Can anyone recommend any power supplies

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lanceberry

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All i know my pc is 2.66ghz , 2 hard drives , asus motherboard , 256 creative sound card ,

the thing is i use two hard drives , and i need to use my dvd drive but i can't due to not having enough sata connections , is there anyway where i can use my two hard drives, dvd drive and my cd-rom rom drive...

Also i need a power supply can anyone recommend any..?
 
Are you unable to use your DVD because of a lack of power connectors, or SATA data connectors?

If your power supply still works, you could just purchase a molex to 2x sata adapter, to create two more SATA power connectors.
 
Lack of sata date connectors on my motherboard...

I got two at the moment both are connected to the hard-drives

i want one connected to the dvd-rom drive atm im using a external dvd drive i want to use the internal dvd drive..
 
For what its worth, I'd just use an external drive, or get a EIDE (PATA) DVD drive instead. SATA to PATA converters are available, but I can't comment on them unfortunately.
 
lanceberry said:
sata slots on the motherboard

also what is a molex..?
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This is a molex plug (used to power IDE(PATA) devices, and accessories inside a case.

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If you only have two SATA ports that you can use on your motherboard both being used by your HDDs I'd recommend getting an IDE DVD drive. That should solve your problem and give you more space since you're dropping the CD drive. Newegg has a few ranging from 20 - 30 bucks which should work fine.
 
Relic said:
If you only have two SATA ports that you can use on your motherboard both being used by your HDDs I'd recommend getting an IDE DVD drive. That should solve your problem and give you more space since you're dropping the CD drive. Newegg has a few ranging from 20 - 30 bucks which should work fine.
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i already got a sata dvd drive hold on on the motherboard how many sata ports do i get and how many ide points do i get.. the thing is im from london and newegg prob don't ship to the uk

another question does any motherboard fit it any case ?
 
@lanceberry...

A few places online I use, and highly recommend:

www.overclockers.co.uk
www.ebuyer.com
www.yoyotech.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk

I've used all of these, and I highly recommend them.

As for your computer, I think your confusing the issue further.

Can you tell us the following please:

1. How many SATA ports you have on your motherboard (the small L shaped ports)
2. How many IDE (PATA) ports you have on your motherboard (two long rows of pins)
3. Please confirm both of your hard disks are SATA. If not, what is each one?
4. Please confirm whether your CD drive is SATA or IDE.
5. Please confirm whether your DVD is SATA or IDE.

If your CD drive, and your DVD drive use the same connectors, just remove your CD drive, and use your DVD instead. The information above will remove the confusion your various posts in this thread might have caused to those trying to help.
 
Leeky said:
@lanceberry...

A few places online I use, and highly recommend:

www.overclockers.co.uk
www.ebuyer.com
www.yoyotech.co.uk
www.scan.co.uk

I've used all of these, and I highly recommend them.

As for your computer, I think your confusing the issue further.

Can you tell us the following please:

1. How many SATA ports you have on your motherboard (the small L shaped ports) TWO SATA PORTS
2. How many IDE (PATA) ports you have on your motherboard (two long rows of pins) TWO
3. Please confirm both of your hard disks are SATA. If not, what is each one?
4. Please confirm whether your CD drive is SATA or IDE. CD DRIVE IS IDE
5. Please confirm whether your DVD is SATA or IDE. DVD DRIVE IS SATA

If your CD drive, and your DVD drive use the same connectors, just remove your CD drive, and use your DVD instead. The information above will remove the confusion your various posts in this thread might have caused to those trying to help.
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atm im not using the dvd drive or the cd drive im using a external one have i cleared the confusion ?
 
lanceberry said:
atm im not using the dvd drive or the cd drive im using a external one have i cleared the confusion ?
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No, not really. :haha:

I strongly advise you please answer the above questions, if only so those looking at this thread know exactly what connectors you have available, and can then provide you with the help you've asked for. :)
 
Leeky said:
No, not really. :haha:

I strongly advise you please answer the above questions, if only so those looking at this thread know exactly what connectors you have available, and can then provide you with the help you've asked for. :)
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I have answered those questions the answer is next to the question you asked when i quoted you...
 
lanceberry said:
I have answered those questions the answer is next to the question you asked when i quoted you...
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My appologies, I didn't think to look in the quote box! :haha:

So you can use the CD drive, but your crap out of luck using the SATA DVD drive, unless you wish to try a IDE to SATA converter.

I can't comment on whether they're any good though, but it might be of use to you.
 
The solution is right there Lance, get yourself an IDE DVD drive something along these lines would work fine then get rid of your other two drives and you're good to go!

Regarding your PSU needs something like this Corsair 500W CX should work well, unless you plan on adding a high-end GPU as its only 34 amps on +12v rail.

For a new case, what exactly do you want? You looking for a more gaming/enthusiast case? Or just a basic case with nothing fancy?
 
Relic said:
The solution is right there Lance, get yourself an IDE DVD drive something along these lines would work fine then get rid of your other two drives and you're good to go!

Regarding your PSU needs something like this Corsair 500W CX should work well, unless you plan on adding a high-end GPU as its only 34 amps on +12v rail.

For a new case, what exactly do you want? You looking for a more gaming/enthusiast case? Or just a basic case with nothing fancy?
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kool...

i've ordered this .. http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/powersupplies/OCZ500SXS2-UK.html

and

this http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/cases/cases/0761345-08300-3.html


nothing fancy i just wan't to surf the net , play games such as sims 3 and football manager...
 
I just glanced over this thread again, but I'm certain that your motherboard is getting on. The 2 IDE sockets are an indication of this.

As has been pointed out, to maximize your connectivity possibilities, you should purchase IDE optical drives in the future. (Or perhaps return the one you bought for an IDE unit, if this is possible).

The third possibility is to use a PCI to SATA add-in card. This would give you additional SATA ports.

I understand you're in the UK, but here's a search page from Newegg, just to show you what's available: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...TMATCH&Description=pci+to+sata+card&x=15&y=25

At this point, It might be easier to buy another motherboard. When you start adding up the cost of adapters, different drives and whatnot, a new board is not a great leap in price. Even a lowly G-31 Intel mobo, has 4 four SATA ports on it.

I don't know what standard your memory is, if it's still DDR, that's a problem, if it's DDR2, you're good to go. Just a thought.
 
So why a new powersupply?
It's not like you wouldn't have enough power, and if you're out of pins, just use a molex as stated above.
 
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