Building my first computer

[PotatoSandWitch]

UPDATED 2 TIMES
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Windows Homelink
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hard drivelink
video cardlink
memorylink
CD ROM/DVD ROMlink
speakerslink
monitorlink

 

[Lord ZipLoc]

no need for that sound card or any for that matter for the speakers youre getting, also that power supply is a POS only 15a on the 12volt rail get somethign from antec like a smartpower 500w or a true power 480 they are around $75 but they are worth it.

 

[Dystien]

Nforce4 AND http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=A64-3000BP .

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

ya, the recommendation list was slightly old and said nforce 3, ill look into that, ill get a lower end sound card.
But, why not the faster processor? i noticed it was very cheap is there something wrong with it?

 

[magicfame]

what is ur budget?

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

for everything (pc, monitor, etc) around 1300 bucks.

 

[Crescent13]

The cpu is socket 754, that's what's wrong with it. You don't need a sound card if you ard getting those speakers.

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

sorry if wrong, dont know much (yet), but it says the mobo is a socket 754 too.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: PotatoSandWitch
sorry if wrong, dont know much (yet), but it says the mobo is a socket 754 too.

that's not what's wrong, 754 is outdated. You should get 939 for much more future proofing.

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

oooooh, ok thanks a lot, i really appreciate any advice

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Get Socket 939, and nForce4.

-Coolermaster Cavalier 3 ($55)
-Antec Smartpower 400W ($55)
-EPOX 9NPA+Ultra ($105)
-X800XL ($250)
-2x512MB Corsair ValueSelect ($80)
-3000+ Venice OEM ($117, I saw an excellent deal somewhere)
-XP-90 + Panaflo L1A 92mm ($50)
-Seagate 120GB ($85)
-BenQ DVD Burner ($45)
-Floppy ($5)
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$847

You've got about $500 left. Spend about $300 on the monitor. $60 on keyboard/mouse. The other $140 on sound card + speakers.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: PotatoSandWitch
oooooh, ok thanks a lot, i really appreciate any advice

no problem, oh and welcome to the forums!

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

I dont need to change anything except the vid card and proccessor with a change of the mobo right?

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: PotatoSandWitch
I dont need to change anything except the vid card and proccessor with a change of the mobo right?

looks like you will only need to change the cpu

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

can i get by with the case and its PSU? because i like its looks... OK if i do need to upgrade though

 

[shoRunner]

no you need a real PSU a good one for you'd probably be a xclio 450w $53 @ newegg. or check out some of fortron or enermax's offerings.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

The psu that comes with your case..... it might fry your system.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Can you type the name of your parts right next to the links? That would help a lot of us out.

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

Okay, I downgraded my vid card from a 6800AGP to 6600 GTPCIe 16x, good enough, got a 939 pin processor and mobo, and gona go look up the PSU

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

ill try, but i have to go somewhere in 8 minutes, dont know if i can update quick enuf

 

[PotatoSandWitch]

i gotta go, thanks everyone, will resume my quest to get a good pc tomorrow
still looking for a case and PSU, THANKS FOR ADVICE
i love this site already

 

[The Pentium Guy]

You still haven't typed up your parts next to the link. We here at anandtech are lazy .

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
You still haven't typed up your parts next to the link. We here at anandtech are lazy .

sigh....

ATRIX 4in1 Combo CSCI-L8003-C43 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Prescott Version Power Supply

EPoX EP-9NPAJ Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard

Thermaltake Silent Boost K8

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1213C 120GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150

eVGA 128-P2-N368-TX Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB)

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM

ALTEC LANSING VS2220 5 Watts RMS

AG Neovo F-419 (R12) Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 0.294mm Pixel Pitch

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Potato... case + PSU + keyboard + mouse + speakers for $45 is scary. All are going to be crappy at that price.

You can skim some cash off from the ram. You can get corsair valueram or something like it for $80.

I know you're already looking, but I think the major thing is to get a better PSU/case.

Look at Antec for combos otherwise get a name brand PSU and whatever case you want.
Seasonic, OCZ, Fortron, Sparkle, Antec, Enermax, etc. for PSU.

For $30-ish speakers, I think x-230s would be a better option.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Thanks for typing that up .

Here we go:

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB)

Read the first thread on the CPUs, Processors and Overclocking forum and you'll want Corsair ValueSelect.

AG Neovo F-419 (R12) Black 19" 12ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 0.294mm Pixel Pitch

Haven't heard of this company. I generally buy Viewsonic products.

ALTEC LANSING VS2220 5 Watts RMS

You sure you want 5W speakers? ..... Try the Logitech X530's .

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM

Yo.... get a BenQ DVD Burner as opposed to a DVD ROM.