- Jun 1, 2004
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Hello! I was wondering if some of you guys could take a look at the specs for the PC I'm about to begin building and let me know if everything looks ok as far as compatibility, value, etc.
For the video card, I'm going to use the Geforce FX 5600 Ultra I have now until the prices on the X800-series cards come down. And I just bought a Maxtor 250 GB HDD for $130 at CompUSA during their Memorial Day sale.
So my main questions are:
1. Is building a PC as easy as people are telling me? I'm being led to believe that pretty much all the instructions you need come with the motherboard and it's pretty simple overall. I have taken an A+ Computer Hardware class, but my instructor was an idiot and we did book work 99% of the time. So I have very little hands-on experience with building a PC from scratch. I will be using a combination of online guides and my A+ textbook to build this PC.
2. Are all the parts I chose compatible and are they the best combination for the money (MOBO, Processor, RAM)
3. Can I buy Windows XP OEM? I am under the impression you just have to purchase hardware with it to be able to buy it OEM.
4. Should I wait to buy these parts because of the new 939 CPUs? Will prices be coming down on the parts I want any time soon?
5. I understand a fan will come with the CPU since I'm buying it retail, but how many case fans should I purchase? One? Two? None?
Thank you for your time and help!
Gazelle Black Midtower case w/ 400w PS ($74.99)
AMD ATHLON XP 2500 "Barton" 400 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL ($80.00)
MSI "K7N2 Delta-L" nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL ($66.00)
Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail ($88.00)
NEC 8X Black DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model ND-2500A, OEM Bulk ($74.99)
Lite On 52x32x52 Black Color CDRW Drive LTR-52327S - OEM ($30.99)
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
($10.99)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM ($91.00)
TOTAL: $516.96
For the video card, I'm going to use the Geforce FX 5600 Ultra I have now until the prices on the X800-series cards come down. And I just bought a Maxtor 250 GB HDD for $130 at CompUSA during their Memorial Day sale.
So my main questions are:
1. Is building a PC as easy as people are telling me? I'm being led to believe that pretty much all the instructions you need come with the motherboard and it's pretty simple overall. I have taken an A+ Computer Hardware class, but my instructor was an idiot and we did book work 99% of the time. So I have very little hands-on experience with building a PC from scratch. I will be using a combination of online guides and my A+ textbook to build this PC.
2. Are all the parts I chose compatible and are they the best combination for the money (MOBO, Processor, RAM)
3. Can I buy Windows XP OEM? I am under the impression you just have to purchase hardware with it to be able to buy it OEM.
4. Should I wait to buy these parts because of the new 939 CPUs? Will prices be coming down on the parts I want any time soon?
5. I understand a fan will come with the CPU since I'm buying it retail, but how many case fans should I purchase? One? Two? None?
Thank you for your time and help!