Storage Is 6GB all that?

It’s coming to that time of year when what would first appear as a simple upgrade starts to turn into a £600 rebuild….but hey I digress.

I want to add an SSD to my rig (OCZ Vertex 2 120GB). The problem (or not) is that the mobo has 3gb sata port so I’m conscious that I’m not taking full advantage of 6gb transfer rates. My question is:

Do 6 GB SATA ports make miles of difference? Or should I say would my 3GB ports suffice for now?

It would be good if this card worked on my mobo. Anyone know of a similar card?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/198971?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products

Gigabyte m750sli-ds4
Phenom II X4 940
OCZ Gold DDR II 800 4GB
NVidia GTX460 x 2 SLI
Coolermaster HAF 922

 

I'm sure the vertex has it's own sandforce controller, so you should be fine with 3gb port.

 

I'm more than happy with my Corsair F120 connected to a standard SATA port on my motherboard. Boot times are lovely, app loading times are lovely, and I don't need to wait half an hour for a thirdparty 6Gb card to initialise and "save me time"...

 

The Vertex 2 does not exceed the SATA 2 connection and thus a SATA 3 card will not improve speeds at all.

 

This.

 

It is worth pointing out that pretty much the whole SSD industry is moving toward SATA 3 within the next 12 months.

 

Mmmm, interesting points.

Thanks chaps.