boot w/ a SATA hard drive or w/ regular IDE one?

[budz]

I'll be ordering a MAXTOR SATA 160 gb or 250 gb hard drive. Is it better to put the operating system on the SATA hd or just on the regular IDE hd? Would the SATA hd be better used for storage for capturing and stuff? I'll be installing XP PRO as the operating system.

I'm currently using a 20 gb hd with windows 2000 pro and a 200gb hd as storage. Since my mobo has SATA capability I thought I'd try using a SATA hd. I've heard the SATA hd speeds aren't that much faster than a ATA 133 hd.

I'd appreciate any comments or advice. Thanks in advance!

[redwudz]

Just my personal opinion, but I would use the SATA drive for video and the slower for the OS. The next box I build, I will probably convert to SATA.

The cost is presently close to IDE of equivalent size. The speed of SATA VS IDE very much depends on the controllers used.

When you get your system together, run a program like SiSandra and you can test the speeds of the two drives on your system.

[budz]

thanks for the tip redwudz! i have the pent 4 3.0c pc up and running but with the 2 hds i already mentioned. i'll be ordering the SATA hd tomorrow. i did think about purchasing the retail SATA 250 gb hd from COMPUSA for $159.99 after the instant rebate but NEWEGG has the OEM version that comes with a 3 yr warranty versus 1 yr warranty with the retail one.

[henry97]

I saw this one (250Gb ATA100) for $109 after rebate for today only But It is limited for one per customer.
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/RopAds.aspx?adv=32664

[Jayhawk]

Agree with redwudz, no point in buying old technology. All my "future drives" will be SATA. Lower power, quieter (usually), smaller cable, and no jumpers. You probably won't notice a huge speed increase but there are enough other benefits to swing me.