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First time building computer - will these parts work together?

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sihuda

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Im planning on building a pc, heard AMDs are good and cheap. Can some one confirm that this motherboard, CPU, RAM, Hard Drive, DVD Rom Drive combo will work together:

ASUS "K8N" NVIDIA nForce3 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor
Wintec AMPO 184-pin 1GB DDR PC-2700, Model 3AMD1333-1G-R - Retail
Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive Black, Model DW-D22A-B2, OEM
Western Digital 120 GB ATA Hard Drive

Thanks for your help
 
It should work, as long as that is the 754 3000+ and not the 939. Some suggestions:

If you go 754, consider a cheaper motherboard like the Chaintech VNF3-250.
Go with some PC3200 RAM--that's optimal for A64s. I'd also go with something name-brand like Corsair or Mushkin. One 512MB stick should be $71.
Consider the NEC 3520a DVD burner.
Make sure that hard drive has an 8MB cache, not a 2MB one. Look at Seagate and Samsung if you need to.
 
Never heard of that RAM. But you would need PC3200 in any case, not 2700. Everything else looks fine.

Make sure you get a quality power supply.
 
Wintec RAM? Have not heard. Go with what ts said about "name-brand" RAM and the 8mb cache. I'd opt for a SATA HD as well.
 
Originally posted by: ts3433
It should work, as long as that is the 754 3000+ and not the 939. Some suggestions:

If you go 754, consider a cheaper motherboard like the Chaintech VNF3-250.
Go with some PC3200 RAM--that's optimal for A64s. I'd also go with something name-brand like Corsair or Mushkin. One 512MB stick should be $71.
Consider the NEC 3520a DVD burner.
Make sure that hard drive has an 8MB cache, not a 2MB one. Look at Seagate and Samsung if you need to.
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Why go with a cheaper board? ASUS rocks! Also all WD 120 GB drives are 8 MB cache.
 
I suggested that only because you can get a quality board with the same features for (likely) less (haven't checked the vanilla K8N's prices). I'm not in any way denying Asus' quality, but Chaintech's is good too, so that's simply another option.

I was not aware that all WD 120s had that amount of cache; if that is indeed the case, please disregard my note on that.
 
So what is the difference between PC2700 and PC3200 (other than it being a larger number, obviously must be better)?

Also, why would you suggest NEC DVD burner, anything wrong with the sony?
 
PC2700 vs. PC3200 is a bit of additional bandwidth. It's usually about the same price as lower grades.

I don't think anything would be wrong with a Sony, but I threw that out as an alternative because it's the most recommended DVD burner at the moment and might be a little cheaper (I don't know).
 
Originally posted by: sihuda
So what is the difference between PC2700 and PC3200 (other than it being a larger number, obviously must be better)?

Also, why would you suggest NEC DVD burner, anything wrong with the sony?
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The processor you're considering basically requires PC3200 to run at normal stock speed.

I haven't used the NEC, but people around here rave about them.
 
It doesn't require PC3200 (you can run anything PC2100 or above), but PC3200 is optimal for performance and is usually the same price, so get it anyway.
 
Originally posted by: ts3433
It doesn't require PC3200 (you can run anything PC2100 or above), but PC3200 is optimal for performance and is usually the same price, so get it anyway.
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If you read my post, I said "to run at normal stock speed" Running at normal stock speed is a 1/1 ratio. You wouldn't see a store bought Athlon running a divider. Unless it was a generic POS.
 
I did indeed read your post.

I had interpreted that part of your post as referring to simply the total CPU clockspeed, because I've never heard of that phrase being used to double in referring to synchronous operation of the memory and HTT/FSB.
You wouldn't see a store bought Athlon running a divider.
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I don't see your intended meaning, because setting the divider in itself doesn't have to do with the CPU being changed in any way; rather, it's the business of the motherboard and RAM.

In any event, enough of this; sorry, OP.
 
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