building my first computer

[narutofan36]

hi, im planning on buying these parts from newegg.com this is a budget gaming computer so i cant get the top of the line hardware. Can someone review these items to see if they all fit together? and is this all the hardware i need to build a computer and have it running when im done? (i also have winxp cd) suggestions on how to lower the price of this computer even more would be great!

AMD-compatible Motherboard $69.99
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

ATX Computer Case $28.99
POWMAX CP0327PL-4 Window Black/Silver SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail

CD/DVD ROM Drive $19.99
LITE-ON Beige IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9S - Retail

Internal Hard Drive $45.50
Western Digital Caviar 40GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

Memory - System $68.83
BUFFALO 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - Retail

Processor $169.00
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail

video card $104.00
eVGA Geforce 6600 256-P2-N369-T6 Video Card - Retail

Headphone & Headset Accessories $6.65
DCT Factory HP-259 3.5mm Connector Stereo Headset - Retail

together, the total will come to $511.45, with tax and shipping to my house would be 590.01.

also, i still have a few questions, does this motherboard fit into the case that i chose? and is there a tut of how to install harddrives/cs drives with pictures. I still dont know how to install the long white tape comming out of those devices

thanks!

 

[royalk4]

Here is a step by step guide that should help you get through it. Also using the search button for specific question will allow you to learn more so you will be more comfortable to do the build.

http://www.mechbgon.com/build/index.html

Gl and welcome

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: narutofan36
hi, im planning on buying these parts from newegg.com this is a budget gaming computer so i cant get the top of the line hardware. Can someone review these items to see if they all fit together? and is this all the hardware i need to build a computer and have it running when im done? (i also have winxp cd) suggestions on how to lower the price of this computer even more would be great!

AMD-compatible Motherboard $69.99
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

ATX Computer Case $28.99
POWMAX CP0327PL-4 Window Black/Silver SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail

CD/DVD ROM Drive $19.99
LITE-ON Beige IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9S - Retail

Internal Hard Drive $45.50
Western Digital Caviar 40GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

Memory - System $68.83
BUFFALO 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - Retail

Processor $169.00
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail

video card $104.00
eVGA Geforce 6600 256-P2-N369-T6 Video Card - Retail

Headphone & Headset Accessories $6.65
DCT Factory HP-259 3.5mm Connector Stereo Headset - Retail

together, the total will come to $511.45, with tax and shipping to my house would be 590.01.

also, i still have a few questions, does this motherboard fit into the case that i chose? and is there a tut of how to install harddrives/cs drives with pictures. I still dont know how to install the long white tape comming out of those devices

thanks!

I just built the same exact system last week for someone. 3200+ and The ASrock 939Dual ULi m1695 with WD HDD and 1GB of Corsair Value. It's a great machine! I did use a 6200 in place of the 6600 because it is for mostly non 3D use.

 

[alimoalem]

i would personally upgrade to an 80GB drive (since it's only $5 more) and u don't need to but you could go with a namebrand ram (g.skill value ram goes for $75, corsair for $80ish)

good job with the build and welcome to the forums