What CPU & Mobo specs needed for a true 6 Gbps SATA III system?

[genfin]

For having a true SATA III 6Gbps capability and speeds when building a new system, what hardware spec/features do I need to look for when selecting the motherboard, processor, chipset, HDD and RAM? What and where are the bottlenecks ?

 

[o1die]

Need a budget first.

 

[greenrider02]

The answer to your question is that the only way you're going to see full 6Gbps capability is through any P67,H67 (or upcoming Z68) platform, and an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD. The other components do not matter so much, because the biggest performance difference you'll see will be changing from an HDD to a SSD.

 

[jaquith]

SSDs like the OCZ Vertex 3 will run at rated R/W speeds on some Intel SATA3 ports or Marvell 9182 ports {not on the Marvell 9128}. Further, the rating comes ONLY from ATTO and not other benches like Crystal Disk.

The P67's bottleneck is it's PCIe 16-lanes, but only high-end GPUs like 3/4-WAY GTX 580 or 2-WAY GTX 590 {internally 2-WAY/GPU}; many P67's won't run 2-WAY {Quad} GTX 590.

RAM I'd look at 1600 CAS 8/9, edit and in 2X4GB.

CPU - the i5-2500K {non Hyper-Thread} is an excellent Gaming CPU. The i7-2600K adds Hyper-Threading but only Multi-Tasking and Apps that support Hyper-Threading will benefit e.g. Adobe Photoshop, etc.

P67 MOBOs I prefer P67's with at least 2-WAY + x4 Lane for expansion and 12+2 Phases; MSI uses a more efficient VRM so lesser phases are still okay. P8P67 DELUXE, Maximus IV Extreme or P8P67 WS Revolution.

The Z68 doesn't impress me for a 'Gaming' platform, I don't like IGPU and SLI or CF, the +5 MB/s is more a gimmik with SSD Caching {good for small SSDs}. If you produce a lot of MPEG-2/4 then maybe the Z68. I would only consider the Z68 for a 'Desktop'. Yep, I know there's at least one or more Z68 MOBOs with no IGPU which defeats the MPEG-2/4 advantage but should be good for gaming -- $400~$500.

Yep need Budget +1 o1die

 

[genfin]

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[Maziar]

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