Sata/sata2

swarner · 08-24-2006, 06:21 PM

Hello again hard working TSF crew

, I have more questions for you:

What is the difference between SATA and SATA2?

Also is there much of a performance difference between a 7200rpm drive and a 10000rpm drive?

Thanks

**linderman** · 08-24-2006, 07:04 PM

Hello:

Sata has a theoretical speed of 150 mbs burst rate and Sata-2 has a theoretical spped of 300 mbs burst rate

In actuallity there is no sata drive thats going to be "sustaining" any data rates anywhere NEAR that around 60 mbs is more real !

The Sata-2 drives are backwards compatible with Sata controllers so therefore if you have a motherboard which has a standard Sata controller you can run a Sata-2 drive in it. Most all sata-2 drives have a jumper shunt on the drive that when installed puts the drive in standard sata perfromance mode.

Given the cheap drive prices with sata-2 drives now .... it doesnt make mush sense to buy a standard sata spec drive when you can own a sata-2 drive for the same money or less.

Now speed & performance of 7200 rpm drives vs 10,000 rpm drives

unless you are a very dedicated gamer I dont believe you will need, nor see nor appreciate the MARGINAL improvement that the 10,000 rpm drives (western digital raptor comes to mind) will deliver

The people who really like these drives are gamers and die hard computer enthusiasts who want the absolute fastest system components without factoring cost vs performance

I can not reccomend buying the ultra pricey 10,000 rpm drives based soley on better performance & speed. Yes they are faster and but only slightly noticible. IMHO they are not a good marriage of cost vs performance

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swarner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 272 OS: Vista Ultimate	Sata/sata2 Hello again hard working TSF crew , I have more questions for you: What is the difference between SATA and SATA2? Also is there much of a performance difference between a 7200rpm drive and a 10000rpm drive? Thanks __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad Computers are like air conditioners. They work best with windows closed.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,436 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Hello: Sata has a theoretical speed of 150 mbs burst rate and Sata-2 has a theoretical spped of 300 mbs burst rate In actuallity there is no sata drive thats going to be "sustaining" any data rates anywhere NEAR that around 60 mbs is more real ! The Sata-2 drives are backwards compatible with Sata controllers so therefore if you have a motherboard which has a standard Sata controller you can run a Sata-2 drive in it. Most all sata-2 drives have a jumper shunt on the drive that when installed puts the drive in standard sata perfromance mode. Given the cheap drive prices with sata-2 drives now .... it doesnt make mush sense to buy a standard sata spec drive when you can own a sata-2 drive for the same money or less. Now speed & performance of 7200 rpm drives vs 10,000 rpm drives unless you are a very dedicated gamer I dont believe you will need, nor see nor appreciate the MARGINAL improvement that the 10,000 rpm drives (western digital raptor comes to mind) will deliver The people who really like these drives are gamers and die hard computer enthusiasts who want the absolute fastest system components without factoring cost vs performance I can not reccomend buying the ultra pricey 10,000 rpm drives based soley on better performance & speed. Yes they are faster and but only slightly noticible. IMHO they are not a good marriage of cost vs performance __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial