P6X58D-E - SATA 6Gb/s

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abdulhamid

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Not sure if this has been asked before by someone else, I am thinking of buying either:

http://www.corsair.com/ssd/force-se...20gb-sata-3-6gbps-solid-state-hard-drive.html or

http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-agility-3-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.html

However I have read somewhere that the SATA 6Gb/s marvell controller on the P6X58D-E are useless. Can someone from PCS or anyone with the P6X58D-E let me know if the motherboard is compatible and provides the quoted read/write speed of the above SSD's.

Thanks in advance
 
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Wozza63

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i cant answer your question but id definitely say get a corsair SSD, the OCZ ones have proven unreliable and because of that, they are no longer supplied by PCS
 
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abdulhamid

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Thanks, the read/write of the corsair is also a little faster as well. Hopefully someone will be able to answer my question so that I do not waste my money on something that I will not be able to use properly.
 
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abdulhamid

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I already have the PC, bought it from PCS about a year ago. Thinking of getting an SSD so that it boots windows faster. Currently having to hibernate to avoid the longer load times with the mechanical drives.
 
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Wozza63

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well whatever SSD you get, you'll get pretty awesome speeds when compared to standard drives, so if you are unsure, just get a cheaper 3gb/s one, it will still do you very nicely
 
Rakk

Rakk

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abdulhamid said:
Got there before me. Rakk mate, do you have any knowledge on these marvell controllers. I want to make a more informed decision before taking the plunge.
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Unfortunately no, I have no idea what-so-ever, but I have exactly the same mobo so it'd be interesting to know :)
 
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abdulhamid

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Rakk said:
Unfortunately no, I have no idea what-so-ever, but I have exactly the same mobo so it'd be interesting to know :)
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That is also why I asked. I see PCS are currently offering 6Gb/s SSD drive with this mobo on the configurator. Hopefully they have tested to see what speeds they provide.
 
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abdulhamid

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Anyone at PCS have any information on this? Come on Gorman, master of all things PC related, where are you. Surely you know the answer to this?
 
bg92

bg92

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You can ask on this website http://www.overclock.net/ you should get an answer. I've read that marvell controllers are not too good and that you might be better off using the normal sata 3gb/s port. I'm also interested to see how it performs, as I have the same motherboards, and my next upgrade is going to be an ssd.
 
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abdulhamid

Enthusiast
I have tested the speeds using ATTO Disck Benchmark v2.47 and the result I got was as follows (Marvell Controller):

Max Write: 245707
Max Read: 404096

Hope this helps someone. Still this SSD is super fast and loads windows in 30 seconds.
 
Gibbs

Gibbs

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They work well enough but from working in the RMA department we've discovered that there is a problem with using an SSD drive on port 1 when in a single drive configuration. It produces some strange results (controller drops) so connecting it to port 2 cures the problem.
 
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abdulhamid

Enthusiast
Gibbs said:
They work well enough but from working in the RMA department we've discovered that there is a problem with using an SSD drive on port 1 when in a single drive configuration. It produces some strange results (controller drops) so connecting it to port 2 cures the problem.
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Gibbs, not sure what you mean by port 2, is that the second SATA 6Gb/s port (listed as 8 I beleive?)
 
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abdulhamid

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These are the speed readings I am getting from ATTO, not sure what they mean. Does anyone have any ideas?
 
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