forcer
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- 18 Oct 2002
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I have decided to start building a new computer. But i need a little help.
current -> new
modded acrylic pc case -> modded thermaltake tsunami(silver)
viatech mobo -> ???? this is something i know nothing about, i was aware motherboards all done the same thing apart from the most they can support. i need a good mobo, that can handle athlon xp 64.
athlon xp 2000 -> athlon 64 (2.2 ghz?)
3x256drr pc1200 ram -> dunt know what ram for the mobo to go for, my mobo only supports up to 3x256 sticks so i cant expand further so i need a mobo that can hold at least 1gig of ram
geforce 4 mxx 64mb 4x agp -> ive followed geforce from the start, thinking they where the best performing gfx cards... i now know this is not the case but ive never looked at any others, whats the best? i want at least 128mb
sb live 5.1 digital -> i am fairly happy with this card but i was thinking audigy 2? any reccomendations?
on board nic -> ??? i am using an onboard nic card for my broadband, are they much different from a pci nic card? i wouldnt think so?
dvd drive/or writer - got a 52x cd-r/w so that can stay, but maybe an extra dvd drive
floppy -> i HATE floppy drives, i've never used mine for years, can i take it out? and get my computer to work without it... tried before i think i got an error like "floppy fail(0)"
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xtras:
cooling for the athlon 64 ? i am currently using stock
are there any online shops what offer these products at reasonable prices.
what mobo and ram should i go for?
for a rig like this, what is a rough amount of what it will cost?
this is the first computer i will have built from scratch!
any help appreciated
current -> new
modded acrylic pc case -> modded thermaltake tsunami(silver)
viatech mobo -> ???? this is something i know nothing about, i was aware motherboards all done the same thing apart from the most they can support. i need a good mobo, that can handle athlon xp 64.
athlon xp 2000 -> athlon 64 (2.2 ghz?)
3x256drr pc1200 ram -> dunt know what ram for the mobo to go for, my mobo only supports up to 3x256 sticks so i cant expand further so i need a mobo that can hold at least 1gig of ram
geforce 4 mxx 64mb 4x agp -> ive followed geforce from the start, thinking they where the best performing gfx cards... i now know this is not the case but ive never looked at any others, whats the best? i want at least 128mb
sb live 5.1 digital -> i am fairly happy with this card but i was thinking audigy 2? any reccomendations?
on board nic -> ??? i am using an onboard nic card for my broadband, are they much different from a pci nic card? i wouldnt think so?
dvd drive/or writer - got a 52x cd-r/w so that can stay, but maybe an extra dvd drive
floppy -> i HATE floppy drives, i've never used mine for years, can i take it out? and get my computer to work without it... tried before i think i got an error like "floppy fail(0)"
-
xtras:
cooling for the athlon 64 ? i am currently using stock
are there any online shops what offer these products at reasonable prices.
what mobo and ram should i go for?
for a rig like this, what is a rough amount of what it will cost?
this is the first computer i will have built from scratch!
any help appreciated