Is it worth upgrading a bootdrive?..

[nelska]

I have 120gb ssd boot drive and its basically 80% free besides the os.. but.. should i upgrade it? a 500gb ssd boot drive. would i see performance boost?>

[aisle9]

Performance boost depends on the drive, but added SSD storage is always nice.

[nelska]

Just now, aisle9 said:

Performance boost depends on the drive, but added SSD storage is always nice.

yeh, im just trying to find some extra breathing room.

[Robchil]

only if you go nvme, and want faster booting and system response

[ObsidianAura]

9 minutes ago, nelska said:

I have 120gb ssd boot drive and its basically 80% free besides the os.. but.. should i upgrade it? a 500gb ssd boot drive. would i see performance boost?>

You'll get better bandwidth as you'd have more NAND chips working in parallel with larger overall capacity SSDs 

[nelska]

also does anyone know how to tell which sata cable is 1? i have a bronze 500watt and the satas just come out i have no clue which is is 1 and 2 and 3. ect

[ObsidianAura]

4 minutes ago, nelska said:

also does anyone know how to tell which sata cable is 1? i have a bronze 500watt and the satas just come out i have no clue which is is 1 and 2 and 3. ect

What are you trying to figure out here? If its what the OS sees the drive numbers as being, its determined by what port the SATA data cables are connected to in the motherboards SATA controller and normally starts from 0

[nelska]

2 minutes ago, ObsidianAura said:

What are you trying to figure out here? If its what the OS sees the drive numbers as being, its determined by what port the SATA data cables are connected to in the motherboards SATA controller and normally starts from 0

oh i know all that.. but my psu has 3 sata cables.. one is 4 prong so im sure thats the third one.. but i have 2 others for ssds and harddrives and stuff.. but i have no idea if they have priority. so i duno which one to plug into my boot drive.

[ObsidianAura]

1 minute ago, nelska said:

oh i know all that.. but my psu has 3 sata cables.. one is 4 prong so im sure thats the third one.. but i have 2 others for ssds and harddrives and stuff.. but i have no idea if they have priority. so i duno which one to plug into my boot drive.

The 4 pin connector is likely a Molex connector and has pretty much been phased out. You'll get no benefit from connecting the SATA power cables in any particular order though, other that possibly being more tidy.

[nelska]

1 minute ago, ObsidianAura said:

The 4 pin connector is likely a Molex connector and has pretty much been phased out. You'll get no benefit from connecting the SATA power cables in any particular order though, other that possibly being more tidy.

well, i mean they are in order.. lol. usually i just leave the case open and swap them until everything seems correct was just wondering if there were any way to know for sure or not.

[TomvanWijnen]

25 minutes ago, nelska said:

also does anyone know how to tell which sata cable is 1? i have a bronze 500watt and the satas just come out i have no clue which is is 1 and 2 and 3. ect

The PSU supplies SATA power cables, which (generally, including in your case) only come in one variant: the big wide connectors. There are no variants in terms of type (in any way that matters when connecting SSDs or HDDs). Whether you choose the first, second, third, or fourth one on a lead, or which lead, has no effect.

 

SATA data is the narrower cable that is not connected to anything, and that you connect between your motherboard and SSD/HDD/etc. Whether it is SATA 1, 2, or 3, cannot always be seen on the cable. It should be on the packaging or in your motherboard manual if they came supplied with it. Otherwise you can just test it with CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo (or similar). Connecting a lower or higher speed cable to a drive does not matter, except for its maximum speed. Changing it out can be done after installing Windows or such.

 

[nelska]

2 minutes ago, TomvanWijnen said:

The PSU supplies SATA power cables, which (generally, including in your case) only come in one variant: the big wide connectors. There are no variants in terms of type (in any way that matters when connecting SSDs or HDDs). Whether you choose the first, second, third, or fourth one on a lead, or which lead, has no effect.

 

SATA data is the narrower cable that is not connected to anything, and that you connect between your motherboard and SSD/HDD/etc. Whether it is SATA 1, 2, or 3, cannot always be seen on the cable. It should be on the packaging or in your motherboard manual if they came supplied with it. Otherwise you can just test it with CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo (or similar). Connecting a lower or higher speed cable to a drive does not matter, except for its maximum speed. Changing it out can be done after installing Windows or such.

 

should you use the first one or the plug on the end? theres like 4 per sata cable.

[TomvanWijnen]

17 minutes ago, nelska said:

should you use the first one or the plug on the end? theres like 4 per sata cable.

That does not matter at all! All the same power.