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    Gigabyte X58A-UD3R and Vertex 3 SSD

    Good morning guys, I am a first time poster and a bit of a noob.
    I have the following setup

    Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Rev.1 - BIOS:FE
    Core I7 930
    ATI 5870
    1TB WD black SATA3 (2)
    8 Gigs DDR3 Ram

    I just purchased a Vertex 3 120Gig SSD.
    Now from what I am reading, the Marvell 9128 Controller is a bloody waste of time and does not work correctly.

    My question is as follows.
    I see there is a new driver:

    1) Do I use them? Or do I continue using the Intel port?
    2) If using the Intel port do I need to install: Intel Matrix storage manager?

    I do not now want to upgrade the board and processor :(

    I also do not know what to enable in my BIOS - as I said I am a noob when it comes to this stuff.






    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    Re: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R and Vertex 3 SSD

    The following information is from the X58A-UD5 mobo user manual:
    GSATA 6_7/IDE Controller (Marvell 9128 Chip, GSATA3_6/7 Connectors)
    Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 9128 chip. (Default: Enabled)
    GSATA 6_7/IDE Ctrl Mode (Marvell 9128 Chip, GSATA3_6/7 Connectors)
    Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 9128 chip to AHCI mode.
    IDE
    Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default)
    AHCI
    Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
    The optimal setup would be to use an Intel sata3 6GB/s port, but your motherboard has Marvell Gsata3 ports. I'm not aware of any aftermarket sata3 controller cards that use an Intel sata3 solution.

    Your best bet will be to check out the OCZ SSD Forums for specific answers to your questions. If you use their forum seach feature, be sure to answer the RANDOM QUESTION near the bottom of the search page. The answer is case sensitive.

    The Marvell sata3 setup is not optimal and many have reported "issues" with this setup. If you connect your Vertex 3 ssd to the Intel sata2 motherboard ports your maximum benchmark speeds will probably be about 280 MB/s which is still double the throughput of any hard drive. My Agility2 60GB ssd boot drive has been great in my older P35 system.

    Hopefully others will comment on their X58 setups where they are using a similar ssd (that also uses synchronous NAND chips).
    Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
    P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
    4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
    MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
    Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
    WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
    Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
    SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI    		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
    Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
    Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
    MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
    Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
    HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
    E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
    Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
    Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
    HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
    win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S    .

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    • #3
      Re: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R and Vertex 3 SSD

      Many thanks I have posted there

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      • #4
        Re: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R and Vertex 3 SSD

        Let us know what they recommend, which sata port (sata2 or sata3) you use and how well your ssd performs.
        Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
        P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
        4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
        Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
        SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI        		 Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
        Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
        E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
        win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S        .

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        • #5
          Re: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R and Vertex 3 SSD

          Originally posted by profJim View Post
          Let us know what they recommend, which sata port (sata2 or sata3) you use and how well your ssd performs.
          Will do thanks

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