What Video Card and PSU in my new rig?

[skytech76]

Hi, I am new to this forums. I need some suggestion for my new rig. What video card, psu, sound card should I use, can i use my old psu? I usally surf the net, video encoding, play music mp3, ripping dvd movies.. so iam not in gaming cause i am not good at it.
Thank you in advance for your help/suggestion.

Here is my current spect:
pIII 1ghz
zaza 693btx
ati expert 2000 pro 32mb
sound baster value live (very old brought it in 2001)
2 maxtor 40gb (it too noisey)
160gb wd sata hdd (is on sata adapter card)
antec 300watts pp303x
plextor 716a
Just broght Prisnceton 19" lcd monitor



Here is the hardware I going to buy soon:

ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core, EM64T Processor
OCZ Gold Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400)
Case (may be p180)

 

[imported_rod]

Not being good at gaming isn't an excuse for not playing!

So your going for a:
-dual core pentium 820 (LGA 775)
-Asus P5LD2 (945P chipset)
-2x512MB DDR2-667 RAM
-Antec P180 (maybe)

Well, I guess your not overclocking, and not alot of gaming. Then ripping and encoding multimedia is the hardest thing your PC will do. And you want to know what PSU and Video Card you need...

PSU: Any reputable brand PSU should do alright. Your current one might be enough, although I doubt it is a 24-pin type? An Antec TruePowerII 430W should be enough.

VC: A GeForce 6600GT should be heaps for you. And it will let you play current games decently.

RoD

 

[jpeyton]

If you don't game, get a cheap PCI-E video card like a GeForce 6200/6600 or a Radeon X600/X700...whatever fits your budget the best.

PSU...this one.

 

[skytech76]

I want to know, Is the onboard sound good. I might get a Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 it on sale on best buy with freed ship.
Thank you, Sou.

 

[imported_rod]

Actually, the PCIE 6200 (with turbo-cache) is a pretty good budget card. It will only let you play Doom3 or HL2 on low quality, but it will handle older games fine.

RoD

 

[imported_rod]

Onboard sound is generally fine, especially with intel chipsets. Intel 7.1 HD audio is much better than the AMD onboard sound (and im perfectly happy with my AMD onboard sound). You could get a dedicated sound card, but it would be a waste of money in my opinion.

RoD

 

[skytech76]

What do you guy think about this vc it from fry 69.99 (VisiontekXtasy Radeon X600XT 128MB DDR PCI Express Video Card (OEM Packaging)


Sou

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: skytech76
What do you guy think about this vc it from fry 69.99 (VisiontekXtasy Radeon X600XT 128MB DDR PCI Express Video Card (OEM Packaging)


Sou

Perfect!

 

[skytech76]

Hi, I need some help on CPU Temp. Right now I am encodeing mpg2 video and do some internet surfing, my cpu is 72c with stock fan. when it Idle aroung 59-65 c. Should I looking in to better cooler and which one you guy suggest.

BTW, I just finish putting my new Comp( it took me awhile to completed):

-Dual core pentium 820 (LGA 775)
-Asus P5LD2 (945P chipset)
-OCZ Gold Series 2x512MB DDR2-667 RAM
-Antec P180
-Antec SP 2.0 500wt
-160gb sata wd
-40gb maxtor 133
-Plextor 716a
-XFX 6600gt
-Soundblaster 2ZS gamer edition

Thank you, sou

 

[fatty4ksu]

Areyyu using tmpgenc?

 

[skytech76]

Quote:

Areyyu using tmpgenc?


No, using the procoder and it better than Pentium 3 1gz.