Is there a noticable difference between PATA and SATA?

[TheDL]

I'm building a rig today and I'm just using this 80gb PATA I got for $10 about half a year ago.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

If you already have it, definitely no hard in using it.

What are the specs of your rig? For normal computer use, one probably wouldn't notice the difference. If you are inkling out all the performance you can get, then you might notice. It all depends upon all of your hardware, what you use your computer for, etc.

 

[TheDL]

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wi...shListNumber=4625006&WishListTitle=dl2

That's what I have.

I still haven't decided if I should overclock it or not.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: TheDL
Is there a noticable difference between PATA and SATA?

Not unless the SATA is a Raptor.

 

[engiNURD]

If you dont have a sata drive to use along with the pata drive, then no, you won't notice any difference

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: TheDL
I'm building a rig today and I'm just using this 80gb PATA I got for $10 about half a year ago.

Yes and no. SATA drives tend to be faster simply because they're usually designed with superior technology, but, #1, they're not *always* faster, and #2, when they are, it usually has nothing to do with the SATA interface.

As Blain mentioned, Raptors are the only drives on the market that take serious advantage of the SATA bandwidth.

EDIT: My information is old. There may have been new developments that render the above answer erroneous.

 

[Leros]

Is that PATA drive you have 7200rpm. If so, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: Leros
Is that PATA drive you have 7200rpm. If so, you have nothing to worry about.

If it has a 2MB cache he should worry about that, too.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

Is there a noticable difference between PATA and SATA?

Sure, the SATA cables are a lot smaller then the PATA cables.

The hard drive specs determine the speed, not the interface. Current PATA is 133mb/s, SATA is 150 (or 300) Mb/s. No hard drive has even approached the PATA limit yet.