Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Greg from Edmonton who wrote (14775)	3/16/2012 7:49:46 PM
From: Id_Jit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Legacy optical drives were IDE, would likely need replacing due to new motherboards dropping IDE in favor of SATA. Startech makes interfaces that plug into the disk and cable connectors. They have both types (IDE to SATA and SATA to IDE). Memory Express carries them. Id

To: Greg from Edmonton who wrote (14775)	3/19/2012 8:36:16 PM
From: shadowman	2 Recommendations Respond to of 14778

I built the almost same set up back in January for a friend. A new case, MB, processor, memory. With the exception of the case and motherboard almost identical build to yours. This is the motherboard I got him... newegg.com I had this case laying around still in the shipping box....a little flashy, but he likes flashy. newegg.com I'm about to build another one for me. Nothing that powerful...and a more subdued case. I like picking quality components. Hard to save money over a pre-built these days, but to me the advantage is picking what you want inside the box. and if you wait for sales on various components that you like you can still do better than what the box assemblers offer. Definitely can beat them (box manufacturers) with lower end not state of the art cutting edge motherboards and processors. They put some less than stellar components in the lower end desk tops....like power supplies and motherboards Looks like hard drive prices are beginning to come down a bit....finally