adding ssd storage to GA-P55-UD3L

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Hi, I need to add a <512 Gb SSD to my current Mb(GA-P55), which is soon to be upgraded.
I've come up with these two:
ADATA SP550 480G 2.5 SATA III 6Gb/s
Crucial BX200 480G 2.5 SATA III 3Gb/s
could I use either of these or you recommend a better option?

Thanks
 
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You should have no issues with that. The SATA interface is backwards compatible, so a SATA III drive should work with a SATA II port and the other way around as well.

However, your drive will be bottlenecked a little bit by the SATA II interface since it's capped at 300MB/s, but you'd still notice quite the difference when you install the SSD. And once you've upgraded your motherboard, you'll be able to take full advantage of the SSD's capabilities when you connect it to a SATA III port.

If you are making a fresh Windows install, don't forget to change your SATA mode to AHCI (from your BIOS), before you install the OS on the SSD. Please make sure that the SSD is the only drive connected to the motherboard during the Windows...
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Hey there, arni75.

This motherboard has different revisions (models) with different chipsets. However I don't see a reason for you not to be able to use those drives with either of the two models I've seen on the web.
It's a bit odd that for the second drive it says SATA III 3Gb/s as SATA III is 6Gb/s and SATA II is 3Gb/s. But perhaps this is a spelling mistake.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
 
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You should have no issues with that. The SATA interface is backwards compatible, so a SATA III drive should work with a SATA II port and the other way around as well.

However, your drive will be bottlenecked a little bit by the SATA II interface since it's capped at 300MB/s, but you'd still notice quite the difference when you install the SSD. And once you've upgraded your motherboard, you'll be able to take full advantage of the SSD's capabilities when you connect it to a SATA III port.

If you are making a fresh Windows install, don't forget to change your SATA mode to AHCI (from your BIOS), before you install the OS on the SSD. Please make sure that the SSD is the only drive connected to the motherboard during the Windows installation process to avoid future issues.

Let me know if you have any other questions. :)
 
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I try to do what I can. Thank you very much. :)

I'll have a cup of tea on your behalf later. :D

Since you're a new SSD user, perhaps it would be useful to throw in the suggestions from this article as well: https://www.maketecheasier.com/12-things-you-must-do-when-running-a-solid-state-drive-in-windows-7/. Note that even if you're not running Win 7 on your system, those options are still viable for the newer versions as well.

Even if you decide no to go with all of them I'd strongly suggest that you take a look at the AHCI, TRIM and scheduled defragmentation suggestions. You should remember never to run Full format on an SSD or defragmentation. It could shorten the live of the SSD if you do. The TRIM command takes care of all residual data so there's no need for defragmentation and you can use Quick format if you need to, instead of Full format.

Cheers!
 
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