Is a SATA better than IDE Hard drive

Thermaltaker · 07-28-04, 05:03 PM

Hello all i have 2 Samsung SpinPoint P80 160GB SATA150 Hard Drives and i carnt tell which is better SATA or IDE give me your input on this.SATA dose not seem any faster and mi Hard Drive LED dont work no more

cheers Thermaltaker

David · 07-28-04, 05:07 PM

I didn't really notice much of a difference. My SATA Samsung Spinpoint drive feels a little faster than the two 40G PATA Seagates I have but that could be related to the Samsung being a newer drive. Also I have an off board SATA adapter rather than it being onboard.

I dont really think SATA offers a huge performance increase just now because drives didnt really saturate ATA133 anyway...as far as I know.

I like the smaller cables though.

flapperhead · 07-28-04, 05:09 PM

welcome to the forums my friend.. you can probably get a better answer if u post this in the storage section, the guys there probably have more info...

mattspalace · 07-28-04, 05:24 PM

SATA drives are slightly faster than IDE drives if they are 7200rpm, but if you're talking 10,000rpm SATA drives, the difference is quite large. The best thing about SATA drives is the SATA connector - takes up much less space and allows for much better airflow inside the case as well.

07-28-04, 05:03 PM	Thread Starter #1
Thermaltaker New Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Is a SATA better than IDE Hard drive Hello all i have 2 Samsung SpinPoint P80 160GB SATA150 Hard Drives and i carnt tell which is better SATA or IDE give me your input on this.SATA dose not seem any faster and mi Hard Drive LED dont work no more cheers Thermaltaker
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07-28-04, 05:07 PM	#2
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	I didn't really notice much of a difference. My SATA Samsung Spinpoint drive feels a little faster than the two 40G PATA Seagates I have but that could be related to the Samsung being a newer drive. Also I have an off board SATA adapter rather than it being onboard. I dont really think SATA offers a huge performance increase just now because drives didnt really saturate ATA133 anyway...as far as I know. I like the smaller cables though. __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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07-28-04, 05:09 PM	#3
flapperhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: wash dc area	welcome to the forums my friend.. you can probably get a better answer if u post this in the storage section, the guys there probably have more info...
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07-28-04, 05:24 PM	#4
mattspalace I been Dolk'ed Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart, Germany	SATA drives are slightly faster than IDE drives if they are 7200rpm, but if you're talking 10,000rpm SATA drives, the difference is quite large. The best thing about SATA drives is the SATA connector - takes up much less space and allows for much better airflow inside the case as well. __________________ Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X-Series 16GB DDR3-1600 SSD: 2 X 120GB Kingston Hyper-X 3K in RAID-0 CPU: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2GHz - 1.18V CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme Video Card: EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition PSU: Corsair AX-750 Monitor: Dell U2410
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