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[JSmith7784]

Hello everyone,

I am thinking of swapping the SSD, Corsair Neutron GTX 512gb, from my laptop to my desktop. Problem is my desktop is a I7-950, 3.5ghz, Windows 7 and a EVGA X58 FTW MB. I know I have the 2 SATA3 ports, but have read they don't work very good and can actually be slower than the SATA2 ports on X58. Also I have heard Windows 7 doesn't offer TRIM support. Can someone help clear this up for me. I'm usually pretty good with computers, but due to work/life stuff, haven't been able to keep up on stuff like I used to.

My rig runs the game just fine on high settings 1080p, but always wondered if a SSD would help things. It will be my last upgrade on this desktop before a CPU change. I don't want to make the swap if it isn't going to run as it should and possibly without TRIM support.

Thanks,
JSmith7784

I7-950 @3.51ghz, 12mb Ram, 1TB WB raptor, EVGA X58FTW, EVGA 770SC, Windows 7 Ultimate

Edited by JSmith7784, 06 December 2015 - 04:33 AM.

[Goose]

I don't remember if there were ever X58 mobos' with SATA3 (the 6gigabit/ second verson,) but bottlenecking a SATA3 drive on a SATA2 port is a pretty good problem to have

The stink about TRIM was how XP didn't have it: Win7 does … And maybe Vista.

An SSD makes for a better system, but would only help the game load levels, not improve framerates …

[JSmith7784]

Thanks for the reply. I know my MB has 2 SATA3 ports, but I thought they were on a different controller. I was reading something about it not working up to spec because it being a new technology at the time and the controller used had some issues. If windows 7 has TRIM support is there something I need to do to turn it on? I know on my wife's iMac I had to go the command prompt and manually turn it on. Is the process for windows 7 the same?

Seems like the Samsung 850EVO is on sale at newegg this Holiday and the 512gb price isn't that bad. Been tempting me. I know it won't improve my FPS in game, but I want to try and get some more time out of this computer and figure this is my last upgrade path. Was thinking of swapping out the CPU for a 990X, but it doesn't seem to be worth the price. Should just get a new CPU/MB and reuse as much as I can from the current build.

Thanks

[Goose]

TRIM on Win7: Nothing to do.

850EVO: If you like the price, go for it.

i7-990X not being worth it:

[Big Tin Man]

FWIW, switching over to an SSD in my system I did see some minor performance bumps, and our rigs are nearly identical. Loading times were much improved, but gameplay only saw 2-3 fps improvement (though it was more likely due to a clean windows reinstall). Not earth shattering, but still worth in imho just for the loading time boost.

i7 930 @ 3.4ghz
12 GB Ram corsair 2100
EVGA X58 SLI
EVGA GTX750 1GB supercharged
256 GB SSD
1 TB 7200 WD
Win 7 home 64 bit

runs 1080p 40-60 fps, with occasional dips into the 30's. In other topics, people say I should further upgrade the GPU before the CPU. And for the same money, you can probably get a 4790k + MB for the same price as an i7 990x. Reuse 100% of everything else and you'll be in a better place.

[Napoleon_Blownapart]

check this link
https://www.maketech...e-in-windows-7/

[Goose]

Over half of them "tips" are questionable at best: Always use High Performance power plan 'cause you monted a SSDs?

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Goose, on 08 December 2015 - 11:51 AM, said:

Over half of them "tips" are questionable at best: Always use High Performance power plan 'cause you monted a SSDs?

System restore is legit it nukes the random write speeds of certain drives (looking at you 840 Evo)

[Goose]

System Restore has bailed my sorry behind out a couple of times: Turning it off of the boot drive sounds derptastic …

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Goose, on 08 December 2015 - 01:53 PM, said:

System Restore has bailed my sorry behind out a couple of times: Turning it off of the boot drive sounds derptastic …

It's a well known issue for the 840 Evo. Samsung released a number of fixes that never really quite did it.

(I must also be one of a very small number who find system restore useless)