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My New Parts

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LSUfan

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I just ordered these parts tonight. I will put them together when they come. This is my first full build from parts. I hope all you experts out there will give me all the do's and dont's of this build.
Case = Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail
motherboard = ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
CPU = <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103547">AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
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Video Card = eVGA 256-P2-N541-TX Geforce 7600GS 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
RAM = OCZ Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
Hard Disc (Raid 0) =2 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Input = SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM

Thanks for the help
 
I wll be using XP pro on this build. Again this is my first build so please let me know if there is any problems with my hardware choice.
 
its all pretty straightforeward. When you put your cpu cooler on however, put it on ONCE, since it has the thermal pad that pretty much gets ruined once you pop it off.
 
Originally posted by: ta8689
its all pretty straightforeward. When you put your cpu cooler on however, put it on ONCE, since it has the thermal pad that pretty much gets ruined once you pop it off.
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Thanks. I will be carefull of that.
 
Originally posted by: LSUfan
I just ordered these parts tonight. I will put them together when they come. This is my first full build from parts. I hope all you experts out there will give me all the do's and dont's of this build.

Thanks for the help
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You've ordered the parts, so the cow is out of the barn now...
Have an experienced friend help you put the PC together. :laugh:
One minor mistake could end up costing you a couple of hundred bucks.

 
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