SATA vs. IDE

kornmart · 16-October-03, 09:32 AM

Well... hard drive shopping time... has anyone had many experiences with Serial ATA hard drives? I am looking at the Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB HDD 10,000rpm and the 200GB HDD 7,200rpm. How would these work compared to the IDE version? Are SATA drives a lot better?

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FoeHammer · 16-October-03, 09:53 AM

I have two Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80 gig SATA drives in a RAID 0 config and I've never seen performance like they have except in a SCSI RAID. I'm getting 74000 HD scores with SANDRA!

The fact that they have more bandwith than a comparable IDE drive does make a difference.

The smaller wires are also quite nice to handle because they are so much smaller. But be advised, they are also much stiffer than your traditional IDE cables.

kornmart · 16-October-03, 10:21 AM

Aren't the SATA cables a lot thinner than the IDE cables too?

$SOLID$ Necro · 23-October-03, 03:15 AM

Here is a picture of Sata to IDE converter that came with my Abit NF-7S.
Is that long enough for you?
It's not realy thinner, just not as wide, and it's easier to bend and route than ribbon cables

16-October-03, 09:32 AM		#1 (permalink)
kornmart Apex Master Tech	SATA vs. IDE Well... hard drive shopping time... has anyone had many experiences with Serial ATA hard drives? I am looking at the Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB HDD 10,000rpm and the 200GB HDD 7,200rpm. How would these work compared to the IDE version? Are SATA drives a lot better? Sw0nald... Your fan order is goin in tomorrow brotha!!! Hop on AIM sometime tonight or tomorrow so I can get your addy

16-October-03, 09:53 AM		#2 (permalink)
FoeHammer P-Hoe-lice	I have two Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80 gig SATA drives in a RAID 0 config and I've never seen performance like they have except in a SCSI RAID. I'm getting 74000 HD scores with SANDRA! The fact that they have more bandwith than a comparable IDE drive does make a difference. The smaller wires are also quite nice to handle because they are so much smaller. But be advised, they are also much stiffer than your traditional IDE cables. Last edited by FoeHammer; 16-October-03 at 10:02 AM..

23-October-03, 03:15 AM		#4 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	Here is a picture of Sata to IDE converter that came with my Abit NF-7S. Is that long enough for you? It's not realy thinner, just not as wide, and it's easier to bend and route than ribbon cables Attached Thumbnails

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16-October-03, 10:21 AM		#3 (permalink)
kornmart Apex Master Tech	Aren't the SATA cables a lot thinner than the IDE cables too?