PCIe x1 SATAIII+USB3?

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drozzlipton

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I have a fairly old motherboard, but at least it does have version 2 for PCIe. I'm looking at getting this

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00MVTB8TK?tag=tomshardware_forum_ca_vgl-20

I have a GTX1070 taking up most slots with only a x1 available. A lot of posts are saying I wont get full USB3/SATAIII speeds and in fact will get lower than USB2/SATAII speeds if I use it for my SSD for SATAIII as well as VR for USB3. Some places say I can use a floppy power connector to power up the adapter and get USB3/SATAIII true speeds.

I'm just looking to get full USB3 and full SATAIII speeds on my USB2/SATAII motherboard without needing to buy a new motherboard all together.

Thanks!
 
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A SSD at SATA II is not bad at all, but SATA III obviously is better; the card would perform better if connected to a x4 slot, but x1 is good if you only have one SSD. If your WIFI is so fast that USB 2.0 isn't enough, then it will degrade the SSD performance. Remember the x1 limitations.

You wrote "Also I heard you can't use an SSD connected to these on PCIe 2.0 x1 slots as your boot drive"; where did you hear that? That controller has boot firmware and you should be able to configure the boot device (read the reviews at the link that you provided); it should work as long as the BIOS in your system supports the controller.
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So if I only use it for my SSD and a USB3 enabled WiFi adapter, I should see significant improvements over using SATAII and a USB2 port even though it wont be full speeds? Also I heard you can't use an SSD connected to these on PCIe 2.0 x1 slots as your boot drive, are there any ways around that?
 
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A SSD at SATA II is not bad at all, but SATA III obviously is better; the card would perform better if connected to a x4 slot, but x1 is good if you only have one SSD. If your WIFI is so fast that USB 2.0 isn't enough, then it will degrade the SSD performance. Remember the x1 limitations.

You wrote "Also I heard you can't use an SSD connected to these on PCIe 2.0 x1 slots as your boot drive"; where did you hear that? That controller has boot firmware and you should be able to configure the boot device (read the reviews at the link that you provided); it should work as long as the BIOS in your system supports the controller.
 
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