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mobo question
Name: mijenkins93 Date: July 6, 2008 at 10:35:22 Pacific OS: Win xp pro. CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 X2
Comment:
can i use both sata and ide hard drives with this mobo? because it has only one ide port and 4 sata ports. thanks -Michael-
Name: StuartS Date: July 6, 2008 at 10:39:41 Pacific
Reply:
Yes you can. You can hang two IDE drives of the IDE port giving you the capability of six hard disks/optical drives. Just make sure your power supply is up to it.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: mijenkins93 Date: July 6, 2008 at 10:48:18 Pacific
Reply:
thanks, what is a decent psu for under $75?
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Response Number 3
Name: Dumbob Date: July 6, 2008 at 12:14:37 Pacific
Reply:
Price should be the LAST consideration when purchasing a PSU. Lots of CHEAP junk is available.
There is nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.
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Response Number 4
Name: mijenkins93 Date: July 6, 2008 at 12:29:29 Pacific
Amperage is what's important. The +3.3v & +5v rails should have no more than 30A each. The +12v rail should have at least 30A if it has a single rail or if it's multi +12v rail design, they should have 18A each. And try to get one that's 80%+ efficient. Here's just two possibilities:
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