SAS2 and SATA3 (6GB/s)

[PaperclipGod]

Anyone know when SAS2 and SATA3 hardware is going to be available through mainstream channels? i.e. the stuff with the 6GB/s bus?

Any links or roadmaps, even? I can't find any recent info.

 

[imported_wired247]

Maybe they need to make a HDD that can transfer at those faster speeds before they worry about it

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: wired247
Maybe they need to make a HDD that can transfer at those faster speeds before they worry about it

Yeah. Those speeds would likely be more useful for SSD drives than for platter-based drives.

 

[Lonyo]

http://www.dailytech.com/Intel...psets/article14228.htm
Not yet.

http://www.dailytech.com/OCZ+V...lease/article14257.htm
But apparently being worked on by Intel and AMD.

http://www.dailytech.com/Gulft...+Line/article14227.htm
It will use the X58 chipset due to the LGA-1366 socket, but there are rumors of a newer version coming in 2010 that will feature support for USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s. Maybe 2010.

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
http://www.dailytech.com/Intel...psets/article14228.htm
Not yet.

http://www.dailytech.com/OCZ+V...lease/article14257.htm
But apparently being worked on by Intel and AMD.

http://www.dailytech.com/Gulft...+Line/article14227.htm
It will use the X58 chipset due to the LGA-1366 socket, but there are rumors of a newer version coming in 2010 that will feature support for USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s. Maybe 2010.

Excellent links, thank you!

 

[MerlinRML]

Originally posted by: PaperclipGod
Anyone know when SAS2 and SATA3 hardware is going to be available through mainstream channels? i.e. the stuff with the 6GB/s bus?

I've heard rumblings that it should be coming late this year, which makes me realistically think it will be early 2010 before it really shows up. Sorry, I don't remember where I read this...but at least it's better than the first estimates I heard, which was supposed to be late 2008.

Originally posted by: wired247
Maybe they need to make a HDD that can transfer at those faster speeds before they worry about it

The 6Gb/s increase is not intended for single drives so much as it is for SAS expanders. While one of the fastest SAS drive can hit about 140MB/sec and not even touch a 3Gb/sec bus, 127 SAS/SATA devices on a 6Gb/sec bus should be pretty well saturated.

 

[imported_wired247]

The 6Gb/s increase is not intended for single drives so much as it is for SAS expanders. While one of the fastest SAS drive can hit about 140MB/sec and not even touch a 3Gb/sec bus, 127 SAS/SATA devices on a 6Gb/sec bus should be pretty well saturated.

While that is all true, you can bet they'll be selling SAS controllers as the next big thing, every "hardcore gamer," "system builder," and "enthusiast" will go nuts over onboard SAS stating that it's an absolute necessity to have for their 2x 10k rpm velociraptor (or equivalent) hard drives.