SATA vs. IDE-133

[eXx08]

This is my first build and I was wondering if SATA or IDE-133 would be best, I do want speed.

 

[deepred98]

SATA is faster though i really don't see the difference

 

[Mesix]

If you're in the arket for a new HD, might as well just go SATA. They use less power and have smaller, neater cables.


They're also a little faster, but that's not really noticable.

 

[orangat]

No difference at this point. Internal transfer rates aren't high enough for the max SATA speeds to make a difference yet.

But go sata because cables are easier to install. SATA drives actually take in a little more power compared to their PATA versions.

 

[Sqube]

Go SATA, but only because it's the future; there aren't any serious performance differences.

 

[Eos]

Go with SATA, because then you can upgrade to a Raptor 10k HDD and then you will notice a difference.

 

[eXx08]

Yea but i'm worried will installation be any different or can I just turn it on

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

There's no performance difference between PATA-133 and SATA-150. However, SATA drives use less power, the cables are much neater, and in the future, SATA drives will be able to take advantage of the SATA-150 bus. I recommend going with a SATA drive.

 

[theMan]

it really depends on the specific drive. just read a bunch of reviews on drives and see what you want. id go for sata. it gives way better airflow.

 

[Bozono]

Sata, just because a lot of motherboards only have one Pata channel these days and you'll want that for the opticals.

 

[SonicIce]

then how come mechbgon is always talking about people with sata problems?

 

[Hacp]

Get the cheaper ones 🙂.

 

[furballi]

PATA only if it's cheaper by at least 10% per GB. Otherwise, the Seagate SATA with 5 yr warranty would be my 1st choice.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Bozono
Sata, just because a lot of motherboards only have one Pata channel these days and you'll want that for the opticals.

ehh all the 939 boards i have seen have 2 IDE banks and at least 4 SATA ones

im running 2 IDE HDDs and 2 SAta drives on my mobo along with 2 optical drives

no issues whatsoever

 

[akugami]

There are no speed enhancements going from PATA to SATA at this point (for recent HD's) because the HD's don't even saturate the PATA bus on modern computers. Sure, the theoretical limits are higher on SATA and SATA2 drives but if the HD's can't even saturate the lower bandwith PATA bus, what makes you think you'll get a speed boost from the higher bandwith SATA bus?