I am looking to purchase a DVDROM drive so I may install and play DVD based games. It must be compatable with a 40 pin IDE system, at least 8x DVD read, and 20 dollars or under.
80 wire cables still work with 40 pin drives. 80 pin cables only use 40 wires for actual data transfer. The other 40 are for shielding, which helps for faster transfer rates.