need few pro suggestions.

[Glorious]

Just built my PC and have some question.

1. i'd like to say that everything seem to be working fine.

and the 2 questions that i have are the following...

I have a 750W power supply wich has SLI connector that i hooked up to my 8800GTS video card.. but the card came with it's own SLI connector that u can connect to power supply. Question is should i leave it the way it is or take PS's SLI connector off and connect it through the connector that came with the card?

and 2nd one is
I got this Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136012
and it seem to be working quite loud with an open case.. like crackling noise when it's loading something.
I connected to it, IDE power connector to power it up(cuz SATA power connector would not power it up) and SATA Connector to MOBO.... now I can also connect SATA Power Connector to it but i am wondering should I? And is it supposed to be making those noises while it's loading something?

 

[ceewi1]

1. Leave it as it is. The connector provided with the card is for use with PSUs that don't have a PCI-E connector on them.

2. You only need one power connector on the drive. A certain amount of noise is normal from the hard drive, it's hard for me to say without hearing it.

 

[Glorious]

thanks buddy!
Well it sounds not too bad just not as quiet as my other HDDs, but i read reviews and all people hearing what i am hearing so i'll get over it.

but is it ok for HDD to be getting power from IDE and not from SATA?

 

[ceewi1]

Yep, no problems. The only real difference (aside from the shape of the connector) is that the SATA connector can provided +3.3V power, however current drives aren't using that anyway.