Building a new Computer

[Viper27]

Hello, I'm something of a newb in terms of computer stuff, so I could use some help with a new computer from you experienced guys. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about any problems/issues/compatibility with the following components. I already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and drives. I'll eventually try to fill most of the 7 hard drive slots in the case, so I'll need enough power for all of the drives and up to 4 DVD drives. Hopefully, I can afford to upgrade to SLI with another XFX 7800 GTX OC sometime. Thanks.

Case-Aspire X-Navigator ATXA8NW-AL/500
CPU-AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
MoBO-DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR
Power-PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W
GPU-XFX GeForce 7800 GTX Overclocked
RAM-Rosewill 2GB (2X1GB) 184-Pin DDR400 (PC3200)

 

[anarchyreigns]

Looks good, however, you might want to skip on the Rosewill ram, and look at OCZ, etc., instead.

 

[Viper27]

Actually, I've already got the RAM from another system, but I could switch to another brand on the two remaining mobo ram slots. Also, any idea on the quality/numbers on the 500W power supply that comes with the case? I'm getting it from newegg.com.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144089

Thanks

 

[tyborg]

first, more often than not, power supplys that come with cases are cheap versions. I'd change it. The PCP&P one you talked about in the other topic is superb, but it's a little pricy. If you can afford it, by all means go for it. As for the other two ram slots, you don't need 4 gigs, and most A64 machines slow down quite a bit when using all 4 ram slots. (forces them to 2T cmd rate instead of 1T) The only known exception being the new DFI Lanparty Crossfire motherboard. As for the video card in the other topic, EVGA is a better company. Period. Best warranty in the world on your card, they even cover overclocking last time I checked.

 

[Viper27]

Any ideas for other power supplies instead of the pc p&p that might be cheaper? The RAM came from a system, whose parts I'm returning, hence the mouse, keyboard, etc that I already have. So it's competely returnable. What advantages does OCZ or the other RAM makers have over each other? Also, XFX has a double lifetime warranty on its products to cover it when you own it and whoever you sell it to. However, newegg recently took the XFX card off it's product list, so I may have to search elsewhere or buy a different GPU.

 

[Fern]

Any ideas for other power supplies instead of the pc p&p that might be cheaper?

Look for a Fortron, or even Enermax. AFAIK, PCP&P is the most expensive out there.

Fern

 

[eXx08]

TD has XFX but there not a very good retailer.

 

[theMan]

XFX isnt so bad, but evga is better. also, get a psu brand like seasonic, fortron, antec.

 

[cconley530]

I have OCZ Platinum Rev 2 and it works great. you need at least 550W with two 7800GTX I would go with 600W. and OCZ has a nice PSU to.