1st build for me

[Eric884]

Hey,
i really need a new computer and i just wannabuild my own uknow?
i think i have an idea of what kinda computer i want..
so..isthis fine?anything wrong/

dvd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058


hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152020


motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130050


ethernet

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833127102



cooling
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835150010
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835150007
in case it wasnt enough


cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103562


memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440


im missing a monitor and someinput devices

are they compatible? im new to thisbuilding

oh and i dontkno what kind of vid card i need
im going touse this for gaming and videoediting but not hard core
i was thinking one that has 256 would be good but 128 would also suffice

thanksinadvance

[newbuilder14]

Motherboard is Socket AM2, your processor is Socket 939. The RAM you chose is DDR 400, you need DDR2 800. Don't buy that CPU cooler, one is included with the processor. You won't be needing that ethernet card either, the motherboard has it included.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103735

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145566

I suggest this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131022

For the video card, look at this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130017 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133150.

[jayb1234]

That NEC burner does not come with any burning software.

Get the retail version, or get a Liteon, thier OEMs come with Nero and PowerDVD.

Don't get an aftermarket CPU fan/heatsink unit.

It will void your processor warranty.

The stock unit will be quite a bit better than the one you linked anyway.

Case/power supply: The Antec Sonata II would be good for a non-sli AMD build.

Avoid the cases with a lot of fancy lights, windows and other eye candy features.

The power supplies in them are almost always generic junk that won't even start the computer the first time in a lot of cases.

Right now the new Intel Core 2 Duo processors are way better than anything AMD has on the market.

If your budget allows it, that is the way to go.

I would stay away from the AM2 processors, and motherboards, they are having a lot of issues with things like RAM compatibility and getting the RAM to operate at the rated speeds.

They don't have much if any performance advantage over the equivalent socket 939 models and are quite a bit more expensive and need DDR2-800 ram which is pretty expensive too.

For the OS, Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 OEM will be fine unless you need some specific feature of XP Pro or want the Media Center Edition.

That's not a real good hard drive either.

Look at the Seagate or Western Digital 7200 RPM 16Mb cache models.

About 250Gb is the best price/size right now.

[Eric884]

ok
so im going toswitch to intel
thanks for the tip


cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116001


hdd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701


case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
but i sort of want a cool case
lol


dvd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151118
i have my own software


so..i guess now is that i dont know which mobo, vid card, and memory
well..i dontknowwhich vid and memory cuz i dont know wchihmobo
lol
X.X

hehe
thanks guy

any suggestions?

[newbuilder14]

Well you need a motherboard that is Socket LGA775 with the 965P or 975X chipset. Also, you selected the Pentium D 805 processor, I recommend, if you can fit it in your budget, you get the Intel Core 2 Duo e6300.