I'm installing a 256GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD as boot drive on a MSI 7666 Xpower. The other drive is a 7200 RPM SATA 3 HDD.
The mobo has two nominally 6Gb/sec SATA ports off its Marvell 91xx controller, and six nominally 3Gb/sec ports off the Intel ICH10. It's my understanding that at times the SSD can actually use most of 6Gb/sec, while the HDD is unlikely to push 3. Also, I remember some griping here about the Marvell controller (but not details) when the mobo was new.
So -- both drives on Marvell? SDD on Marvell, HDD on Intel? Or is there an argument for both on Intel?
The mobo has two nominally 6Gb/sec SATA ports off its Marvell 91xx controller, and six nominally 3Gb/sec ports off the Intel ICH10. It's my understanding that at times the SSD can actually use most of 6Gb/sec, while the HDD is unlikely to push 3. Also, I remember some griping here about the Marvell controller (but not details) when the mobo was new.
So -- both drives on Marvell? SDD on Marvell, HDD on Intel? Or is there an argument for both on Intel?
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