Hello all,
I just put together the following system:
Processor: AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T BE AM3
Memory: 2X CORSAIR 4GB DDR31600 DIMM XMS
Motherboard: ASUS M4N68T-M V2
SSD: GSkill 120 GB FM25S2S120GBP2 SSD
I secure erased the drive when I got it, but the motherboard doesnt support AHCI if you can believe that. It was free with the processor, and I'm starting to think not having AHCI enabled is throttling my SSD speeds. Below are two benchmarks:
I enabled TRIM via DOS in Win 7, and followed some of the other guidelines. Since I dont have AHCI, I cant update the firmware of the drive to the latest version, but I dont think that would cause such a low benchmark.
I guess my question is if everyone on here thinks my motherboard non-ahci is holding me back. And if so, can I buy a AHCI controller card like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=16-115-073&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
To support AHCI, or am I better off just biting the bullet and putting a new motherboard in this thing. Thanks guys!
I just put together the following system:
Processor: AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T BE AM3
Memory: 2X CORSAIR 4GB DDR31600 DIMM XMS
Motherboard: ASUS M4N68T-M V2
SSD: GSkill 120 GB FM25S2S120GBP2 SSD
I secure erased the drive when I got it, but the motherboard doesnt support AHCI if you can believe that. It was free with the processor, and I'm starting to think not having AHCI enabled is throttling my SSD speeds. Below are two benchmarks:
I enabled TRIM via DOS in Win 7, and followed some of the other guidelines. Since I dont have AHCI, I cant update the firmware of the drive to the latest version, but I dont think that would cause such a low benchmark.
I guess my question is if everyone on here thinks my motherboard non-ahci is holding me back. And if so, can I buy a AHCI controller card like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=16-115-073&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo
To support AHCI, or am I better off just biting the bullet and putting a new motherboard in this thing. Thanks guys!