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What should i do for a hard drive? i gave the one i was going to use away and plus it was only ATA. i was wondering what i can get for a good deal on a decent HD?

Intel P35 ATX Motherboard
Corsair DDR2 2GB RAM
Intel core duo E6550 2.33GHZ proccessor
nVidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-Bit PCI-e
windows xp sp2




EDIT: Also should i upgrade my power supply? i have a 400W power supply right now.

thanks agian
flyboy4992

If your M Board supports SATA, that's the way to go. I got a 250gb SATA drive for my new system, cost less than

Doesnt my power supply need a SATA power hook up also and how can i find out if my MOBO is capable of running a SATA HD?

I use these,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148140


For a power supply this will work nicely for you,
it has sata connects...not to expensive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139004

Most SATA drives come with a 4-to-15 pin adaptor

I got this for my new build around a week ago......


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817702003

I got impatient and got it at Best Buy. Should of went NewEgg like I did with the rest of it and saved about 35-45 bucks.....Ah well....


Mike