OEM drives on newegg, no cables?

[dim1014]

I'm going to be buying 2x harddrives and 2x dvd burners off of newegg for my new build (all SATA). I know that OEM implies that they come with no accessories. Will I need to buy cables for these HD's? do motherboards typically come with enough cables (or at all)?

[stang8118]

Retail motherboards usually come with 2-4 sata cables, where as OEM drives won't. Usually whenever you get a retail drive you get the sata/ide cable free with it.

[dim1014]

hmm. I guess I'll have to wait and see how many come with my motherboard. Otherwise, anyone have any SATA cable recommendations? brands,etc?

[stang8118]

If your motherboard is on Newegg, they have pictures of all the accessories that come with it.

[madhatter256]

Yeh. It depends on the model and brand of the motherboard. A high end motherboard will come with plenty of SATA cables and what not. Whereas a budget motherboard will come with either 1 or 2 SATA cables plus an IDE cable and that's it.

[dim1014]

thanks!