Serial ATA or UDMA133 HD ?

[lonelyplanet999]

Hi,

Is it the right time to build PC using serial ATA or UDMA133 HD ? What
are their difference in performance & stability regarding multimedia
(e.g. 3D graphics, video) applications ? Do motherboards claim
supporting serial ATA can support UDMA HD ?

Tks!

 

[John Yuen]

Why not, cost difference is minimal (Seagate 120GB 8MB is $102 for UDMA
and $118 for SATA). SATA cable also makes for better cooling inside the
case. I'm using a Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 with 2 Seagate 120 running RAID 0
and it works great.

Regards
John Yuen

 

[bzz]

Hi,

Is it the right time to build PC using serial ATA or UDMA133 HD ? What
are their difference in performance & stability regarding multimedia
(e.g. 3D graphics, video) applications ? Do motherboards claim
supporting serial ATA can support UDMA HD ?

Tks!

Serial ata drives are kind of expensive compared to the rebate deals
on standard drives.

I'm not the expert, but I've noticed comments that the engineering is
kind of a patch job right now. Converter chips added on to standard
drive designs.

Some motherboards patch the serial ata through the 133 mhz pci bus.

I saw some comments that serial ata drives don't perform THAT great.
Maybe due to all the above.

Would you notice any difference ? Bwahahaha...


Hey, if you've got the cash, the cable is pretty cool.