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07-12-2006, 05:24 PM
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Building my first computer
Hey all, i'm new to these forums, so hello.
I want to build my own computer and I have these six links so far: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148105 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145526 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136085 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103531 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102682 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856101113 all this comes out to $660.94 + shipping which is about $40. what i need is for someone to tell me: -if all those things will work together and be compatible. -do i have to buy anything else do get my computer running -do you recommend upgrading/downgrading to something other than what i have for a reasonable price -anything else you want to tell me! thanks! |
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07-12-2006, 05:39 PM
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I would be a little suspect on the PSU that comes with the case, would get a good brand like Enermax,Antec,Forton.
You will need an OS, XP Home is around $80 for OEM version.
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07-12-2006, 07:04 PM
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Get different ram, the mother board takes 184pin and you've got240
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07-12-2006, 07:33 PM
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ok, i might consider changing the kit because of the power supply, so ya. and yep i got xp.
also, like you said the RAM is incompatible, so is this good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145450 thanks. |
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07-12-2006, 07:36 PM
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two more questions, can i use that case, and buy a new power supply and put that in, would that be compatible? and should i get another fan, cause this one only has 1.
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07-12-2006, 07:50 PM
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I recommend you drop the barebones kit, and buy a separate Case, Power Supply and Motherboard. You can get better quality this way, and more suitable features. For example, the power supply included with the case is likely to be unistable, and the included motherboard has on-board video (unnecessary, since you're buying a video card).
I'd get this motherboard... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569 ...and this case/PSU combination http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 The case comes with a rear 120mm fan, which should be plenty. Your other parts, including the new memory pick, looks good. Just out of interest, compare the price with a 250GB model. That capacity is in the 'sweetspot' right now, and you might find that you can get it for only a little more than the 160gb unit you chose. FK
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07-13-2006, 10:09 AM
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haha thats awesome! i dropped the kit and picked out almost the exact motherboard and case. i picked these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131570 and for a hard drive how bout this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822154413 |
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07-13-2006, 10:13 AM
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just kidding about that hard drive, that is the wrong kind, here is what it shoudl be :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148142 |
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07-13-2006, 10:59 AM
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07-13-2006, 11:20 AM
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i found out that there is some compatiblity issues with my ATI graphics card and my motherboard that has onboard Nvidia. so now im going to get:
motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131584 i think thats okay? |
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07-13-2006, 12:18 PM
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I'd recommend you stick with the A8N5X. It will work fine with an ATI graphics card. FK |
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07-13-2006, 12:36 PM
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my friend told me there might be problems cause the north bridge is nvidia.
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07-13-2006, 12:38 PM
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That is true, but It shouldn't give you any problems. The Nvidia chipset is the best to use for an AMD build, regardless of the graphics card you use.
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07-13-2006, 08:23 PM
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ok im gonna get teh A8N5X like u suggested thanks.
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07-13-2006, 08:41 PM
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oops negative that motherboard is only sata I not II, gotta keep looking...
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07-13-2006, 08:43 PM
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In the real world, you will never notice a difference in the speeds. But, the A8N-E is essentially the same board with 3Gb/s SATA. It just costs a bit more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530
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07-13-2006, 09:55 PM
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alright thanks for your help fellas.
this is my final set of things of buying, if anyone is interested: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136085 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103531 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102657 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102059 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145450 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126174 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821103116 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530 that all comes out to be about 750 bucks, which is around what i was hoping for. o also can someone tell me how good the sound card or the sound device that comes with the motherboard is? i want to do recording and am wondering if i should upgrade. |
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