i bought the ssd .... never do much study on it so i dont know the controller issue
but still i am happy with the performance , just thinking is there anyway to max it out
a sata 3 ssd without the best controller still works much more better than a sata 2 ssd although its wasted

This post has been edited by gn9746203: May 20 2012, 09:26 AM

Getting a dedicated SATA card especially supporting SATA III is very expensive, as they are normally RAID cards with/without cache. Yes, there are cheapos out there, but all of them are using PCIe x1 interface, which itself already bottlenecks the SATA III bandwidth. These SATA cards are normally used for connecting hard disk.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....name=SATA%20III

You would be better off using the Marvel chipset first or changing the motherboard.

The price looks quite expensive comparing to a new motherboard. However, I have no enough money to do another purchase unless i sell my mobo LOL!
Guess i have no choice that i will either need to use it on low speed or buy a new mobo.

This kind of performance optimisation should really be done only if you have spare cash to burn or if you have an exceptional reason to do so. Compared to the feeling of owning your first SSD, this kind of upgrade will disappoint because you won't feel your computer getting twice as fast. It is really not worth staying on the brink of bankruptcy for.

yea you are right i guess i will stick with the current mobo since i am happy with the speed

Just uninstalled Intel® RST 11.5.0.1149 driver as per my post #1101.
Tried also 11.1.0.1006 (not good) and found the best one atm...Intel® RST 11.0.0.1032.

what ssd brand/model best for asus G55VW ?

guys,
i bought an SSD this weekend. the packaging is not similar to those online. here's mine:



Is there anything strange here? maybe old stock or new stock?

no offense the m4 in the box look imitation to my eyes or the pic too blurry ?

Had a same doubt here. Where and how much you bought it?

i just bought my too bro its all the same
its only comes with ssd with a small manual and warranty and thats all

where did u bought?

i bought from cyntrix bro

Hi to all siffus here,
I want to upgrade my rig to an ssd and also the mobo.
I think I want to buy the 128gb crucial m4.
I have made my research that the mobo must have intel sata3 controller to maximize the ssd.
Does the Asus P8Z77-M have the intel sata3 controller?
I search at the asus website, but cannot find it.

it is
Intel® Z77 chipset :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray

According to my research all/most of the z77 asus board came with intel controller

Oh thanks.
Just for confirmation,
if it state like this 'Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology' so it means it use Intel controller?
Want to compare with asrock mobo.

All Intel chipsets starts from 6 series (P67/Z68/H...) have Intel SATA3 controller.

Intel® Z77 chipset :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)

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Added on May 21, 2012, 7:12 amCould be new pkg. I've never seen pkg like this before so need CyntrixTech to clarify.
Mine looks like this:


This post has been edited by owikh84: May 21 2012, 07:12 AM

I also got mine from Cyntrix.

Ya, but when i was looking around, noticed that all the packagings are not like this. so worried. lol.

So should i ask them to clarify?

Email the pic to crucial, should be able to get a firm answer from them.

Don't worry. If you refer to my previous post I did post the picture of the new packaging from Crucial. And mine was bought directly from Crucial themselves.