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Pretty much any PCIe eSATA card will do.
SATA 3 supports faster transfer than SATA 2. This is academic for a standard HDD but may make a difference if you were to move to an SSD.
You could also consider a USB3 to eSATA cable, or a new USB3 enclosure (assuming it's a standard HDD inside).
The top slot looks like a PCIe x16 slot, so it'll take any PCIe card, and the second one down a legacy PCI slot - ignore that one.
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Can anyone help me out with something really tedious? I know I could figure this out given time and possibly ordering the wrong thing, but I suspect someone else can look at it and know right away.
I've finally got round to upgrading my PC (mainly used for video editing). I've previously ran an external hard drive enclosure thing that plugs in via eSata. I've just discovered that my new PC doesn't have any eSata ports. I presume I just need to add an eSata card, but I'm totally confused as to which one I should be adding - here's a picture of my motherboard - presumably I need some sort of PCI express card? If so, which sort?
Am keen to get it up and running again soon (plus also I want to see how much better games run on it and can't justify trying that until I've got the work stuff sorted).
I can supply better pictures/more details.
Thanks!