I read that having a SSD in an older gen system, you have a bit of a speed penalty (because of the controller) and you can't do much to offset this - even if you get one of those pci or pci-e SATA cards. Is that true?
I'm trying to slowly build a new system and trying to decide if:
A) I'm keeping the old one - LGA 775/P45 mobo and 8gb DDR2
B) keeping any current components and possibly buying something new that can transfer - e.g. current PSU (150mm - I think) - maybe FUTURE SSD - gtx 750 video card - to name some examples
C) selling the old one - I think they aren't worth much now - DDR2 RAM sticks, mobo and cpu - probably only components that would fetch some $$ and probably not much
So, I am wondering if buying a SSD would make any sense right now. I would like a faster drive and it can easily transfer to a new system. It seems the new tech. (SATA Express and M.2) is progressing slowly and will be kinda expensive as it gets released?
Also, I really want a smaller system. I have a mid tower and am glad I didn't get an full-size ATX case (I was wanting to upgrade/new build earlier ) and so I have a chance to decide. But, I find the choices for Mini-ITX motherboards to be rather thin. I'm thinking to just get cheap ones (For e.g. H97 and non-overclocknig but semi-powerful cpu)
But, I don't know which order to go with (for purchases). I had the idea, that the components that can be used with the current system and most easily transferable is what to do first.
Any ideas or thoughts? Finally, what speed penalty would I get? It'll still be much faster than my HDDs, I am assuming. If I went for a EVO 250GB, it would work fine but I'd get a speed hit but how much? The 250GB is around $150 so I have to figure out if that's too much $$ if I have to use it for a while with the older gen. hardware.
I'm trying to slowly build a new system and trying to decide if:
A) I'm keeping the old one - LGA 775/P45 mobo and 8gb DDR2
B) keeping any current components and possibly buying something new that can transfer - e.g. current PSU (150mm - I think) - maybe FUTURE SSD - gtx 750 video card - to name some examples
C) selling the old one - I think they aren't worth much now - DDR2 RAM sticks, mobo and cpu - probably only components that would fetch some $$ and probably not much
So, I am wondering if buying a SSD would make any sense right now. I would like a faster drive and it can easily transfer to a new system. It seems the new tech. (SATA Express and M.2) is progressing slowly and will be kinda expensive as it gets released?
Also, I really want a smaller system. I have a mid tower and am glad I didn't get an full-size ATX case (I was wanting to upgrade/new build earlier ) and so I have a chance to decide. But, I find the choices for Mini-ITX motherboards to be rather thin. I'm thinking to just get cheap ones (For e.g. H97 and non-overclocknig but semi-powerful cpu)
But, I don't know which order to go with (for purchases). I had the idea, that the components that can be used with the current system and most easily transferable is what to do first.
Any ideas or thoughts? Finally, what speed penalty would I get? It'll still be much faster than my HDDs, I am assuming. If I went for a EVO 250GB, it would work fine but I'd get a speed hit but how much? The 250GB is around $150 so I have to figure out if that's too much $$ if I have to use it for a while with the older gen. hardware.