SATA type before SSD upgrade

[eapei]

Hi Everyone

I have this PC http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02014355&tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_uk/c02014355/loc:1&cc=uk&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=5095554#N92 W which I have upgraded with an i5 processor and (what was at the time) a decent graphics card and more memory.

I want to upgrade the drive to an SSD, and i have already got a copy of windows 8 to install, the query I have is will an SSD improve my system much. I used HWiNFO64 to get my system data as was recommended on another post as i have no idea what SATA I have and what speeds it will run

Under drive controller it says: Serial ATA 3Gb/s @ 1.5Gb/s. Does this mean it will run at 3Gb/s or 1.5, and will this make much difference?

Many thanks for any advice you can give

Also just notices when looking at the report from HWiNFO64 that it says: SATA Ports 2 and 3: Supported (on the Motherboard Tab)

Sean

 

[Metalrenok]

SATA 3 speed is 300MB/s
When you're installing the OS remember to unplug any other storage drive and to activate the AHCI in the BIOS before installing

 

[eapei]

so i install the OS on the SSD but without any other media storage plugged in, and then install the normal HDD post OS installation?

 

[haioko]

SATA III is 6Gb/s speed with SSDs What it looks like is that you have SATA II on your mobo but your HDD will only run SATA I. Therefore you have a capacity of 3Gb/s with SATA II but because your HDD is slower than that @ 1.5Gb/s then that's what it will run at.

Depending on what SSD you get will also depend on how fast it runs.

Also you'll see an improvment with an SSD from a HDD in any case regardless of SATA speed.