[SOLVED] Can I use a MSATA port as cache for my HDD's

[Xwolfgangx]

I currently have two Samsung 860 SATA 256GB SSDs, (one with MY OS only and one for Call of Duty lol) and a 2TB Hard Disk with all my other games and movies. I have an I7-3770k and a Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3, which has an MSATA port attached. My question is, could I buy a 16 or 32GB MSATA card and use that to improve the performance of my spinning disks? or will it only affect the boot drive, which is already a ssd

 

[dreamteam]

SSD Cache: All there is to know about SSD caching & NVMe cache

If you're interested in PC hardware, you’ve probably heard about SSD (Solid State Drive) caching. This is all about allocating a certain portion of your

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[Xwolfgangx]

SSD Cache: All there is to know about SSD caching & NVMe cache

If you're interested in PC hardware, you’ve probably heard about SSD (Solid State Drive) caching. This is all about allocating a certain portion of your

www.wepc.com

Not trying to cache my primary drive though, its already a SSD

 

[dreamteam]

Not trying to cache my primary drive though, its already a SSD

you want to do with a 3rd drive what you can do with your primary drive. that's it.