SATA Vs. SATA 2/3

[half_derpy]

So, I am looking into picking up a cheap SSD to gain a quick boost in productivity and speed, and landed on an SSD. I looked at my motherboard's specs, and it is compatible with SATA. It mentions nothing of SATA 2 or 3. ASUS M4N68T-M V2 AM3 Is my board.

All that I can see on newegg is Sata 2 or above. Nothing listed for sata. Is there anything I can do to get an SSD up and running?

 

[Smeg45]

SATA is backward compatible. Your board is SATA 2 only (and has support for PATA, how quaint!). A SATA 3 drive won't be used fully unless you upgrade, although you generally won't notice any major differences. I'd get a SATA 3 SSD but for your system a Velociraptor might be a better bet.

 

[half_derpy]

SATA is backward compatible. Your board is SATA 2 only (and has support for PATA, how quaint!). A SATA 3 drive won't be used fully unless you upgrade, although you generally won't notice any major differences. I'd get a SATA 3 SSD but for your system a Velociraptor might be a better bet.

Okay. Well I am going to upgrade to a new motherboard, but not for a while. It's good to know that I can at least Sata 2 though. I can use it for now, then when I get a newer motherboard, I can just bring that one over, and maybe get a sata 3 then.

 

[Smeg45]

Use SATA 3 then you will be set for future upgrades.