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Matt Phelps · 11-14-2001, 06:14 AM

I've decided to take the plunge. I'm looking to build my first ever PC and could do with some words from the wise on this board. The following is the system I am thinking about building but I could do with your advise as to:

How difficult will it be to bolt all this together for a rookie?
What sort of fan I should get and do I need to get it seperately or will the XP come with it (probably not, right?)
Any EXTRA cooling or heatsinks I should install?
Is the PSU going to be adequate?
Is there anything I have forgotten, and any tips that you can pass on?

Shuttle AK31 V3.1 ATX Socket A Motherboard AT100 with onboard sound (which I can disable according to the manual)
AMD Athlon XP processor 1800+ 1.53Ghz
Juno P6 Full Tower - Twin PSU Capable (1x300W PSU)
IBM 60GXP 61.5GB UDMA100 (HD-002-IB)
2x 256MB 184Pin DIMM PC2100DDRRAM
Sound Blaster LIVE! card
Geforce 3 (maybe?)

Thanks for your time

11-14-2001, 06:14 AM	#1
Matt Phelps Member (7 bit) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 84	Building my first ever PC - hardware recommendations? I've decided to take the plunge. I'm looking to build my first ever PC and could do with some words from the wise on this board. The following is the system I am thinking about building but I could do with your advise as to: How difficult will it be to bolt all this together for a rookie? What sort of fan I should get and do I need to get it seperately or will the XP come with it (probably not, right?) Any EXTRA cooling or heatsinks I should install? Is the PSU going to be adequate? Is there anything I have forgotten, and any tips that you can pass on? Shuttle AK31 V3.1 ATX Socket A Motherboard AT100 with onboard sound (which I can disable according to the manual) AMD Athlon XP processor 1800+ 1.53Ghz Juno P6 Full Tower - Twin PSU Capable (1x300W PSU) IBM 60GXP 61.5GB UDMA100 (HD-002-IB) 2x 256MB 184Pin DIMM PC2100DDRRAM Sound Blaster LIVE! card Geforce 3 (maybe?) Thanks for your time