Board with IDE that can use newer CPU?

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Last response: December 3, 2012 4:19 PM in Motherboards

twelve25

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December 3, 2012 1:45:25 PM

I am looking to build a cheaper system for the kids and I already have a IDE hard drive and DVD burner. Are there any motherboards or chipsets you can think of that would support IDE and a somewhat recent CPU (AMD or Intel)? It would save me about $60-70 to not have to buy those, so I was hoping to find something. Everything I can find seems like SATA only.

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twelve25

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December 3, 2012 1:53:40 PM

Right after I posted this one, I remembered newegg's power search. Found some high end 1155 boards with IDE, but then they are more expensive than a cheap H61 + rebuying the parts in SATA.

I found some AMD 760G based boards for about $45. That and a cheaper Phenom/Athlon II might work.

If you know of any other options, I'd love to hear them.