Need some help building my first computer

[slayer202]

i'll assume sata II is better.

and if i order 2 sticks of the corsair VS wouldn't there be a good chance they will be identical?

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Doesnt matter if you get SATA II or ATA100, the hard drive speed(7200 rpm) is the bottleneck anyway.

Just go with a SATA HD.

Dual Channel works with any memory sticks that are put in the right slots and are the same capacity and style (1GB DDR)

You should be fine in that department.

Also, the San Diego 1MB Cache would have an advantage, and you won't really have to upgrade for a while. The only downside is that when 1MB Cache Dual Cores get cheaper, you will want to get one probably.

Up to you, though I plan on gettin a 3200+

 

[slayer202]

ok guys we are getting near the end I should look for an atx mid tower right? I don't know what brands to look at. I want something good quality, not fancy, no leds, no front cover. beige or silverish blue or something nice and simple like that. Don't need windows. plan on buying this PSU if the case doesnt come with a good one

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - $49.50

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: slayer202
ok guys we are getting near the end I should look for an atx mid tower right? I don't know what brands to look at. I want something good quality, not fancy, no leds, no front cover. beige or silverish blue or something nice and simple like that. Don't need windows. plan on buying this PSU if the case doesnt come with a good one

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - $49.50

That's a great PSU! Could you plz post all the parts you've chosen now so I can get an idea of how much money you have left for a case?

 

[overst33r]

The 3000+ will bottleneck the 7800GTX...if he is not overclocking

 

[slayer202]

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $105

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 - $233

eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N517-AX Video Card - $350

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - $49.50

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $78.67 x2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $92.50

Total: 987.34

I'd like to spend around $50 for a case is possible. Still need to get a dvd burner. will i need anythign extra? any cables or fans or anything


http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1745584&enterthread=y

these guys dont seem to like the psu.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: slayer202
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $105

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 - $233

eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N517-AX Video Card - $350

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - $49.50

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $78.67 x2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $92.50

Total: 987.34

I'd like to spend around $50 for a case is possible. Still need to get a dvd burner. will i need anythign extra? any cables or fans or anything


http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1745584&enterthread=y

these guys dont seem to like the psu.

I suggest you spend more on the PSU, or you could just ditch the PSU and get a Antec Sonata II (comes with a high-quality 450W PCIe compatible PSU and is a very quiet case.) and why is that HDD so expensive...you can get a 250GB 7000.8 Seagate for $10 more... On newegg there is some dual channel PQi memory for $185

 

[slayer202]

whats the difference between SATA and SATA II?
and shouldn't 2 sticks of the corsair work dual channel?

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: slayer202
whats the difference between SATA and SATA II?
and shouldn't 2 sticks of the corsair work dual channel?

Sata 2 has a higher theoretical speed than sata 1 but there is no if any real world diffrence...so i suggest you get the better bang for you buck.

I'm not sure about the memory, i think the sticks have to be identical, why risk it just buy them in the same package.

 

[slayer202]

case looks pretty good. unless anyone thinks otherwise ill probably get it. i'm gonna email newegg about the ram. other than that, i think i am dont, unless I need small accessories?

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Definately get the 250, it's the best price per GBs at this point.

my set up

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: slayer202
case looks pretty good. unless anyone thinks otherwise ill probably get it. i'm gonna email newegg about the ram. other than that, i think i am dont, unless I need small accessories?

We're not saying the ram won't work, but you'd be safer just not risking it and buying a 2 gb pack. You don't "need" small accesories, but they are awfully nice Example: Zalman VF700CU GPU cooler, Dropped my 6600GT from Idle 56 Load 78, to Idle 43 Load 53. And I can also get mad overclocks with it too. From 500/1000 (default), to 611/1255 for a 3dmark05 score of 4055. Much better than the stock 3700 I was getting.

 

[slayer202]

ok here is the final list, except for the ram which may change depending on what newegg tells me

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $105

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 - $233

eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N517-AX Video Card - $350

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $78.67 x2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - $102.50

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case - $91.99

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: slayer202
ok here is the final list, except for the ram which may change depending on what newegg tells me

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - $105

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 - $233

eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N517-AX Video Card - $350

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) - $78.67 x2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - $102.50

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case - $91.99

now thats a nice system

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Bangin System!