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Can anyone recommend a good motherboard with an mSATA slot for an mSATA basic 1.8 SSD. I've looked at the Asus Z87 WS, but it's rather expensive and has features I wouldn't use. Are there any Z87 boards with 2 mSATA slots?

Thanks in advance :)

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Just wondering, why don't you just get a regular SSD?

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Just wondering, why don't you just get a regular SSD?

This is definitely a consideration, but I was interested in mSATA as an option. Are there downsides to mSATA SSDs over 2.5" SSDs?

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This is definitely a consideration, but I was interested in mSATA as an option. Are there downsides to mSATA SSDs over 2.5" SSDs?

not really but 2.5 inch drives are more convenient to use 

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This is definitely a consideration, but I was interested in mSATA as an option. Are there downsides to mSATA SSDs over 2.5" SSDs?

Usually they have the same speeds, so I don't think so. Pretty sure you can RAID mSATA. Regular SSDs don't take up any space as they are, so I think you should just consider regular SSDs as there is not a wide range of motherboards with multiple mSATA slots.

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Msi gaming range has it. And mpower

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Can anyone recommend a good motherboard with an mSATA slot for an mSATA basic 1.8 SSD. I've looked at the Asus Z87 WS, but it's rather expensive and has features I wouldn't use. Are there any Z87 boards with 2 mSATA slots?

Thanks in advance :)

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not really but 2.5 inch drives are more convenient to use 

 

Usually they have the same speeds, so I don't think so. Pretty sure you can RAID mSATA. Regular SSDs don't take up any space as they are, so I think you should just consider regular SSDs as there is not a wide range of motherboards with multiple mSATA slots.

Thanks for the responses, it's good to hear they don't take a performance hit. I may just go with a 2.5" SSD in the end, I was just considering all possibilities :)

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Thanks for the responses, I will consider the options carefully.

While we are on the topic of mSATA, are there any AMD MBs that have mSATA slots, either on the AM3+ or the FM2+ socket?

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The one I'm using has one. The Msi Z87 G 45

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The one I'm using has one. The Msi Z87 G 45

Do MSI have an fan control setup utility like Asus' AI Suite II? I imagine they do, if so what is it like? Fan control is quite important to me, although I could just only use Akasa Apache Blacks :P

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Do MSI have an fan control setup utility like Asus' AI Suite II? I imagine they do, if so what is it like? Fan control is quite important to me, although I could just only use Akasa Apache Blacks :P

I use a fan controller. But there is a pretty good controller in the bios. Not sure if you can undervolt the fans in the bios though. 

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I use a fan controller. But there is a pretty good controller in the bios. Not sure if you can undervolt the fans in the bios though. 

Awesome, thanks, I'll consider the options :D

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