Where could I find a SATA power supply? Without going online?

You must have an absolutely terrible power supply if it doesn't come with a SATA power connector. Basically any modern power supply comes with at least three or four SATA power connectors these days.RayvinAzn

An older PSU that lacks some of the modern connectors doesn't mean it's terrible, in fact it might be quite the opposite.
A long service life generally means a product is high quality. As long as it has the power required these days to push your components, it could still be perfectly serviceable.

Let's face it, about 90% of the time "Made in China" (Malaysia/India/Mexico, etc., etc.) means you'll most likely be buying a replacement, because it was built by a company that put cost in line ahead of quality. Remember, kids toys with lead paint, lead in toothpaste, Lord knows what in dog food?

[QUOTE="RayvinAzn"]You must have an absolutely terrible power supply if it doesn't come with a SATA power connector. Basically any modern power supply comes with at least three or four SATA power connectors these days.CraigDeaton

An older PSU that lacks some of the modern connectors doesn't mean it's terrible, in fact it might be quite the opposite.
A long service life generally means a product is high quality. As long as it has the power required these days to push your components, it could still be perfectly serviceable.

Let's face it, about 90% of the time "Made in China" (Malaysia/India/Mexico, etc., etc.) means you'll most likely be buying a replacement, because it was built by a company that put cost in line ahead of quality. Remember, kids toys with lead paint, lead in toothpaste, Lord knows what in dog food?

Wow, good going ressing a 8 month old post, good job.

Plus you are wrong. If you have a PSU that is quality but so old as to have no SATA connector, the PSU would be close to dead from capacitor aging, among other things. Also PSU from back then did not have as much power on the 12v rail for the most part. So even if it was top of the line way back when, chances are it is CRAP now.

An older PSU that lacks some of the modern connectors doesn't mean it's terrible, in fact it might be quite the opposite.
A long service life generally means a product is high quality. As long as it has the power required these days to push your components, it could still be perfectly serviceable.

Let's face it, about 90% of the time "Made in China" (Malaysia/India/Mexico, etc., etc.) means you'll most likely be buying a replacement, because it was built by a company that put cost in line ahead of quality. Remember, kids toys with lead paint, lead in toothpaste, Lord knows what in dog food?

CraigDeaton

It might be fine for an old machine, but as previously stated, things have changed over the years, and power supplies are now a fair bit different than they used to be. New connector standards, different rail distribution, and the aforementioned capacitor aging are all factors in me considering a unit without those connectors crap. Especially since his motherboard obviously does support SATA, making it a reasonably new board.

As for "Made in China" parts being crap, the vast majority of our computer internals are made in China or Taiwan. Some of the best cases in the world (Lian-Li) are made in Taiwan. Most premium motherboards are also made there, along with many graphics cards and other internal components.