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SSD on PCIe

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sonicbrute

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I just installed a Samsung Evo 840 250gb SSD.....very pleased.

So I was wondering if anyone has fitted one directly to the PCI bus with this little puppy
http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp;jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1?agid=578&adp=0&aid=71511&lid=2&jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1
http://www.hardwareversand.de/artic...ssionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1

There are a few others on the market but this one has 2 slots so might be fun to have 2 SSD's in RAID 0......?
 
sonicbrute said:
Well if it works the InLine pcie caddy is half the price and double the whammy.
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I don't know about the double whammy, that's a little over stated. It's only an x1 so transfer speeds are slower. The Velocity-Solo-x2 is an x2. Has higher transfer speeds.

The little red caddy (Syba made I believe) takes up 2 PCIe slots as it's double wide, whereas the Solo only takes up one slot, but offers the option of mounting a second SSD anywhere you want, without taking up the second PCIe slot.

The last point is important for some people (like me) because all available slots are needed/used.

It all boils down to your particular point of view and needs. To me, the Velocity Solo-X2 would be the double whammy... It's faster (way faster with 2 ssds) and takes up only 1 PCIe slot.

JMHO
 
mmm good point.
Sadly for me it won't boot for mac pro 1.1 and 2.1
Guess I could to try the Velocity Solo X1
 
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sonicbrute said:
I just installed a Samsung Evo 840 250gb SSD.....very pleased.

So I was wondering if anyone has fitted one directly to the PCI bus with this little puppy
http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp;jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1?agid=578&adp=0&aid=71511&lid=2&jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1
http://www.hardwareversand.de/artic...ssionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1

There are a few others on the market but this one has 2 slots so might be fun to have 2 SSD's in RAID 0......?
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this one only have 1x PCIe lane, which mean only running half of the PCIe width, you should get this one with 2x PCIe lane , which is running at full speed up to 10Gb at the PCIe 2.0 slot
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-2-Bay-SS...item3ce10fb284
 
sonicbrute said:
So I was wondering if anyone has fitted one directly to the PCI bus with this little puppy
http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp;jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1?agid=578&adp=0&aid=71511&lid=2&jsessionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1
http://www.hardwareversand.de/artic...ssionid=B04DDABD12347CB4C873F7061811039B.www1
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A poster in another thread had issues with a card that looked very similar to this one (he bought his on ebay). Here's the thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1734387/
 
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