Q: I want to upgrade my pc by buying a new motherboard, ram, processor and graphics card. However, i want to keep the existing case, hdd, and disc drives. However, they seem to have the old IDE connectors. Are there any new motherboards with IDE connectors, socket lga775 processor, and pci-e x16 connections? Thanks
A: I recently bought an ASUS motherboard that does have 1 IDE connector, but like the others have said, you can buy a conversion cable for SATA-to-IDE if you need more connections. LGA775 seems to be the norm right now for CPU's, including dual-core's(probably quad-cores too, but I don't use one, so I'm not sure), and most motherboards now have AT LEAST 1 PCI-E x16 slot, if not more, connections.