Hello All,
I just purchased the ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX motherboard and a BitFenix Phenom Micro ATX case.
I use an external hard drive to backup my data and I am constantly transferring large amount of data. Currently I have a USB 3.0/eSATA external enclosure with an HGST Travelstar 7200 RPM HDD connected to a Super Speed USB 3.0 card. When I run Crystal Disk Mark I get ~110 Mb/s read and ~100 Mb/s write transfer rates.
The ASUS GENE motherboard has the following interfaces:
[Expansion Slots]
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1
[Storage]
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode)
[Back Panel]
4 x USB 3.0 (blue)
4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect)
I am also going to add the following:
[PCIe x4 Slot]
Inateck Superspeed 4 Ports PCI-E to USB 3.0 Expansion Card
Note that I will have 1 open slot on the back of my case since there are only 3 PCIe slots on the motherboard and 4 slots on the case.
Given all that information and also the fact what kind of external hard drive enclosure would give me the best performance?
Thank you,
Jan
I just purchased the ASUS MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX motherboard and a BitFenix Phenom Micro ATX case.
I use an external hard drive to backup my data and I am constantly transferring large amount of data. Currently I have a USB 3.0/eSATA external enclosure with an HGST Travelstar 7200 RPM HDD connected to a Super Speed USB 3.0 card. When I run Crystal Disk Mark I get ~110 Mb/s read and ~100 Mb/s write transfer rates.
The ASUS GENE motherboard has the following interfaces:
[Expansion Slots]
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1
[Storage]
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode)
[Back Panel]
4 x USB 3.0 (blue)
4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect)
I am also going to add the following:
[PCIe x4 Slot]
Inateck Superspeed 4 Ports PCI-E to USB 3.0 Expansion Card
Note that I will have 1 open slot on the back of my case since there are only 3 PCIe slots on the motherboard and 4 slots on the case.
Given all that information and also the fact what kind of external hard drive enclosure would give me the best performance?
Thank you,
Jan
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