RD3XP: Gladiator Super Shielded ATA133 Cables

Seems every week there is something newer and better for us computer addicts and this time the people from Ioss have added their own touch, the RD3XP: Gladiator Super Shielded ATA133 Cable. ATA133 cables that promise superior performance over regular flat and round cables. From their site:

"RD3 Gladiator, round cable is indeed the revolution of the existing ATA-100 and FDD cable. With the unique design and special materials, RD3 can stabilize the data transmission and upgrade the PC performance up to 15%! It has the unique designed with noise-shielding structure with a high performance cable with maximum noise tolerance."

The data signals are surrounded by ground signals and the whole cable is covered by metal mesh. This special structure provides a complete protection so that the electrical noise will not be able to enter or be emitted.

The connectors are attached with the ferrite cores, which can remove the high frequency noises, and with the copper film with the shielding function to strengthen the noise grounding purpose. The metal mesh and the copper film are connected together with a piece of lead to connect frame ground to make sure that the shielding is completely grounded to reinforce and maximize the function.

Got all of that? Of course what it's suppose to do is provide better performance than regular flat or normal rounded ata133 cables. Meaning faster data transfer and writing. And since these are also rounded cables that allow for better case airflow and cooling than those flat ribbon cables that motherboards come with.

• Length: 20"+8" / 50+20cm (master and slave connectors)
• Aluminum Foil Shielding
• Coaxial Signal Wire Configuration
• Increases Data Throughput (benchmark verifiable)
• Ensures Data Integrity
• Improves System Stability (less data errors mean less system crashes)
• Reduces Sound Output Distortion
• The ONLY IDE cable for MAXIMUM Performance!

To work properly the cable must be grounded and attached to metal. As you can see by the picture above Ioss made this very simple with the ground wire. I used a screw which hold the hard drive to the case as ground. Or any other screw close by will do.