First-time builder, no plans to overclock currently, want to build a solid, reliable AMD 939 rig for about $750 without much grief. Here's my projected component picks:
CPU: Athlon64 3200+ Venice 939 ($169)
MOBO: Epox EP-9NPA+ nForce4 Ultra ATX ($105)
CASE: Cooler Master Centurion 5 ($55)
POWER: Fortron/FSP AX-450PN 450W PSU ($50)
RAM: Corsair ValueSelect PC3200 2x512MB ($79)
VIDEO: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCIx16 ($135 - $20 MIB)
STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB SATA ($85)
FLOPPY: Samsung Internal 3½" 1.44MB Drive (just in case!) ($10)
I already own a NEC ND-3520 DVDRW 16x DL drive, so that part's taken care of. What do you think of this for a budget rig? The one thing that I'm not terribly sure of is the motherboard. I need reliability above all, that and firewire/USB headers for the front of my case to attach to, as well as the onboard backplate ones. Your opinions would be greatly appreciated.
CPU: Athlon64 3200+ Venice 939 ($169)
MOBO: Epox EP-9NPA+ nForce4 Ultra ATX ($105)
CASE: Cooler Master Centurion 5 ($55)
POWER: Fortron/FSP AX-450PN 450W PSU ($50)
RAM: Corsair ValueSelect PC3200 2x512MB ($79)
VIDEO: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCIx16 ($135 - $20 MIB)
STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB SATA ($85)
FLOPPY: Samsung Internal 3½" 1.44MB Drive (just in case!) ($10)
I already own a NEC ND-3520 DVDRW 16x DL drive, so that part's taken care of. What do you think of this for a budget rig? The one thing that I'm not terribly sure of is the motherboard. I need reliability above all, that and firewire/USB headers for the front of my case to attach to, as well as the onboard backplate ones. Your opinions would be greatly appreciated.