About to start building - need a cable for DVD

[Spiderm0n]

I bought this Samsung OEM blu-ray drive for a new (first) build: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151199

How long should my sata cable be? I was looking at these options on Monoprice. Do I want a right angle cable?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=sata&x=0&y=0\

Thanks!

 

[ekoostik]

It depends on the layout in your case. I found having 1 right angle to be helpful because otherwise it would stick out of the drive and push against the left side of my case. I like having a straight end for plugging into the motherboard. Don't get a cable that's too long. It'll be a mess trying to tuck away in your system and could mess up your airflow. Having an inch or two left can be helpful if you need to rearrange things. Also - I highly recommend cables with the locking clips. 6 - 12 inches should be sufficient in most cases, again though it depends on where your drive is in relation to the motherboard.

If you can use or hide 18", yesterday meritline was having a sale on 18". Not sure if the coupon's still good but worth a shot: http://www.meritline.com/straight-to-right-serial-ata-sata-data-cables---p-38336.aspx?source=s2010
Coupon code:MLCK1923320928HPL1
Regular Price:$1.79
Final Price:$0.39 Shipped

 

[Spiderm0n]

Apparently my motherboard, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R comes with cables! thanks for the advice.

 

[Spiderm0n]

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