SSD questions (pls answer)

[BudgetBoy]

is ssd is worth it ? even in sata 2 mobo ? if the ssd(that supports sata3) is plug in sata 2 mobo would it prolong its life ? how to spot a bottleneck in ssd for sata 2 systems ? and is ssd now a days support backward compatible back to sata 1 ?

 

btw , im buying my first ssd so i have many question .

[nishank93]

@BudgetBoy For an OS drive, yes, an SSD is definitely an upgrade even thought it will most certainly be bottlenecked. You don't get the full read/write throughput for large files, but it's still great for randon I/O tasks at low queue depths an OS would perform.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-upgrade-sata-3gbps,3469.html

[BudgetBoy]

1 minute ago, nishank93 said:

For an OS drive, yes, an SSD is definitely an upgrade. You don't get the full read/write throughput for large files, but it's still great for read/write tasks an OS would perform.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-upgrade-sata-3gbps,3469.html

how bout lunching an app ? is there any difference ?

[Cyracus]

sata is backwards compatible, even on sata 2 everything that involves the drive will be faster, and unless you're constantly transferring large files to your drive through a faster means than sata 2 can manage you'll only notice how much faster a glorious ssd is than a hdd

[BudgetBoy]

1 minute ago, L.Lawliet said:

Yes,Yes,No,Even sata 3 considered to be a bottleneck but it doesnt affect us on real world scenarios unless u are a real speed demon if thats the case u'll need an NVME,Yes.

how bout lunching apps like opening games or office apps . is there any difference in load times ?

[nishank93]

9 minutes ago, BudgetBoy said:

how bout lunching an app ? is there any difference ?

Yes, an SSD is significantly faster. Check the link I posted for more info. If you want to keep your current motherboard, just get a cheap SSD of a capacity that suits you and you're set.

[Droidbot]

Just now, BudgetBoy said:

how bout lunching apps like opening games or office apps . is there any difference in load times ?

I've ran an 840 EVO on a P55 board with an i7 870 and an SSD is miles faster in everything than a HDD. 

Feels snappier, loads faster, etc

(only supports SATA2) 

[BudgetBoy]

Just now, L.Lawliet said:

Oh yes of course the difference will be so noticeable.

From boot times,launching apps,games loading time,etc

 

i mean difference between sata 2 and sata 3 on lunching app etc

[Droidbot]

Just now, BudgetBoy said:

i mean difference between sata 2 and sata 3 on lunching app etc

Same speed up, but doubled. Sata2 is 3Gbps whereas Sata3 is 6Gbps, and a good SSD can often saturate Sata3

[BudgetBoy]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Same speed up, but doubled. Sata2 is 3Gbps whereas Sata3 is 6Gbps, and a good SSD can often saturate Sata3

even in loading times in games ? or saving files ?

[BudgetBoy]

Just now, L.Lawliet said:

 

In real world scenarios like when loading apps or games maybe it wont be that noticeable but in copying data it will.

thanks for that