need to know what to use 4 new bulld evga 680i MB E6600 for gaming mostly :?:sata pata or IDE
T twalsh1 Distinguished Apr 30, 2007 10 0 18,510 Apr 30, 2007 #1 need to know what to use 4 new bulld evga 680i MB E6600 for gaming mostly :?:sata pata or IDE
O omnislash Distinguished Apr 22, 2007 7 0 18,510 Apr 30, 2007 #2 without a shadow of a doubt you should be getting SATA drives, its a no brainer really, there is no real difference in price, amd SATA drives are generally faster,
without a shadow of a doubt you should be getting SATA drives, its a no brainer really, there is no real difference in price, amd SATA drives are generally faster,
T twalsh1 Distinguished Apr 30, 2007 10 0 18,510 Apr 30, 2007 #3 Tryin to keep $ low,later upgrade to 8800 series,might run sli but I'm worried bout all the talk of overheated gpu's
Tryin to keep $ low,later upgrade to 8800 series,might run sli but I'm worried bout all the talk of overheated gpu's
jaguarskx Titan Apr 19, 2006 27,979 3 84,965 Apr 30, 2007 #4 I don't think there is much performance difference between SATA and IDE drives. It's better to go with SATA drives because they use thinner cable which typically means better airflow for cooling purposes. IDE and PATA are the same thing.
I don't think there is much performance difference between SATA and IDE drives. It's better to go with SATA drives because they use thinner cable which typically means better airflow for cooling purposes. IDE and PATA are the same thing.