Dulanic
Diamond Member
Ok it has been a while since I built a full machine, and honestly I used to be the one to answer these threads but now I haven't kept up and am hoping for your help.
First off Im gonna pick up the Gigabyte DS3, however 2 things are gonna set me back, I need 4 PATA connectors of which the MB only has 2, so I figure there are some PATA to SATA adapters I can plug in. I have tried to search around for them but am having trouble finding them, I found one or 2 on Newegg but their shipping policy kills it for me, not gonna pay $20 shipping for 4 when they can be shoved in the same box (Im building 2 machines thats why I need 4). Any recommanedations on somewhere I can get them pretty cheap and wont screw me on shipping?
Next I need a good heatsink, but I don't want anything crazy, anyone have any recommendations for something low cost that works pretty well?
Been looking at these 2...
http://www.svc.com/acfzp7.html
http://www.svc.com/khc-l91-u1.html
Im leaning towards the first one... $25 and free shipping.
First off Im gonna pick up the Gigabyte DS3, however 2 things are gonna set me back, I need 4 PATA connectors of which the MB only has 2, so I figure there are some PATA to SATA adapters I can plug in. I have tried to search around for them but am having trouble finding them, I found one or 2 on Newegg but their shipping policy kills it for me, not gonna pay $20 shipping for 4 when they can be shoved in the same box (Im building 2 machines thats why I need 4). Any recommanedations on somewhere I can get them pretty cheap and wont screw me on shipping?
Next I need a good heatsink, but I don't want anything crazy, anyone have any recommendations for something low cost that works pretty well?
Been looking at these 2...
http://www.svc.com/acfzp7.html
http://www.svc.com/khc-l91-u1.html
Im leaning towards the first one... $25 and free shipping.
