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Old October 31, 2012, 11:18 PM
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ASUS Maximus V Gene Z77 board and am wondering which sata controller i want to put my Intel 520 series ssd on, when i ran the AS SSD benchmark i got alot more out of the intel one, is this right or should i try it all again.
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Old November 1, 2012, 01:19 PM
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I don't have the answer but would like to know as well.
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Old November 1, 2012, 01:35 PM
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Definitely use the Intel ports.
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Intel all the way.

Intel == TRIM. Marvell==Maybe...maybe not. Use the Marvell for your ODD when you run out of Intel ports for your SSD and HDDs....until then ignore it.
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thanks for the info, i am defenety noticing a difference using it today since i switched it over.
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