Starting my first build. Initially I decided on the AMD 64 2800+ processor, which led me to chosing a socket 754 MOBO. I knew I wanted a nVIDIA 250Gb chipset after reading many reviews. Initially thought of getting the Epox at about $75, but after reading most of the posts in the Soltek thread, went with the Soltek. Almost everyone seems satisified with this board. Being a newbie, I have 2 additional questions.
My question is regarding case and PSU. The MOBO will require an ATX case. For me, I do not need an expensive case. It is just going to sit under the desk. Will not be moving the case either. I think I can get an decent case for around $30 - $40. The main question I have is more in regards to the PSU. I read somewhere that as a minimum, you need a 400W PSU for a 64 bit chip. I assume anything over 400W would be reasonable? And would most any 400W power supply that comes standard with a low end case be resonable for my usage? Or do I need to buy a low end case and supplement with a seperate PSU? Looking to do this as cheaply as possible as I'm on a budget for the overall computer. Are there other parameters of the PSU that I need to evaluate? Or certain brands to look out for or avoid? To me getting an adequate PSU seems more important than the case itself.
In all likelyhood I will be running the following components eventually:
1) Soltek board with Athlon 64 2800+
2) 1 Gig of Ram
3) New 60 - 80 gig hard drive possibly with an additional much older 20 gig HD as a slave
4) New DVD Burner
5) Seperate DVD Rom
6) Video card, not yet decided on which one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Chad
My question is regarding case and PSU. The MOBO will require an ATX case. For me, I do not need an expensive case. It is just going to sit under the desk. Will not be moving the case either. I think I can get an decent case for around $30 - $40. The main question I have is more in regards to the PSU. I read somewhere that as a minimum, you need a 400W PSU for a 64 bit chip. I assume anything over 400W would be reasonable? And would most any 400W power supply that comes standard with a low end case be resonable for my usage? Or do I need to buy a low end case and supplement with a seperate PSU? Looking to do this as cheaply as possible as I'm on a budget for the overall computer. Are there other parameters of the PSU that I need to evaluate? Or certain brands to look out for or avoid? To me getting an adequate PSU seems more important than the case itself.
In all likelyhood I will be running the following components eventually:
1) Soltek board with Athlon 64 2800+
2) 1 Gig of Ram
3) New 60 - 80 gig hard drive possibly with an additional much older 20 gig HD as a slave
4) New DVD Burner
5) Seperate DVD Rom
6) Video card, not yet decided on which one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Chad
