Do I need a SATA to IDE converter for new motherboard ??

[fuggles]

and do I need to buy a wire to go with it ??

what ones ??

 

[crewton]

I'd just buy a new HDD or optical drive whichever is IDE. The SATA to IDE converter costs as much as a new optical drive anyway.

 

[jitpublisher]

A new ASUS SATA DVD drive is like $17, so skip the converter there and just get a new DVD drive.

Hard drives are going up in price now because the factories are flooded in Thailand so if a new HDD cannot be in your budget, you can get a convertor like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812206002
You will need one for each drive you want to hook up.
SATA cables are most usually included with your new motherboard.

 

[fuggles]

is a ''radeon 4850'' for 40 british pounds

40 British pounds = 63.16400 U.S. dollars

better value than those nvidia cards I listed ??

And when did the dollar get so low ?? I was always told 1 pounds is 2 dollars, anyway.

 

[billybobser]

confused, saw no mention of a 4850.

Also, the dollar hasn't been that low for a while, it was probably that a few years into George Bush Jnr's first bout of idiocy

 

[zooted]

What Nvidia cards did you list? So far the post you have made have been kind of confusing. It would help us out a lot if you filled out the link in my signature.

 

[fuggles]

sorry wrong topic