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Is a PCI SATA card slower than a SATA connector on the motherboard?
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*agent47*
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_ 		21. January 2007 @ 08:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have 2 sata ports on my pc. i want another one for a hard drive. if i fit in a pci card wid extra 2 sata ports, is this slower? slower transfer rates?
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BigDK
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_ 		21. January 2007 @ 11:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The answer is probably yes the PCI will be slower.
Although getting a good card will mean you are unlikely to see any real-time speed difference, it would only be visible with test tools used for bench-marking.

PCI speed is 132MBPs
SATA is 150MBPs
SATA 2 is 300MBPS
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