Good Computer Setup?

[oldaccount1]

EPoX EP-9NPAJ Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Model #: EP-9NPAJ

$92.99

XION Ultimate Engineering XON-002 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail

Model #: XON-002

$64.99 -$5.00 Instant = $59.99

SONY Black IDE DVD Burner Model DW-D26A BLK - OEM

Model #: DW-D26A BLK

$48.99

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1614N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM

Model #: SP1614N

$78.00

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT533D2 - Retail

Model #: VS1GBKIT533D2

$87.85

Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail

Model #: 931352-0403

$39.99

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail

Model #: ADA3200BPBOX

$190.00

Leadtek PX6600GT TDH Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

Model #: PX6600GT TDH

$169.00 -$5.00 Instant = $164.00

Subtotal: $761.81

What kind of fan should I go with? I want something cheap but quiet and cool. Any suggestions? I want to keep the price around $800. I have Windows XP x64.

[SojIrOu]

ddr2 won't work with any AMD processor/motherboard. you'll need ddr 400 ram.

you might want to get a better power supply something about 400-450watts by antec/ocz/cooler master (only real power)

other than that its fine

[stncttr908 Veteran]

The good:

Video card

Processor

Mouse

The bad:

Get EpoX's nForce 4 Ultra model instead.

Get a Serial ATA hard drive, preferrably one with SATAII and NCQ like this one, but only if you get a board with the nForce 4 Ultra chipset.

As mentioned, that's 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM. It won't work.

That case's power supply is probably junk.

[shihchiun]

Other than the RAM, it's good. As for a cheap fan, just use the one that comes with the processor (assuming you're getting the retail version and not the OEM version). It does the job and isn't too loud.

[oldaccount1]

How's...

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/1G - Retail

Model #: KVR400X64C3AK2/1G

$78.99

[oldaccount1]

and what difference does the power supply make?

[gwai lo]

bad/cheapo power supply = chances of unstable and/or low rails, which supply power to your components

that can mean windows errors, instability, etc..etc..bad stuff

also cheapo psu's have higher chances of blowing up and taking parts out with them =/

brand name, just to stay on the safe side ;)

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566

[Cyrilix]

  gwai lo said:

bad/cheapo power supply = chances of unstable and/or low rails, which supply power to your components

that can mean windows errors, instability, etc..etc..bad stuff

also cheapo psu's have higher chances of blowing up and taking parts out with them =/

brand name, just to stay on the safe side ;)

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566

586141824[/snapback]

Thank you, Gwai Lo, that's the best possible link to give to someone choosing a PSU. I try to post that link from time to time, but the last time I made a thread about it, no one responded. :cool:

[gwai lo]

:cool: :cool:

we need to sticky that or something...