Cerb
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No, it wouldn't be.Except that a current-gen SSD upgrade would be crippled to half its potential. It wouldn't matter for an HDD -- not much.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-upgrade-sata-3gbps,3469-8.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-upgrade-sata-3gbps,3469-15.html
It will be limited to like 80-90% its potential, with NCQ. 6Gbps is mostly a benefit for file copying, and not much more. The SATA controller being older will limit it a bit more than that review suggests, assuming an ICH7-ICH10, but as long as there's NCQ, it will still beat the pants off even the fastest of HDDs.
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