New build recommendations

[mattaggie]

my 4 year old but upgraded Dell is giving me problems so Im thinking its time for a new computer. I have built one before, but its been a few years, so I wanted to make sure I do this right with the newer technology.

I am just a normal computer user. No games or sophisticated software. Just want a solid computer that can age well.

What I have that can be used:
Maxtor 250GB sata 1.5 HDD
Seagate 500GB ide HDD.
Lite-On DVD burner ide

I picked out this CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115016

Case/PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129016
will 300 watts be enough? I do not know how to figure how many watts are needed.

So I need advice on a motherboard. The case I chose is microATX. I would prefer it comes with a video and sound card on it.

I am planning on using Vista since I don't have software or inputs that should be an issue.

thanks for your help

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by mattaggie my 4 year old but upgraded Dell is giving me problems so Im thinking its time for a new computer. I have built one before, but its been a few years, so I wanted to make sure I do this right with the newer technology. I am just a normal computer user. No games or sophisticated software. Just want a solid computer that can age well. What I have that can be used: Maxtor 250GB sata 1.5 HDD Seagate 500GB ide HDD. Lite-On DVD burner ide

I would put the 500GB Seagate IDE HDD in an external housing and use it for off computer storage and backups.

Originally Posted by mattaggie Case/PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129016 will 300 watts be enough? I do not know how to figure how many watts are needed.

Depends on the video card you're going to use...but it sounds like you could use on-board video. A simple computer using on-board video, 1 SATA HDD, 1 IDE optical drive, the E6420 and a decent amount of RAM can be powered by a good quality 300 watt PSU.

Originally Posted by mattaggie So I need advice on a motherboard. The case I chose is microATX. I would prefer it comes with a video and sound card on it.

How about something like this or like this?

Cricket