New SSD and New Sata-3 capable HD How to get top 6GB per sec speeds?

IntrepidBongos · Feb 2, 2015

I'd like to start by thanking all those who helped me vet, purchase, and configure my new SSD and HD.
Thanks to you all here, My system is now as follows:

Board: MSI MS - 7640 (890FXA-GD70)
Sys: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1 Build 7600)
Processor AMD Phenom (tm) II X4 965 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory 16GB RAM
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7KE256BW)
Western Digital 3 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, WD3003FZEX

Question: how can I get maximum speeds, between my new SSD and my new Sata-III Hard drive?
Any other advice to make my system maximum fast, would be appreciated.
I already turned off a ton of the background services, and did other well-known speed tweaks.

thanks!

IB

clutchc · Feb 2, 2015

As long as your SSD is connected to one of the SATA III ports on that board and not the SATA II Micron port, it is already electrically as fast as it can be. The HDD doesn't matter. It can never be as fast as the SATA II or III port will allow due to its mechanical design. But if you want to have your SSD run at its best follow this guide: http://www.computing.net/howtos/show/solid-state-drive-ssd-tweaks-for-windows-7/552.html

bigpinkdragon286 · Feb 2, 2015

Disabling any software that might scan your files during transfer, such as antimalware or antivirus will improve throughput, as would upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.x. It's pretty much nit picking at this point. As clutchc said, you're already doing everything practical.

IntrepidBongos · Feb 2, 2015

I need to find out where the SAT 3 ports are on this board.
thanks!

clutchc · Feb 2, 2015

The internal ones (white) are all SATA III. I believe the only SATA II is the external one. Here is the web page for that board: http://us.msi.com/product/mb/890FXAGD70.html#hero-overview
You can download the MB manual if you don't have one.

IntrepidBongos · Feb 2, 2015

I guess I am good to go then if there is no special config for my HD and SSD.
Do you know a good free benchmark program?
Also: what's up with overclocking, (does it really help?) and "unlocking CPU cores"?

Sound like I would be getting into some serious voodoo.
thanks again.

clutchc · Feb 3, 2015

What do you want to benchmark? CPU? Gfx Card? SSD? Games?

OC'ing the Phenom II X4 965BE is pretty straight forward. You enter BIOS, raise the CPU clcock multiplier a click at a time, save and exit. Run a stress testing pgm like Intel Burn Test or Prime95 while watching that temps don't get too high (62C is AMD's safe operating temp.) But don't try any serious OC'ing with the stock cooler. It is only designed to handle the CPU at stock.
If all is well, take it up another click. Eventually you will have a unstable result. When that happens you can either back off and live with that, or you can begin tweaking up the CPU's vcore a little at a time until it is stable again. Then maybe you can get the multiplier up some more. I had my Ph II X4 965BE to 4.0GHz with just a tiny increase to the vcore.

OC'ing is more for sport than major benefit. Although it wasn't until mine was at 4.0 GHz, that it no longer bottlenecked my R9-280. So, there's that benefit.

There are no cores to unlock on the PhIIx4 965BE. Some AMD processors from that era were sold with disabled cores, either due to being defective, poor quality, ot even sometimes for marketing reasons. But yours isn't one of them.

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