I had posted a couple of times for advice on parts for a new computer, and going by the various answers, I think I've put together a good system. If you ahve a couple of minutes, I need someone to look this over to tell me if all of this stuff is compatable, or if I'm making a bad choice on one item or another.
This is all from Newegg, I haven't started looking around to see if I can find things cheaper yet, just trying to figure out the compatablities first.
Case: AeroCool SPIRAL GALAXIES Black/Silver SECC $85.00
MB: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 $122.99
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz $146.00
Memory: OCZ Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM $158.83
Power Supply: AeroCool ZERODBA ZERODBA-S500 EPS $94.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache $85.00
Video Card: PNY VCG7600GXPB Geforce 7600GT 256MB $199.00
I already have a CD Drive. I realize I am probably getting a few things bigger than I need, like a 500 Watt power supply, but I'd rather have a little more than I need than something that will not be compatible with a part I get next year.
Getting all of these parts from Newegg, the cost comes to $891.81 before shipping, though I'm guessing I can find a lot of this stuff on Ebay or elsewhere for less money.
If it looks like I'm making a big mistake on one or more of these parts, please post your opinion and/or advice.
This is all from Newegg, I haven't started looking around to see if I can find things cheaper yet, just trying to figure out the compatablities first.
Case: AeroCool SPIRAL GALAXIES Black/Silver SECC $85.00
MB: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 $122.99
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz $146.00
Memory: OCZ Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM $158.83
Power Supply: AeroCool ZERODBA ZERODBA-S500 EPS $94.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache $85.00
Video Card: PNY VCG7600GXPB Geforce 7600GT 256MB $199.00
I already have a CD Drive. I realize I am probably getting a few things bigger than I need, like a 500 Watt power supply, but I'd rather have a little more than I need than something that will not be compatible with a part I get next year.
Getting all of these parts from Newegg, the cost comes to $891.81 before shipping, though I'm guessing I can find a lot of this stuff on Ebay or elsewhere for less money.
If it looks like I'm making a big mistake on one or more of these parts, please post your opinion and/or advice.