Originally posted by qtiger
Well, that new Serial ATA is supposed to be pretty good, but I haven't had a chance to play around with it yet. Theoretically 200 mbps throughput without the problems of normal IDE. BUT I can't find any info on whether it's still CPU controlled.
For what it's worth... I just picked up the Abit NF7-S and I'm using an IBM 40 gig on Serial ATA through a converter. The bus itself is faster, that's for sure. I'd imagine with an actual Serial ATA drive, it'll scream.