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Building a new computer, will this work?

Jul 31, 2005 1:46AM PDT

Hey guys, i've decided i'm gonna build my own computer. I have some computer knowledge, but have never built my own comp before, so i want to get things right Wink. I went on to NewEgg and looked up some stuff, was wondering if this computer would work. I'm going to college next year, so mostly it will be doing word processing, internet, and some light gaming.


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

JUST PC Gazelle JPC899TI Titanium/Silver Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail

NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A BG - OEM

SONY Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1213C 120GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail

SAMSUNG 710N-BK Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Newcastle Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 754 Processor Model ADA3400AXBOX - Retail

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM

ATI RADEON 9800PRO 128M Radeon 9800PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail

Total price comes out to about $1100.

Just as a few questions, do i have to order cables or other such things, or will i get everything i need with these parts? Will everything be compatible? Do i need to change anything?

Feel free to suggest any changes to make this better Wink

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RE
Jul 31, 2005 2:51AM PDT

your motherboard is socket 939 and pci-express, so you would need a socket 939 processor not 754 nor an agp card like you currently have. AMD 64 3500+ socket 939 venice. and 6600gt pci-express card. dont forget windows nor arctic silver 5 if needeed. caboes come with motherboard so if the drives are oem its okay. you might want to get a higher psu.
Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57

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thanks, how's this?
Jul 31, 2005 4:11AM PDT

Ok, i changed things around a bit, how's this??

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

JUST PC Gazelle JPC899TI Titanium/Silver Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail

NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A BG - OEM

SONY Beige 1.44MB 3.5'' Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail

SAMSUNG 710N-BK Black 17'' 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM

SAPPHIRE 100600SR Radeon X800PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Total: $1261

Two more questions. Do i need that new power supply (is it necessary) and also, i was looking at the motherboard connections (USB, PS/2 on the back and they don't line up with the case. Is this a problem?

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u seem gud
Jul 31, 2005 4:38AM PDT

USUALLY motherboards will come with one of those things to put on the case. don't worry once u do the first boot and it works: u'll feel gud. Oh yea! PLZ CHECK ALL CABLES ESPECIALLY FANS BEFORE EVEN PLUGGING ANY TYPE OF POWER IN! CHECK THE FANS! CHECK! TRIPLE CHECK. Oh yea: good luck!
-Ibrahim

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(NT) (NT) light gaming? GPU is a bit more powerful, but its ok
Jul 31, 2005 4:41AM PDT
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RE
Jul 31, 2005 5:49AM PDT

Probably new psu, as the ones with the case really sucks... Low amps on the +12V. Wattage isn't the only factor when purchasing a psu. the two i said are pretty good. I would've gone for 3000+, because the 3500+ only has a higher clock speed, that's the only difference. You can save quite a bit, and if you really want 3500+, i suggest getting a 3700+ San Diego instead because the 1MB l2 cache is very useful. Don't get ATI due to no SM 3.0Support, you don't want to be playing games in Direct X 8.0 in the future. Go for either a 6600gt, or 6800 instead. Don't forget arctic silver 5, it's way better than the stock, and $8 a tube seems like a good investment into a $300ish processor. Do you have windows?

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(NT) (NT) good good, get socket 939, 6800gt and an antec or ozc
Jul 31, 2005 9:25AM PDT
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This better?
Jul 31, 2005 10:33AM PDT

I think i got what you guys suggested.


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

JUST PC Gazelle JPC899TI Titanium/Silver Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail

NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A BG - OEM

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

VANTEC SF12025L 120mm 2 Ball Case Cooling Fan - Retail

2x Panasonic Panaflo FBA08A12L -1J 80mm Hydro Wave Cooling Fan - OEM

SONY Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1604N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail

SAMSUNG 710N-BK Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value SB0400 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM

eVGA 128-P2-N368-TX Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

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yes yes, but your hard drive is ide
Jul 31, 2005 11:20AM PDT

although you can use ide hard drives, serial ata offers better performance and WAY thinner cables. thats really all you need to change, otherwise, that is a perfect build. the 6600gt will not disapoint as i also have one and its perfect.

konny

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Finally
Aug 1, 2005 12:50AM PDT

Ok, so i added SATA. Just one final question i see. Will the motherboard come with a connection for a LAN network or do i have to purchase a LAN card?

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(NT) (NT) NM, answered my own question :)
Aug 1, 2005 12:57AM PDT