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I've been looking into upgrading my CPU, motherboard and RAM. After I found ideal parts, I realized there are different SATA cables. The motherboard has 6gb SATA connectors. I do not know what cables are being used in my PC currently, if they are 3 or 6gb. Could this new motherboard create incompatibilities with my hard drives or disc drive? Is there a way to look at the cables in my PC currently to see what SATA cables are being used? Does this even matter?
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Cable pretty much look identical, but ASUS cables that come with their motherboards claim to support both speeds....

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SATA-3Gb-s-vs-6Gb-s-Cable-Performance-Revisited-183/

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Cable pretty much look identical, but ASUS cables that come with their motherboards claim to support both speeds....

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SATA-3Gb-s-vs-6Gb-s-Cable-Performance-Revisited-183/

 
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Your new motherboard should come with one or two Sata 6gbs cables.as mentioned before only an SSD will really need one to be connected to the Sata 3 port. Most of the 6gbs cables have just that stamped on the header of the cable for easy reference.
 
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