as you e.g. can see here

those HDDs need SATA power connection so you do need an adapter

and maxtor isn´t the first choice of HD´s
better go for seagate, they are much better and very silent!
and for what do u need 16MB cache?

Well Dark Biene according what i read from the Review of www.PCgamer.com that Mertsch gave me from above link for the Maxtor 16 buffer

In our opinion, the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 is the best 7,200 RPM drive on the market, bar none. We´re guessing both Western Digital and Seagate will no doubt respond with force within the next two months.

Now as about the SATA power is these the cable i need (my PSU does not have)

http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.html?qu...2HSL&familyid=0

I think my Asus P4p800 Deluxe mobo had one like these included with 2 SATA connectors

yes thats the right one but you can get a 1 molex to 2 sata for the same price

btw I would also recommend seagate since I got much positive experiences but the diamond max seems to be a solid thing

maybe thats right, Maxtor are the best at this moment
but what´s the best speed if that HD sounds like a hurricane?
ok, i never used a Maxtor, and i don´t like them

but with seagate u´ll get a very very good HD that´s really silent and fast at once
and if u can use them with Raid0, u´ll get a very good performence with low noise
what u want more?

16mb cache....for what are u using ur PC?
for digital Video works? as a large fileserver?
for a normal pc use?- than i could buy an alienware pc only to play counterstrike with 1000 frames..... nice :-)

yo, Dark Biene is right, stay away from Maxtors. hurricane deluxe.
I'm geared more toward Hitachi atm. Apparently their new drives are pretty good [400GB].