SCSI vs IDE

[charon]

I've got an Asus mb with an Intel 667 proc. 1.3 gig 7ns ram. an Asus 8x DVD drive, a floppy and a cd burner. It's time to get a bigger HD. I was thinking of using this WD 6 gig IDE for storage. I also want to partition the new drive for dual boot Windoze and Linux. Is there any advantage for me to using a SCSI card and drive?

thanks

charon

[charon]

I've got an Asus mb

a P3V4X

charon

[BigBlue66]

Yes, a SCSI card and drive will give you faster transfer rates than IDE.

Cheers,

Big Blue 66


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[iisbob]

Yes, a SCSI card and drive will give you faster transfer rates than IDE.

Only if you're willing to go thru the headache of assigning id's, terminating the chain, etc..; take my advice-and stick with IDE-unless you're doing some serious heavy duty video/music editing or runnig a high demand server there is nothing with SCSI-or unless you're just a speed freak. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

With the approach of ATA133, the boundaries between performance with IDE/SCSI are slowly dissappearing-even now most IDE drives running 7200 rpm ( compared to average SCSI at 10,000 ) provide as good as performance without the maintanence or set up hassles of SCSI. And with the advent of serial ATA133 you'll start to see EIDE drives in the 10,000 rpm range with sustained data transfer rates of 133mb's>.

Unless you're just dead set on experimenting, stick with IDE.



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iisbob
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[charon]

Thanks iisbob, that's kinda what I wanted to hear anyway. I just ordered a WD IDE 80 gig drive. Split 2/3 that ought to give Linux enough room. And all the toys I want to have in Windoze...

I really didn't want to go through the crap of a SCSI card just to get a little bit of speed out of the drive on a home PC....and when I looked at it, I bought a slower rpm drive just to have the storage space.

I'll upgrade the mb and proc soon and keep the 1 gig of 7ns. ram. That'll work.

Thanks man.....

charon

[diurnal]

I agree with iisbob,
I would only get scsi if i running a network, with a couple of racks.

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[BigBlue66]

Um, gee, thought I had answered the question asked!

IMHO, working with SCSI is not all that hard or headache inducing. It's just something you have to do. And for those of us who like to tinker, a challenge is highly appreciated. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Cheers,

BB 66

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[iisbob]

You made a good observation Blue; but he was asking not about speed, but about advantages. Big diff.

True with current SCSI hardware compared to IDE you get a more intelligent " network " of peripheral's that give you an advantage over task intensive multiple projects; here is an interesting quote i found while doing a littlelight reading on SCSI vs IDE-

..Single device

This scenario is common in desktop computers where you connect a single device to a single adapter and perform data transfers. There is practically no difference between the two interfaces, this holds for bandwidth as well as resource usage (CPU) as both interfaces use the most efficient way to transfer data. This means that there is no point in purchasing a generally speaking more expensive SCSI based system when the cheaper ATA interface would do an equally good job.

So though i have used ( and continue to use them in some fashion ) when it comes to everyday usage and the average PC public, IDE will win hands down everyday because of it's simplicity of setup and use.

Go here,{SCSI vs ATA standard (http://www.acc.umu.se/~sagge/scsi_ide/)} for this clip and a little more understanding of the BUS interfaces we've been discussing.





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iisbob
""I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know."
Mark Twain

[This message has been edited by iisbob (edited 12-05-2001).]

[BigBlue66]

Whaaaaaaattttttt???????

You mean there is more to life than just speed????? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/eek.gif

Actually, speed is an advantage, no question about it. However, as iisbob so diplomatically pointed out, there is more to consider than just speed when talking about advantages.

Granted, SCSI is more work and for the normal home PC user, is not worth it.

Cheerio,

Big Blue 66


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