Best Way to Hook up SSD with a SATA 2 mobo and open 2.0 x4/x8 slots

[TechFirst]

So I have a Samsung Evo 850 that I would like to hook up to my Mobo which only has SATA 2. I do have several PCIE 2.0 x4, x8 and one x16 slots open though. Is it possible to hook up the SSD to one of these slots (somehow?) for improved performance?

I realize I/O performance is relatively unaffected by SATA 2 vs SATA 3. But I would still like to get the full performance out of these drives if possible.

 

[cin19]

The easy and best way to connect the SSD will just plug the SSD into the SATAII ports, like you said the performance is relatively unaffected by SATA 2 vs SATA 3.

If you use the pcie slot, you will have to buy the good add-on pcie2.0 x4 card, which is not cheaper. Don't buy the the cheaper pcie x1 add-on card, the MB may or may not recognize it ( the add-on card + SSD), and you will get lower performances too.