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Do I need to buy extra things like cables if I buy OEM products?

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August 19, 2014 5:35:16 PM

I have found good deals on a hard drive and optical drive that are both OEM. To my knowledge, OEM products do not come with anything but the part itself. I have never built a PC before and I am about to, and I really do not want to have the stress of not having the necessary cables or other needed accessories when I go to build my PC.

What I really want to know is if I buy an OEM hard drive and optical drive, will I have to buy extra cables for them to hook up to the other parts correctly?

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August 19, 2014 5:38:44 PM

SATA data cables come with motherboards

hard drives, solid state drives and optical drives don't come with SATA data cables
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August 19, 2014 5:38:47 PM

Yes, but usually a new motherboard will come with at least two SATA cables, and your PSU should come with adequate power cables.

What did you buy?
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August 19, 2014 5:41:03 PM

damric said:
Yes, but usually a new motherboard will come with at least two SATA cables, and your PSU should come with adequate power cables.

What did you buy?


I haven't bought anything yet. I just found out what OEM meant and now I'm worried that I need to buy extra things for my build to work. Or I might just buy retail parts instead of OEM, to avoid the hassle, if that makes sense.
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August 19, 2014 5:45:30 PM

WiredGamer said:
damric said:
Yes, but usually a new motherboard will come with at least two SATA cables, and your PSU should come with adequate power cables.

What did you buy?


I haven't bought anything yet. I just found out what OEM meant and now I'm worried that I need to buy extra things for my build to work. Or I might just buy retail parts instead of OEM, to avoid the hassle, if that makes sense.


The forum can help you pick out parts, if you need help.
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August 19, 2014 5:58:29 PM

damric said:
WiredGamer said:
damric said:
Yes, but usually a new motherboard will come with at least two SATA cables, and your PSU should come with adequate power cables.

What did you buy?


I haven't bought anything yet. I just found out what OEM meant and now I'm worried that I need to buy extra things for my build to work. Or I might just buy retail parts instead of OEM, to avoid the hassle, if that makes sense.


The forum can help you pick out parts, if you need help.


I already have all of my parts picked for the most part, unless I need to buy extra cables for the OEM products.

Here's my current partlist. The optical drive, windows 7, and the hard drive are the only OEM parts. Obviously windows doesn't need cables. If you (or someone else) could tell me if I need to buy any extra cables to accommodate the OEM parts, it would be greatly appreciated.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/WiredGamer/saved/6Bn8TW

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August 19, 2014 6:02:12 PM

damric said:
If you can tell me which motherboard, I can see if it comes with adequate SATA cables.


The motherboard in my current build is the: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
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August 19, 2014 6:10:17 PM

That motherboard should come with 2 SATA cables, enough for your HDD and CD writer. If you buy more HDD's or an SSD later, you will likely need to buy an extra SATA cable for them.
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August 19, 2014 6:17:22 PM

Delroy Monjo said:
That motherboard should come with 2 SATA cables, enough for your HDD and CD writer. If you buy more HDD's or an SSD later, you will likely need to buy an extra SATA cable for them.


Ok, so for now I don't need to buy any extra SATA or power cables if I only have the optical drive and HDD that need them?
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August 19, 2014 6:55:32 PM

Correct. The SATA cables plug into the SATA ports on the motherboard then to the drive device, a separate power cable from your power supply plug(s) into the power connection of the devices. Also from the power supply you will need to plug in a 6-pin and an 8-pin cable to your videocard.
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August 19, 2014 8:19:34 PM

Delroy Monjo said:
Correct. The SATA cables plug into the SATA ports on the motherboard then to the drive device, a separate power cable from your power supply plug(s) into the power connection of the devices. Also from the power supply you will need to plug in a 6-pin and an 8-pin cable to your videocard.


Ok, thanks for the help. Thanks to everyone else who helped as well.
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