I'll be building a budget microATX system for my girlfriend, but haven't been keeping up with the latest in system building, so I need your help!
This is what she'll basically be using the computer for(in order of importance):
1. Video-conferencing
2. Surfing the net/Email
3. Light gaming(mostly non-3D)
4. Digital photos
5. Word processing
This is the setup that I'm considering:
CPU: AMD XP2000/XP2500 (boxed)
RAM: 256MB Corsair/Kingston PC2700/PC3200
Motherboard: MSI KM4M-L/ABIT VA-10
Video: Integrated
Sound: Integrated
Harddisk: 40GB Western Digital/Maxtor
CDRW Drive: Sony/TDK 52x32x52
Floppy Drive: Sony/Mitsumi 1.44
Case: MicroATX case with 200W power supply that she fancies.
I wanted to go the NForce2 route, but those boards cost about 50% more than their KM400 counterparts where I live.
I also have a question about "front side bus". Do I need to choose my cpu and ram based on the "front side bus" of my board? How do I fully utilise it?
In the proposed system above, which components should I use? How can I make it even better, without spending significantly more? Is the 200W power supply really enough??
This is what she'll basically be using the computer for(in order of importance):
1. Video-conferencing
2. Surfing the net/Email
3. Light gaming(mostly non-3D)
4. Digital photos
5. Word processing
This is the setup that I'm considering:
CPU: AMD XP2000/XP2500 (boxed)
RAM: 256MB Corsair/Kingston PC2700/PC3200
Motherboard: MSI KM4M-L/ABIT VA-10
Video: Integrated
Sound: Integrated
Harddisk: 40GB Western Digital/Maxtor
CDRW Drive: Sony/TDK 52x32x52
Floppy Drive: Sony/Mitsumi 1.44
Case: MicroATX case with 200W power supply that she fancies.
I wanted to go the NForce2 route, but those boards cost about 50% more than their KM400 counterparts where I live.
I also have a question about "front side bus". Do I need to choose my cpu and ram based on the "front side bus" of my board? How do I fully utilise it?
In the proposed system above, which components should I use? How can I make it even better, without spending significantly more? Is the 200W power supply really enough??