I bought and assembled my first computer last week! I put it all togeher in about 4 hours tuesday night, and I installed Windows today and got rolling. I'm really happy with it. No unexpected issues. no weird beep codes. No damaged hardware.
Here are my specs:
Epox "9NDA3+" nForce3 Ultra,
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ winchester,
Mushkin value RAM (2x512MB) CAS 2.5 (though it seems to default to 3-4-4-8),
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA,
NEC 3520A 16x double-layer DVD+-RW,
Antec Super Lan Boy case,
Antec TruePower 480W,
and... don't laugh:
a Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE
total: 830 after shipping (I aleady had the video card). I know I got ripped for the CPU (through newegg) but it is a bit late now...
Don't worry, the card will be replaced soon (As soon as I get $400 for a 6800gt). Other than that, the PC is amazing. I load windows in about 10 seconds. Everything is faster (My old box is a P3 500, so no surprise).
I haven't started OCing yet (first timer as well), but the PC seems fast enough already. I can't wait for my pay check next week!
Here are my specs:
Epox "9NDA3+" nForce3 Ultra,
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ winchester,
Mushkin value RAM (2x512MB) CAS 2.5 (though it seems to default to 3-4-4-8),
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA,
NEC 3520A 16x double-layer DVD+-RW,
Antec Super Lan Boy case,
Antec TruePower 480W,
and... don't laugh:
a Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE
total: 830 after shipping (I aleady had the video card). I know I got ripped for the CPU (through newegg) but it is a bit late now...
Don't worry, the card will be replaced soon (As soon as I get $400 for a 6800gt). Other than that, the PC is amazing. I load windows in about 10 seconds. Everything is faster (My old box is a P3 500, so no surprise).
I haven't started OCing yet (first timer as well), but the PC seems fast enough already. I can't wait for my pay check next week!