First off, hi, thanks for having me.
Second, i know the issues with the marvell chip are well documented here and else where on line.
What i was hopping is for advice.
I have a main board with the marvell as the sata 3 on board. Many tests online and my minors observations from how let me know my SSD is not getting half the speed it should from sata3.
It would appear my options are:
- Run on sata2, doable but ultimately depressing.
- Buy and add in Sata3 card. Is it true there is no Trim support even if i am not using raid? Look out for more from marvell. Also needa at least PCIx 4x and that would drop my GPU slot to 8x.
- Buy a new main board. I would be looking to match most of my current hardware so that it was all i had to change, but still a $150 touch.
Are there any other options? Edit: what Main boards would you recomned?
I am really disenchanted with the idea of buying more. I bought this board (2-3 years ago) because it was "future proof".
I know i am not near the only person that got burned by this chip, it does not take the sting out of it.
Your advice in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Specs
GIgabyte 790fxta
Phenom x6 1090t
16gb Corsair xms3 1333
Mushkin deluxe 240gb
MSI ATI 7950 3gb
EVGA GeForce GT240
Corsair 850 watt PSU
Edited by child cthulhu - 11/10/12 at 8:11am
Second, i know the issues with the marvell chip are well documented here and else where on line.
What i was hopping is for advice.
I have a main board with the marvell as the sata 3 on board. Many tests online and my minors observations from how let me know my SSD is not getting half the speed it should from sata3.
It would appear my options are:
- Run on sata2, doable but ultimately depressing.
- Buy and add in Sata3 card. Is it true there is no Trim support even if i am not using raid? Look out for more from marvell. Also needa at least PCIx 4x and that would drop my GPU slot to 8x.
- Buy a new main board. I would be looking to match most of my current hardware so that it was all i had to change, but still a $150 touch.
Are there any other options? Edit: what Main boards would you recomned?
I am really disenchanted with the idea of buying more. I bought this board (2-3 years ago) because it was "future proof".
I know i am not near the only person that got burned by this chip, it does not take the sting out of it.
Your advice in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Specs
GIgabyte 790fxta
Phenom x6 1090t
16gb Corsair xms3 1333
Mushkin deluxe 240gb
MSI ATI 7950 3gb
EVGA GeForce GT240
Corsair 850 watt PSU
Edited by child cthulhu - 11/10/12 at 8:11am
