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Building a PC for the first time-List of components assembled-Looking for feedback

josh1billion · 2008-07-14T02:43:31

Hello all, After nearly a year of being desktop-less (old desktop mobo and possibly video card fried), and working solely on a laptop, I have at last decided to build a new machine. Although I have a basic understanding of hardware, this is the first time I've built a PC "from scratch," so I fear that I may be overlooking something. I'm mainly worried about compability (video card, mobo, RAM, processor, etc. all work together) and making sure I'm not somehow forgetting any components. Also a bit concerned about the difficulties of installation if things go wrong. This is why I'm seeking your advice before clicking the old "Checkout" button on Newegg. I'll be using my old PC's case, power supply (includes PCI-Express connectors), and DVD-RW drive. I should have everything else below; please let me know if I missed something. As for the purpose of this machine: personal desktop, game development (of course), gaming. By "gaming," I'm not referring to playing the latest FPS with maxed settings; I don't care about FPS's and am not seeking the absolute highest of specifications, as you'll see. But I do hope to play relatively modern games (Oblivion, Spore, Starcraft II, Diablo III) without any difficulties. Looking for something within the $300 to $400 range (which this falls within), and hoping this will be upgradable if I choose to upgrade video card, processor, etc. in the next few years. Might install a better sound card (versus existing on-board sound) at some point in the future as well. Video: GeForce 8800 GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 :: $109.99 - $30 rebate RAM: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 :: $86.50 - $20 rebate CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.5GHz :: $59.99 - I was looking at a $125 triple-core 2.1ghz (also compatible with motherboard below), but this appears to be a good deal. Motherboard: MSI K9N SLI-F V.2 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570LT :: $79.99 - onboard sound and LAN. Hard drive: 320GB Seagate ST303204N1A1A-RK 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 :: $79.99 Total: $416.46 Rebates: $50 Total after rebates: $366.46 Thanks in advance.

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Started by josh1billion July 07, 2008 07:23 PM

10 comments, last by wodinoneeye 15 years, 12 months ago

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July 08, 2008 02:50 PM

Placed the order now. Hope all works out.

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July 14, 2008 02:43 AM

Depending on how old your system was(and who made it), the power supply might no longer be 'up to snuff'. Nothing there looks to be pushing too much power, but the wattage on the power supplies of ten are a peak rating and components like capacitors can age so that the output wattage may no longer be anywhere near what the numbers said originally.

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