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03-04-2006, 07:08 PM
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First Build Questions
Ive almost got all the parts i need to finally get it built, but i want to make sure im on the right track, so heres the parts i currently have
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103535 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130491 MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146532 Crucial 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory(2x512 MB) PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103928 Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, FCC CLASS B, CUL CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144177 ASPIRE X-DISCOVERY-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Optical Drive: odd its not on newegg anymore...hmmm anyways heres what it says in my order history LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner Extra Bezel Set included Model SHM-160P6S - Retail Item #: N82E16827106008 FloppyDrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821103203 SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Model SFD321B/LBL1 - OEM ================================== Parts im about to get OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148065 Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM =================================== Parts i am confused with VideoCard: ================================= I think ive listed all the parts... |
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03-04-2006, 08:08 PM
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Do you need the features of XP MCE? You could probably save a few bucks by going with Home if you don't need the extra features. There are some Western Digital SE16's that start out at 250GB and are a few bucks more, but they have a doubled cache, 16MB, which I've heard are pretty fast.
As for the video card, how much more money do you have to work with? That will determine what you can get...
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03-04-2006, 08:23 PM
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yeah ill eventually use all the features of MCE, and as for the videocard i was thinking of 100-130 dollars, also I will look at the Western Digital SE16's
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03-04-2006, 09:02 PM
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XP MCE needs different drivers for some components, including video cards and TV tuner cards. Not all cards are compatible with MCE. Just keep that in mind.
As for the video card, $100-130 will buy you a GeForce 6600GT.
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03-04-2006, 10:05 PM
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okay this is the parts ive decided on
OS: Windows XP Home HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM VideoCard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150098 XFX PVT43GNDF3 Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail |
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03-05-2006, 02:52 AM
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I'd rather see you get a eVGA card instead of a XFX.
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03-05-2006, 09:46 AM
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VideoCard: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130214 eVGA 128-P2-N368-TX Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retai Is this good? XD |
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03-05-2006, 12:35 PM
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Yes.
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