Question on ATA100, ATA133 and buffer size

Pinkpig · 05-04-04, 09:41 PM

Im buying a HD for a cheap system that im building for someone. Im planning on getting a 80G hard drive from newegg. i see in the specifications they mention

ATA100 and ATA133 etc... with 2mb or 8mb buffers.

what would be better

a hard drive with ATA100 with 8mb buffer
or
a hard drive with ATA133 with 2mb buffer ???

does it even make any difference?

thanks
Laura

hafa · 05-05-04, 02:07 AM

ATA100 with an 8mb buffer will usually give slightly better desktop application performance. Check the individual drive access times; lower is better.

bchur83 · 05-05-04, 02:15 AM

ATA133 is more of a burst speed, where as ATA100 is more constant. As for cache, usually the 8mb will be slightly faster. I would go for the ATA100 8mb. Since the ATA133 spec isnt official, many boards dont even support it officially, but it will work at the ATA100 spec.

Cjwinnit · 05-05-04, 10:43 PM

It's often the case (and is certainly true for Western Digital drives) that 8mb drives are covered by a longer warranty, as well as being faster drives for operating systems. my OS install oges a heck of a load faster on my 8mb drive, could be because it's bigger too though

MRD · 05-05-04, 11:54 PM

Get an 8mb cache ATA133. =)

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Pinkpig Registered Join Date: Apr 2003	Question on ATA100, ATA133 and buffer size Im buying a HD for a cheap system that im building for someone. Im planning on getting a 80G hard drive from newegg. i see in the specifications they mention ATA100 and ATA133 etc... with 2mb or 8mb buffers. what would be better a hard drive with ATA100 with 8mb buffer or a hard drive with ATA133 with 2mb buffer ??? does it even make any difference? thanks Laura
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bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	ATA133 is more of a burst speed, where as ATA100 is more constant. As for cache, usually the 8mb will be slightly faster. I would go for the ATA100 8mb. Since the ATA133 spec isnt official, many boards dont even support it officially, but it will work at the ATA100 spec. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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Cjwinnit B& Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: France	It's often the case (and is certainly true for Western Digital drives) that 8mb drives are covered by a longer warranty, as well as being faster drives for operating systems. my OS install oges a heck of a load faster on my 8mb drive, could be because it's bigger too though __________________ -= Maths Ninja =- Official Modding Xaser III thread resurrecter. "LIES! THE ONLY THING MORE AWESOME sounding THEN SEVERAL DELTAS AT 60+DB IS THE SCREAMING OF MERE MORTALS AS THEY GET TOO CLOSE!" -freakdiablo
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MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	Get an 8mb cache ATA133. =)
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