ide or sata ?

[stryder]

hi
i think my current hdd is due for replacing as its starting to make some strange noises, the thing is that i have always gone for ide drives but was wondering wether or not i should get a sata hdd this time, which are the better type of drive and why? and if the sata drives are better can i use one with my current board?
any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[smids]

SATA. Yes, your board is fine. Why? Cabling is much tidier, no problems with master slave etc like on IDE. Also, transfer rates are slightly improved (1-2MB/s) but well worth having something which is the future.

 

[stryder]

thanks mate , i think i`ll definitely go for the sata this time!