Numbers of colored round cables are out in the market today.  The competition however is not based on the colors or outlook. As the commonly known function or rounding a cable is for a better airflow.  On the other hand, pc users with adept knowledge of computing considered performance is of utmost importance.

Considering the fast pace of innovation some cables are unable to adapt the changes due to lack of strength in resisting EMI, crosstalk and noise interference. The following information would help users to physically identify high quality cables with maximum performance.

1. What is the cable made of?

Speed wise, some colored cables are made up of PVC materials designed for ATA-66, some with TPO material for ATA-100 and few are made up of TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer), which is excellent in high and low temperature resistance, designed to fit for ATA-100/133. PVC cables are usually made in gray color as a specification, white for TPO and yellow for TPE material.

2.  Internal Structure of cable (Coaxial Conductor Structure)

Flat cables are usually designed with ground wires in between signal wires to protect data transmission from outer signal interference. Some round cables were only made simply rounded without considering the possibility of placing signal wires together affecting the performance of the cable.

3. Aluminum Shielding

Aluminum shielding makes the cable stronger in resisting crosstalk that caused signal errors.

4. Mylar Transparent Tape

Mylar transparent tape is used to protect the aluminum from splitting which usually happens when bending cable in a complex configuration.

5. Ferrite Core

By wrapping the slave connector with Ferrite core, data transmission can be protected from external noise and at the same time the noise generated by the cable won't affect other devices. 

6. Conductive Fabric Tape

A conductive fabric tape wrap around the system board connector protects data transmission from EMI.

7. Protective Seal

Metal mesh covering of the cable complements to its attractiveness, but once carelessly installed some sharp devices of motherboard may penetrate into the cable. In this case, a protective seal is needed.

With all the above materials in a cable, maximum performance will definitely achieved!                           Performance Test