Question

[SupraSkylineSTI]

Hi,
Im not a computer wiz or anything but I do want to build my own computer. My motherboard which is the ASUS "K8N-E Deluxe" NVIDIA nForce3 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754 CPU the link is

http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE

will that mother board work with the Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive ?
The link is

http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE

All I want is a hard drive that will store things jusk like my Sony Vaio, will this combination work?

Thanks A lot !

 

[Fern]

Yeah, it'll work. The mobo has sata/raid biult in.

You may find the winXP won't recognize all of that large HD. I don't use XP (nor giant HDs), but have seen posts regarding that issue. If you run into that problem, search or post back. With all the XP fans here, someone will know the answer.

 

[dbdynsty25]

If you've got the right SATA drivers, Windows XP will notice every SATA drive. I've got a 36 gig Raptor as my main drive and a 120 gig WD SATA as my backup drive. I've tried about 5 drives that are over 100 gig and it's noticed and been able to use each and every one.

 

[Adn4n]

Just so you know, you won't be able to overclock much with a SATA drive. I'd go IDE if you wish to overclock.

 

[masshass81]

Originally posted by: Adn4n
Just so you know, you won't be able to overclock much with a SATA drive. I'd go IDE if you wish to overclock.

Just curious, why is that?

 

[Bar81]

Originally posted by: Adn4n
Just so you know, you won't be able to overclock much with a SATA drive. I'd go IDE if you wish to overclock.

That's not accurate. Overclocking is the same whether you use SATA or ATA. Don't comment on something you know nothing about. And please save us the time and don't point to the asinine Anandtech mobo review; it's so clueless it's painful to read.

 

[epileptic]

Originally posted by: masshass81

Originally posted by: Adn4n
Just so you know, you won't be able to overclock much with a SATA drive. I'd go IDE if you wish to overclock.

Just curious, why is that?

I'm also curious....I've heard that IDE causes less problems during overclocks but with no explanation why...