anybody know where these are in stock? im looking to get one real soon but all my searches are coming up empty.
anybody know where these are in stock? im looking to get one real soon but all my searches are coming up empty.
| Asus Rampage II Gene uATX | Intel Core i7-920 @ 4.0GHz |
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The cables are cool but they are benching slower then the ata100 versions of the same drive in the review at storagereview.com and their reviews are usually very accurate on disks.
Cheers
Tex
Barracuda Serial ATA V
Models
ST380023AS
ST3120023AS
Capacity and Interface
Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) 80 120
Interface Serial ATA
Serial ATA
Performance
Internal Transfer Rate (Mbits/sec) 570 570
Max. External Transfer Rate (Mbytes/sec) 150
150
Avg. Sustained Transfer Rate (Mbytes/sec) > >44
Average Seek (msec) 9 9
Average Latency (msec) 4.16 4.16
Multisegmented Cache 8192 8192
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200
Configuration/Organization
Discs/Heads 2/3 2/4
Bytes per Sector 512 512
Logical CHS 16383/16/63 //
Recording Method EPRML (16/17) EPRML (16,17)
Contact Start-Stops
SeaShield System Yes Yes
Reliability/Data Integrity
S.M.A.R.T. capable Yes Yes
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read 1 per 1014 1 per 1014
Service Life/Limited Warranty (years) 5/1 5/1
Power Requirements
+12 VDC +/-10% (amps typ operating) 2.8 2.8
+5 VDC +/-5% (amps typ operating)
Power Management (watts)
Seek 13.5 13.5
Read/Write 13 13
Idle 9.5 9.5
Standby 1.8 1.8
Environmental
Operating Temperature (°C) 0 to 60 0 to 60
Nonoperating Temperature (°C) to 70 to -40
Operating Shock (Gs) @ 2 msec 63 63
Non Operating Shock (Gs) @ 2 msec 350 350
Acoustics,Idle (Bels-typ sound power) 2.8 2.8
Physical
Height (mm) 26.1 26.1
Width (mm) 101.85 > 101.85 >
Depth (mm) 146.56 146.56
Weight (kg) 0.544 0.544
str was 44mbs and the avg seek was 9.9 ? Ouch.
Bummer dude.
tex
those reported outputs really aren't that impressive when you take into account what a half decent ata133 can churn out.
as tex said.... OUCH!
yeah they aren't speed demons but their noise floor is silent. sometimes you got to see what you really want and for me, silence is king. scores aren't too shabby - i reckon their 7200.plus models will have better performance
IA if ur still interested, Newegg has the seagate 80gb sata's for $159
Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SERIAL ATA Hard Drive Barracuda V ST380023AS - OEM
Specifications:
Size: 80 Gigabytes
Interface: Serial ATA
Seek time: 9ms
RPM:7200
Data Transfer: 150MB/sec
Cache 8MB
UPDATE: $145 at Essential + free fedex shipping.
Note: if you buy oem hd only u need to get the SATA to molex power adapter $8
googlegear has it for $143 shipped dra, but even at those prices, the premium of SATA over Parallel is substantial.
I've been looking more at the Barracuda IV models selling around $90ish as an option. Not sure which way im going to go yet.
after much research and thinking, i have decided to go with the Hitachi/IBM Desktar 180GXP 120GB 8MB Cache Model. The price is right around a Cuda V 80GB Serial so i gain an additional 40GB.
Plus the IBM blows away the Cuda on performance and noise is just as quiet. The 3-year warranty helped make my decision too.
The IBM is the best in terms of quiet and performance. Quieter then the WD JB's and perform on par if not better then them.
Im gonna let SATA mature for awhile and i can always get the Serial Adaptor in the future for this drive.
I'll let you know how this drive turns out!
IA: I installed one of those last friday for a box I made for a buddy. He paid 99 bucks for the 120gb 180gxp. If they pop on sale again this week I want one too.
Tex
is that the 2MB cache model or the 8mb cache model. judging from the price i would venture to say its the 2mb model as the 8mb are going for around $130-140.
2mb. It hit over 53,000 on atto on a K7S5A-Pro motherboard with no tweaks or anything and that wasnt exactly on the rim either as it had the OS installed. It felt good... (grin) Thats no UDMA driver installed or anything. Just straight XP with 4k ntfs clusters. I was very pleased for the price overall.Will be interesting to see your scores and see if they are worth another 40 bucks. Its gonna be faster but. I wonder how much faster?
Tex
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