SATA v. ATA133

[moosey]

i play games and stuff and would like things as fast as possible. however, right now i have a 7200 rpm ata 133 drive. my board supports sata, so would i see a noticable difference if i went to a 7200 rpm sata HDD?

 

[MDE]

Not really. All you'll notice is faster level loading, which is always welcome. The speed difference between SATA and ATA133 isn't that big, unless you have a Raptor...

 

[Corporate Thug]

i doubt you'll notice a difference. bust out a stop watch and see how minimally faster a level loads

 

[mrgoblin]

But sata is going to be around for a while where ata is coming to its end..

 

[zephyrprime]

No. You won't even notice a difference with level loading.

 

[pelikan]

I didn't notice games loading faster with my raptor.:frown: Other things like installing programs are much faster.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
No. You won't even notice a difference with level loading.

What he said. It's all in the mind.

 

[Slappy00]

goto www.storagereview.com they have a comparison of the 2 flavas of WD drives (identical execpt for the interface SATA vs ATA)