Changing current system to Sata III and installing operating system

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rodneyv

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I'm currently running a Dell T3500 which has Sata II. I'm an Engineer and run Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD daily. The new version of Inventor is about to come out and I would like to install a new SSD so I can put my operating system and Inventor on it. I would like to upgrade from Sata II to Sata III in the process. I would take my existing hard drive and use it as a secondary drive to store files on. I would like to have the Sata III SSD to run my operating system and some of the main software I use daily. Is this possible considering I only have Sata II currently? Can you tell me what I would need to do to make all this work? I would greatly appreciate any help.
 
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yes it will speed up your autodesk and autocad software, but remember the bulk of your work will be on your sata 2 mechanical storage drive given the size of some of these files. These will be accessed from software on your ssd, which will speed things up but cpu utilization will remain unchanged working with those from sata 2 storage. Have all those files on ssd and yes you cpu utilization will increase significantly because your ssd is more likely to keep pace with your cpu.
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The biggest speed boost from SSD's comes from the low access times(since most day to day use is NOT sequential). So even on SATA II an SSD is a noticeable upgrade from any mechanical drive.

Depending on your system you may be able to buy a controller card(pci-e) to give you SATA III, but in most cases these cards are not as fast as an native solution a board would have.

I would try with just the SSD first and see how it works for you. It is less costly than upgrading the board/controller cards/ect for a small impact on your day to day use.
 
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rodneyv

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--i'm not sure about the ECC or Non-ECC, I don't know how to tell which I have. I have a Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.2 Ghz and 12Gb ram.

--So it being backwards compatible, I could buy the Samsung 840 Pro Series SSD like I have in my home pc and it will work fine? Also, is upgrading Ram worthwhile, being that I have 12Gb and use CAD software all day long at work?
 
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yes it will speed up your autodesk and autocad software, but remember the bulk of your work will be on your sata 2 mechanical storage drive given the size of some of these files. These will be accessed from software on your ssd, which will speed things up but cpu utilization will remain unchanged working with those from sata 2 storage. Have all those files on ssd and yes you cpu utilization will increase significantly because your ssd is more likely to keep pace with your cpu.
 
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