Need a good SATA 6GBps PCIe card

[Migelo]

As the title says.

I have a sata 2 mobo and I'm looking for a fast sata 3 PCIe card that provides full sata 3 speed.

I just want:
■AHCI support
■Full SATA3 speed
■Budget 100€/130$


It can have only 1 port for all I care, no RAID, ... .

Please post your experiences and suggestions.

 

[WINTERLORD]

i to would like to be pointed in the right direction for a good sata3 card to add to my x58 motherboard

 

[Migelo]

So far I've tested my Samsung 830 256GB on 3 controllers.

My mobo

ASROCK sata3 PCIe card

and friend's P67 mobo

 

[WINTERLORD]

hmm well i dont wanna be changing motherboards cant afford it. i just want to get a good add on card for like the pci x1 slot or somthin

 

[Migelo]

Yeah, same here. Changing the mobo means new CPU and RAMs.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-004-SR&tool=3

Check the reviews.

 

[armand_h]

hi winterlord!
highpoint rocketraid 2720sg is the best raid controller you can buy in that price!

read the review:
http://thessdreview.com/featured/highpoint-rocketraid-6gbs-satasas-2720sgl-review-utilizing-8-micron-c400-6gbps-ssds/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115100

 

[Migelo]

Thx!

What about something with just awesome speed and no RAID?

 

[armand_h]

you will get the max speed with it!

i have to mention that cable not included in the package!

something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116098

 

[Migelo]

Hehe, thx. I think the cable I got with samsung ssd will do just fine.

 

[armand_h]

no you can not use it with that cind of raid controller!

raid controllers using SFF-8087 which is you need to buy it!
its a different kind of cable!

look at it closely, and you will understand!

 

[Migelo]

Right . Thx for the second heads up!

 

[WINTERLORD]

i found this i belive its a good company and affordable

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115072

but there all seem to be slow wonder where i could find onne that will atleast let me take advantage of full speed on a corsair 3 gt 550read 525write without breaking the bank or buying a new board

 

[Migelo]

If you can find a review please post it here.

 

[armand_h]

winterlord! this HighPoint Rocket 620 uses PCI 2 1x which is up to 5gb/s

the bandwidth is less than sata III (6gb/s)

in raid 0 mode it will be like 2x 2,5Gb/s! wich is less than 2x sata II (3Gb/s) !

 

[odaniel]

Just installed the HighPoint Rocket 620. The performance is good but the card causes my machine to hang at the end of the BIOS POST. I'm hearing that it has a conflict with the Intel ICH10 controller when the Intel controller is in RAID mode.

I'm using it on an ASUS Maxmius IV Gene-Z and I can circumvent it by using the BIOS's boot menu (F8 key) to select the boot drive. I'm looking for a new card to replace it as this is really frustrating.

 

[armand_h]

check your firmware version and update it to latest firmware!

here:
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/usa_new/rr600_download.htm

please let me know if it fixed!

 

[armand_h]

and i have to say that HighPoint Rocket 620 is not true sata III its like marvell controllers uses 5gb/s or 500mb/s (PCI-Express 2.0 x1)

I suggest you to RMA it if it's possible and buy a good raid controller if you can!

 

[Migelo]

I agree with armand_h, get a real thing if you can.

Is there another controller like the one you showed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115100

Because in Europe it's 150€ which is a little expensive.

 

[armand_h]

yea i told him before about this chick!

resonable price, good performance! is that not enough?

 

[Migelo]

Does it support AHCI?

 

[armand_h]

yes HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL supports AHCI!