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Jimmymac
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Hey Guys,
I need some help with a new system. I've never upgraded before so this is mostly greek to me.
Your help is appreciated. This is the system I am thinking of getting. Please feel free to rip it apart.
Black Pearl Directron SF-201-B Aluminum Case w/ 6 Case Fans, 2 blow-holes, & front USB/Audio Ports
Power Supply: Black TT-350SS
Asus A7V333-PA-RAID KT333 Socket A Motherboard
CPU (OEM): Athlon XP 1800+
GlobalWIN TAK68 CPU Cooler
512MB 333MHZ 184PIN DDR Memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, ATA133
Black ViewSonic E90FB 19" (18.0" viewable) CRT PerfectFlat Color Monitor, .25dp, 1600 x 1200
Logitech Cordless Freedom Pro Keyboard and Wheel Mouse
2 Rounded Floppy Cables Yellow
2 Rounded IDE Cables Yellow
5 Split Loom Flexible Yellow
I will be taking my existing hardware out of my existing box which consists of:
nVidia TNT2M64 3D 32MB AGP-4
(Please suggest a new vid card) I had an all in wonder before this and I loved watching tv in Windows)
Maxtor 53073U6 30.7GB 7200 RPM 3.5' HDD. EIDE interface. 3.5 inch disks. 30.7GB capacity ATA-5/UDMA 66
Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB 4000 RPM 5.25' HDD DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra)
(Just gotta get the OLD files, Pics etc. off it. Old comp died years ago, I just have the drive sitting outside a case)
HP CDwriter 9300
DVD Rom 10 x Affrey DD-4010E(one of those kind you can't make Region free unless you take off the pins each time you boot)
need to get one that doesn't have region protection. This is important cause I have DVD's from Europe and America.)
Zip 100 Drive
3.5 Floppy. (Prolly just get a new black one to match the case)
Creative SB Live! (unless the onboard MOB sound is better.. No idea yet)
What do I need to get to install this in there ?
This is what I got so far on my list. I've never upgraded before so I am sure I am missing some stuff.
I don't wanna be caught with out the right wires, cables etc. Basically I want Directron to build the whole thing and then I
just slap in the extra drives video cards etc. when I get it. Do I need to add that Silver goo for the cpu or will they just
use some they got laying around ?
What else do I need ?
PLEASE HELP !! LOL
I didn't know what DDR ram was 2 days ago.. !!
Thanks
jimmy
I need some help with a new system. I've never upgraded before so this is mostly greek to me.
Your help is appreciated. This is the system I am thinking of getting. Please feel free to rip it apart.
Black Pearl Directron SF-201-B Aluminum Case w/ 6 Case Fans, 2 blow-holes, & front USB/Audio Ports
Power Supply: Black TT-350SS
Asus A7V333-PA-RAID KT333 Socket A Motherboard
CPU (OEM): Athlon XP 1800+
GlobalWIN TAK68 CPU Cooler
512MB 333MHZ 184PIN DDR Memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, ATA133
Black ViewSonic E90FB 19" (18.0" viewable) CRT PerfectFlat Color Monitor, .25dp, 1600 x 1200
Logitech Cordless Freedom Pro Keyboard and Wheel Mouse
2 Rounded Floppy Cables Yellow
2 Rounded IDE Cables Yellow
5 Split Loom Flexible Yellow
I will be taking my existing hardware out of my existing box which consists of:
nVidia TNT2M64 3D 32MB AGP-4
(Please suggest a new vid card) I had an all in wonder before this and I loved watching tv in Windows)
Maxtor 53073U6 30.7GB 7200 RPM 3.5' HDD. EIDE interface. 3.5 inch disks. 30.7GB capacity ATA-5/UDMA 66
Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB 4000 RPM 5.25' HDD DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra)
(Just gotta get the OLD files, Pics etc. off it. Old comp died years ago, I just have the drive sitting outside a case)
HP CDwriter 9300
DVD Rom 10 x Affrey DD-4010E(one of those kind you can't make Region free unless you take off the pins each time you boot)
need to get one that doesn't have region protection. This is important cause I have DVD's from Europe and America.)
Zip 100 Drive
3.5 Floppy. (Prolly just get a new black one to match the case)
Creative SB Live! (unless the onboard MOB sound is better.. No idea yet)
What do I need to get to install this in there ?
This is what I got so far on my list. I've never upgraded before so I am sure I am missing some stuff.
I don't wanna be caught with out the right wires, cables etc. Basically I want Directron to build the whole thing and then I
just slap in the extra drives video cards etc. when I get it. Do I need to add that Silver goo for the cpu or will they just
use some they got laying around ?
What else do I need ?
PLEASE HELP !! LOL
I didn't know what DDR ram was 2 days ago.. !!
Thanks
jimmy