I have the Original X58 Mobo (132-BL-E758-TR) would like to add USB 3.0 and SATA III.
 
For USB 3.0, I would like to add the following:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E59W1G8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2QGX098CVHYJ7
Can I expect to get full USB 3.0 speed with that? I am basically going to be using it for my new DAS KEYBOARD 4 ULTIMATE which uses USB 3.0 for NKRO I believe.
 
For SATA III, I would like to run a single SSD for OS & 2 SSDs in Raid 1 for programs and data. I am thinking about this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUC3N74/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
with this product (or any product) will I be able to exceed the performance of the onboard SATA II?
 
Thanks for your input

Hey guys, I have been using this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GS8VA4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00
to connect this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA39E2F91338
 
however, I am only getting sequential read/writes of 280-300 MB/s. The expansion card is connected to PCIE 2.0 x16 slots. I would expect closer to 500MB/s speeds, shouldn't I?
 
Thanks

bmmorgan06
Hey guys, I have been using this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GS8VA4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00
to connect this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA39E2F91338
 
however, I am only getting sequential read/writes of 280-300 MB/s. The expansion card is connected to PCIE 2.0 x16 slots. I would expect closer to 500MB/s speeds, shouldn't I?
 
Thanks

The problem with that card is that it's only PCIE 1x so it only has 500MB/s of bandwidth, add on the overhead and the fact that it has a Marvell controller and 300MB/s seems about right.
Say if you had an LSI raid card with PCIE 4x (2GB/s) then 500MB/s seq. reads/writes would be easily obtainable. But of course one of those cards costs more than the ssd...

tucker147

The problem with that card is that it's only PCIE 1x so it only has 500MB/s of bandwidth, add on the overhead and the fact that it has a Marvell controller and 300MB/s seems about right.
Say if you had an LSI raid card with PCIE 4x (2GB/s) then 500MB/s seq. reads/writes would be easily obtainable. But of course one of those cards costs more than the ssd...

OK, so, more reasons to upgrade to new CPU/MOBO/RAM. I think it is time after 6+ good years :)
What is the latest consumer intel i7? Should I Buy now or is something new coming right around the corner?
would it be LGA 2011-v3?

tucker147
Skylake is going to be released next month it seems so it may be worth it to wait a little bit.
What do you primarily use your system for?
If it's just for gaming then I'd grab the i7 6700k or i5 6600k when they are released.
If you use it for rendering, CAD, ect. then you'll greatly benifit from a i7 5820k.

gaming, spreadsheets, programming, web browsing :)

bmmorgan06
I see your signature, I was thinking about getting a xeon just like yours & upgrade my ram. But, upgrading to a new mobo/cpu would be nice for the usb 3.0 and sata III & faster memory.

That sounds like a logical course of action.