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Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by souldoubt, May 11, 2004.

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  1. skidme

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    Phyco_Can--- Everything there works together fine except the video card you chose. That one has an AGP interface, and won't work in your PCIexpress motherboard. You need to choose a PCIexpress card such as: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130214

    Also, look into getting two sticks of 512MB Ram, and not one of 1GB Ram.
    Good luck!!!
     
    skidme, Aug 14, 2005
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  2. jonni3

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    Here you go Phyco_can, the set up you picked was a good one except that your video card & mobo were incompatible (PCI-E - VGA ), i haven't included a sound card as the on board sound is good enough and this lot comes in at $891.99 which is within your budget...edit: just did a currency conversion & in £ this lot comes to £491.63 :0

    MOBO
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1227353&CatId=0
    CPU
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1366613
    RAM
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
    HDD
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1089594&CatId=0
    FDD
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821104101
    VGA
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1351110&CatId=0
    CASE
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811166002
    PSU
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1419089&CatId=0
    SPEAKERS
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1333515&CatId=492
     
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  3. ddp

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    Alien, only saw cases with & without psu's but get at least a 350watt or higher
     
    ddp, Aug 14, 2005
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  4. Reasons?

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    If you need this much help, it might be best to do a little more research before you start. Building a PC isn't hard, but you shouldn't have to have someone else tell you if your video card works. I have a feeling this might not go smoothly for you, but it still could. Especially if you have people help you on AD.
     
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  5. Phyco_Can

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    thanks for all the help guys ,i am still picking wether i should use my setup or jonni's...
     
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  6. jonni3

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    Check the reviews on the power supply that comes with the case it sucks big time, do yourself a favour and get a decent power supply ..... have fun with you new system
     
    jonni3, Aug 14, 2005
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  7. Phyco_Can

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    will do ....i feel like a schoolgirl thats about to tryout for the cheerleading squad : )
     
    Phyco_Can, Aug 14, 2005
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  8. merlin112

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    Definitely go with 2 512 sticks of ram. I have the same mobo and it supports dual channel memory.
     
    merlin112, Aug 14, 2005
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  9. Alien13

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    Yeah i most probably will get a 350 one do they all have to male and female ports? What brand do you reccomend?
     
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  10. ddp

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    try altec, i think they are supposedly good. on the connectors, you'll probably get 1-2 3.5" floppy connectors & 4-6 5.25" hd/rom drive connectors
     
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  11. Alien13

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    Ok thanks, also on the back of them where the fan is on my old one it has a port for the power and for the screen i think do all of them have 2 ports?
     
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    the 2 ports tended to be for the old at computers, can't remember seeing that on atx unless was on the early atx computers like the p2's.
     
    ddp, Aug 16, 2005
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  13. Alien13

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    Oh, yeah i thought it was for old comps, the one i want to do up has the two port thing. What i would like to know is would it be cheaper to buy a whole comp, or rebuild it?
     
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  14. ddp

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    depends on how far into rebuilding you are going. price the parts individually to see what the total is compared to a new computer of same specs.
     
    ddp, Aug 16, 2005
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  15. Alien13

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    Well since i cant just do the mobo and cpu , ill have to get a
    mobo,
    cpu,
    psu,
    video card,
    ram,
    a new hard drive 2 10GB aint enough,

    Ive already got the floppy/cd drives and moniter.

    Is there any thing else?
     
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  19. ddp

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    so you are looking at getting a 24 pin 420watt plus psu
     
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    First, to the moderators, im sorry for multiposting, i didnt notice the sticky at the top of the page:(

    OK, im looking into building my first PC, and I have looked into a few of the parts. I would like advice on what I am missing and if all these parts are compatible, thanks in advance,

    Case: Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black Computer Case - Retail

    Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail

    Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

    RAM: 2x512 Crucial

    HDD: A 120 GB, either Western Digital or Maxtor

    DVD+RW: Already own a Sony DRU-510a which has NEVER let me down so I intend to keep it.

    Video Card: Probably an ATI 9800 Pro

    Well thats it, if any one could help me with missing parts or compatibility problems, i would be very grateful. By the way, money is an issue but not that huge of a problem,

    thanks in advance,
    Andre
     
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