what do i need for OEM sata HDD's

[ReGIONALS]

i know i need some cords but since this is the first time im building a computer i need to know the specific things i need

[tinkerbell]

you will only need a SATA II cable to connect it to your motherboard. as your PSU will more than likely have a spare molex connecter

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123185

[ReGIONALS]

well im putting in 2 HDDs

[Slash/]

Typicaly you will need sata cables and possibly screws depending on what brand...

[Guy]

you need to check if your motherboard has two open sata ports. sata150 motherboards can run the newer sata300 drives, you will just see reduced performance. if you want some form of raid, and your motherboard isn't an intel or nvidia host raid, you should look at getting a pci-express raid card. you never want to use via sata controllers, those are junk. you will need 8 hard drive screws to install in a standard case, unless your case is not standard.

 

if your power supply only has molex ( 4 pins layed flat ) power plugs, you will need a molex to dual sata power adaptor.

 

if this is a new computer board, i would go with a newer nvidia or intel chipset based motherboard, and a 500watt or higher coolmax power supply. that will get you the sata cables, and correct power supply out of the box (ie, the motherboard is gonna come with sata cables, any decent case comes with all the screws, and coolmax has generally gone all sata for it's power rails)

[Silverman]

Most mobos come with all teh cords you will need. Make sure you have good cords, cheap stuff will be crap down the line.

[Shadowex3]

If your power supply is remotely new enough to have a PCIE connector for videocards it's also going to have SATA power. Most all SATA hdd's nowadays will also only have SATA power plugs instead of that and a molex power plug.

 

For the most part you're unlikely to need anything other than some data cables, and most motherboards come with those nowadays.

[ReGIONALS]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128391

thats the mobo im getting in one of the pics its got like 4 sata cables so should i just need molex power cables?

[Guy]

that motherboard needs a high end power supply, like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159072

 

(and that will also power plenty of sata hard drives, and two high end graphics cards)

[Shadowex3]

Oh god not the power supply myths again.

 

Since I need to go grocery shopping for the 4th in a minute here's the cliffnotes version of why you should ignore thatguy's recommended psu:

 

Quality over quantity, amps on the 12v rail over wattage, and at OCforums almost 70,000 people buy power supplies from only a handful of companies (coolmax is not one of them) because the rest are known primarily for exploding. Go read jonnyguru's website for more info on what makes a truly good power supply.

 

Also a mobo has virtually no power requirements in and of itself, it's the videocard and hard drives that make up the bulk of modern power supply requirements. even the CPU only uses a couple watts.

 

In conclusion stick to: Corsair, PC Power and Cooling and Seasonic. Not only are they virtually guaranteed to actually run at what they're rated for but they have incredible reputations for customer service and parts quality (Yknow those antec PSUs everyone loved? made by seasonic.) as well as also happening to be some of the best prices.

 

Get a corsair HX620 if you want to get a new power supply. Unless you go SLI you will NEVER need more than it provides, I'm already running a bunch of hard drives and a GTX 260 on it with an overclocked quadcore and a case full of fans and lights.