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To the OP:
Why the IDE DVD burner and not a SATA one (other than the LG model is sold out)?
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Personally I prefer using IDE based burners. The fact is you really don't see that much of performance boost. Sure loading from a disc can be slightly faster but how many games need constant access to the CD/DVD these days? And when installing a program will a few extra seconds really be noticeable when using an IDE optical drive. I have both in my rig & in real world trials there really isn't a difference.
So my point to all this is this, use the IDE version & this will keep 1 of your MoBo's SATA ports available. Depending on the MoBo, SATA ports can be blocked when installing large size Video cards. SATA ports can quickly be eaten up by adding additional hard drives or hooking up the eSATA ports on your PC case. If your worried about cabling, grab some rounded cables to aid in airflow. Anyway thats my $.02
