Esata through pci card = fast?

Discussion in 'Storage Devices' started by bizoot, Feb 11, 2009.

  1. bizoot

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    Hi guys I just bought a seagate external 1tb harddrive with Esata.
    Only problem is I don't have esata going out of my mobo (Intel d865GBF old one I know...).

    I only have 2 sata-II connectors on my mobo which are currently occupied by 2 internal hard disks.

    I heard of a pci card that has Esata connectors.
    Will this reduce transfer rates of the Esata?
    Thanks!
     
  2. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    Hi

    I don't think you will notice any difference to be honest, unless you plan to edit videos etc. (PCI is limited at 133MB/s, SATA is 150MB/s).
     
  3. bizoot

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    I have sata II (3.0 gb/s)
     
  4. Sniper

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    Regardless of the SATA version you have (1 or 2) you will be stuck at 133MB/s. If you want to achieve those speeds you will need to get a PCI-X Sata Card.
     
  5. bizoot

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    but if I have an old motherboard that only supports pci (not even express) will it still support pci-x?
     
  6. Sniper

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    nope, it will not support PCI-X cards.
     

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