SATA cables... any differences?

[Mastakilla]

Hi all

i just bought 4 SATA300 drives, but i dont have the SATA cables yet

now i was wondering which brand u guys advice?
does it matter alot?

i ask this cause i KNOW it does matter with ATA cables (fe: DFI NF4 included ATA cables SUCK and go broke as soon as u use them ;))

i heard coolermaster is a good brand for ATA cables... is it the same for SATA cables?

should i look specificly for SATA300 cables? or will any SATA cable be able to do SATA300 speeds?

hope someone here knows

thx

[Ugly n Grey]

any SATA will run the SATA II, there are some fancy looking ones out there. I have found them all to be cheap and breakable regardless of which brand I have bough, so your mileage may vary

[Mastakilla]

now thats a good answer :D

any advice on which brands certainly NOT to buy?

btw: i know any cable will work with SATA300 HDs, but i would also like the SATA300 functionality... dunno if u meant that by "will run the SATA II"? :)

thx

[Ugly n Grey]

I mean they will transfer the full data required by the SATA II spec, the cables for both specs are the same.

In terms of what NOT to buy, I found anything included with an HD is not a good purchase :) . I wish I could give specific advice and what TO buy, that's the part that I think is a crapshoot.

Ugly

[Mastakilla]

just bought 2 red ones...

the other 2 will be 2 yellow ones that came with my DFI mobo...

hope they dont break down on me ;)

[zinff]

Just make sure your super careful with attaching/removing the cables and anything should be ok. I have used the same yellow cable with my DFI board for the last 6-8 months and have not broken or messed up either connector.