GA-x58A-Sata 2_0/ignoring Marvell Sata 3-Which ssd would better ?

[kovaxo]

hello..
am welling to buy SSD Sata 3 and am aware of Marvell 9128 controller wont give me the full speed nor the Intel SB Sata 2_0

here the SSD types i have in mind
Samsung 830 64G
Intel 520 60 GB
Crucial 64 GB m4

which one will be the best choice as it will running on Sata 2_0

*Changing the mob is not an option (x58)
*Reading speed is all i care about

 

[rolli59]

They are all good drives, the Intel and Samsung are the fastest but hardly noticeably. I would select between them on price alone.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-520-sandforce-review-benchmark,3124.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tests-ssd-review-solid-state,3103.html

 

[kovaxo]

i do know they are good drivers but i mean how they going to act with marvell controllers ?!

 

[rolli59]

They are going to act fine with it but might be faster on your Intel SATA II ports.

 

[kovaxo]

so shall i go and pick samsung 830 ones ?!
by the way is there any way to improve the speed on marvell controller or even PCI-E card ?!
i saw this at newegg but i cant find any true reviews about it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161006

any ideas ?!

 

[rolli59]

If I remember correctly the PCIe X1 ver 2.0 interface would limit you to 5Gb transfer rate. The samsung is a great drive. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done with the Marvell controller.
I am pretty sure you will be happy with your upgrade even at SATA II speeds.

 

[kovaxo]

Best answer selected by kovaxo.

 

[kovaxo]

No PCI-E x4 or even x8 ?! on the market ?! maybe even x2 ?!

 

[wpcoe]

There are PCIe x4 SATA3 add-in cards, but they are generally >$100.