IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Ok here it is this is my first time buildAMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 ProcessorMSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD MotherboardCORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAMXFX PVT45GUDF3 Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video CardSeagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 Hard DriveTOSHIBA Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE Combo Drive RAIDMAX X1 ATX-909WBP Black/ Silver 0.7mm Japanese SECC Body / Aluminum Faceplate ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450watts PS2 ATX12V SATA Ready Power SupplyThe only thing im not sure about is the processor should I get a chip with 1 MB L2 Cache. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
il_wiccan Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I would if your budget can stand it. I would also go with a DVD burner of some type. They are really cheap these days and you won't regret having one..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Looks good, would be a nice computer..Should you get a CPU with 1MB l2 cache? If it was me and you could find one that was not that more expensive then you bet. the more on the chip itself the faster it will be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Update im getting the AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor will a 450W PSU be enough power for my system? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Update im getting the AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor will a 450W PSU be enough power for my system?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes it would, keep in mind if possible try to get a name brand PS it may save you from headaches in the future Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Im getting a Antec PSU is that any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Im getting a Antec PSU is that any good?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>How many watts is it? And like one of the above comments, I would definitly go with a DVD Burner combo - they are only about 40 bucks now on Newegg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Its a 450W PSU. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Im getting a Antec PSU is that any good?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>How many watts is it? And like one of the above comments, I would definitly go with a DVD Burner combo - they are only about 40 bucks now on Newegg<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Update - just saw that you meant 450 w, there is an article on tigerdirect.com about figuring out what wattage is needed, let me see if i can dig it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Component Wattage Required Motherboard 15-30 Low-end CPU 20-50 Midrange to high-end CPU 40-100 RAM RAM 7 per 128MB PCI add-in card 5 Low to midrange graphics board 20-60 High-End graphics board 60-100 IDE hard drive 10-30 Optical drives 10-25This might be a little old but it is decent enough for referenceIf in doubt, I would just go with the 500W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Why do I need a DVD Burner im not going to be making any DVD's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Why do I need a DVD Burner im not going to be making any DVD's.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>If you ever need to burn a disc for a system backup, it's a lot easier doing so at 4.7gig a disc than 700 meg with a CD, besides, what is the price difference between DVD Rom and Burner? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Its a 450W PSU.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Antec is one of the best you should have no troubles..And by the way its not always the size a many may think its the quality of the power supply. such the performance of the rails and i assure you with what you listed a 450W from antec would power it with no trouble and have plenty of room for future upgrades Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I think a 450W PSU is fine I was looking at reviews on newegg of my psu this one guy was running and Althon X2 4000+ and a gig of ram with a geforce 7800. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 yup it will and would and can Antec's are solid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
il_wiccan Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Antec PS's are very good but if you ever have a problem they do make you jump through a lot of hoops to get an RMA. They were polite and all but the process was rather tedious for sure..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Schusterjo Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Antec PS's are very good but if you ever have a problem they do make you jump through a lot of hoops to get an RMA. They were polite and all but the process was rather tedious for sure.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wow you had to return one? Been buying them for years and years well them and Thermaltake and never had a power supply go bad or come bad from the manufacture..LOL they are probably slow due to the fact they hardly ever have it happen..Good information to know that it may take awhile for a RMA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
il_wiccan Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Really, they probably had to get a supervisor to tell them what an RMA was. What happened is I had one that popped a capacitor and blew the oil crap all over the palce. Believe it or not the PS still worked fine. After the "paperwork" I had the new PS via FedX two days later. Not bad service in my opinion..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheLetterK Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Why do I need a DVD Burner im not going to be making any DVD's.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>If you ever need to burn a disc for a system backup, it's a lot easier doing so at 4.7gig a disc than 700 meg with a CD, besides, what is the price difference between DVD Rom and Burner?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You also have to consider the price of the media. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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