have unfortunately a SATA 2 pin so only 3gb but i get around 220 mb/s and i know that sata 2 supports up to 300 so would i get the that 80mb difference back? I will probably not use the HDD cause it is really slow so one more question is it possible to use RAID with 1 ssd?

A SATA III SSD (the 860 EVO) will benchmark slower in a SATA II port than if in a SATA III port.
It will still be much faster and more responsive than an HDD.

RAID?
Put that concept out of your mind completely. It has no bearing on this system, or indeed any consumer system.

 

[popatim]

Your doing well if you're getting 220MB/s from your sata2 ports. Now issues there at all IMO.

Raid requires a minimum of 2 drives, preferably identical, for little improvement over a single SSD from a users experience. It also requires more vigilance to use. For example when a raid0 goes down, say from 1 of the drives failing, everything on it (both drives) is lost so you need to keep up & on top of your backups. most people don't need a raid, it just sounds kewl and looks good on benchmark apps.