Computer Parts

[TinyKilbasa]

Ok, I've made a list of parts, & was wondered what everybodys' thoughts are.:


AHANIX Black/Silver Harmony Series ATX Mid-Tower Case, Model "X117" -RETAIL $25.00

ASUS 52x32x52 IDE Internal CD-RW Drive, Model CRW-5232AS, OEM Black Bulk $29.00

Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD1200BB, OEM Drive Only $78.00

Corsair Value Select Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM $89.00

ABIT "KV8 Pro" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Athlon64 CPU -RETAIL $101.00

Thermaltake W0014 Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply $55.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
$169.00

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack SP1a - OEM
$141.00

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" -RETAIL $169.99

I'm not sure if this link will work, but heres the list I made from newegg:

http://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?DEPA=1&submit=ADD&item=29-102-163

From the previous thread, I was going to save my monitor, Video card, keyboard/mouse/modem from my old computer....
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=37747

Anything you see which I forgot?

Much abliged for everyones help!!!!

MarcoPolo

 

[Hazar]

Do you really need that big of a hd?

And btw, the list only has the soundcard on it.

And will the case come with a power supply or will you use your old one?

 

[TinyKilbasa]

hmm.thats wierd...no my current powersupply is 350, I was going to beef it up to 480.... And Yea, the Hard drive needs to be pretty big, I do graphic work & I usually have pretty large files....

 

[m3ta1head]

i would get the asus k8v mobo, its $99.

what kind of vid card do you have

 

[TinyKilbasa]

ATI 9700Pro

 

[m3ta1head]

cool, that config looks awesome. does your case have a power supply, from the looks of it $25 for a case it looks like it would come with a terrible power supply.

 

[TinyKilbasa]

No I chose without one, Id rather buy my own then be burdoned by what came with the case...to be on the safe side....

 

[m3ta1head]

ok, then your set. i strongly suggest the ASUS k8v though, thats what im getting, its sweet.

 

[TinyKilbasa]

sorry this post is from the next day. I check mail at the library & they have a time limit....

Wow that does look like a decent board, thanks for the find!!

Now the fun part...saving up

btw, are there any accesories I should get to aid me in building?

 

[ailevation]

:thumbs: I would get the Audigy LS, or atleast the ZS that's like $99 and put the extra money towards getting 1 Gig of ram . What video card are you getting, if you are?

 

[Ecthe|ioN]

If you can afford it, get 2 x 512MB of ram instead of 2 x 256. Otherwise it's a great rig my friend.

 

[Skull]

hi

Was your old powersupply 350W? In my opinion that's enough, I wouldn't buy a new one (unless you have some graphics card that uses a lot of power). And another suggestion, if you are using your computer for graphic work you should buy 2x 512 instead to make you applications run faster.

good luck

 

[JFry]

Wouldn't 1x 1024 of ram be better than 2x 512? That way you won't fill up your slots and end up with "useless" ram as quick.

 

[ailevation]

:cheers: x2 512 of ram would run in dual mode, 1 stick of a gig doesn't, dual mode makes performance better.