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Old 04-20-2009, 06:19 PM   #9
Masaki 7-11
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Originally Posted by glc View Post
All the Asus boards I've built with lately - except for the el cheapo G31 boards - come with anywhere from 2 to 4 SATA data cables (the G31's come with one). Maybe the MSI doesn't come with any and you have to pay extra to buy this "pack" to get what Asus throws in the mobo box? I guess that might be the reason it's the cheapest board you found................
My MSI P45 Platinum motherboard came with too MANY cables, had 4 SATA cables, 1 IDE cable, 1 Floppy cable, M-Connectors (same as Asus' Q-Connectors), 2 Molex to SATA adpaters, 1 Crossfire cable and 1 Firewire/USB back panel expansion card. All the MSI motherboards I've used came with at least a SATA cable (for the really inexpensive motherboards) a IDE and floppy cable. I doubt there is any manufacturer that sells retail motherboards without cables; no one would buy from them if that was the case, and last I checked a lot of people still buy MSI.

Whenever you get a motherboard, regardless of the manufacturer, make sure you read reviews as they will almost always mention what type of problems you may encounter with them.
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