Building a system, help please.

[joeyhause]

This is my first system to build, and I'm not sure if everything will work together. Could you guys give me some suggestions if you see any conflicts. I really appreciate it.

ASPIRE Black Turbo Case with 350W Power Supply

Unincom ROUND, 10-Inch, Floppy drive cable, Booted, 2-Connector, ( RED ), Single-device

UNINCOM ROUND, 12-Inch, True ATA133/100/66/33, ( BLACK ) IDE Cable, 2-Head, 12 Inches

Unincom ROUND, 24-Inch, True ATA133/100/66/33 ( SILVER ) IDE Cable, 3-Head, 24 Inches

ASUS "P4P800-E Deluxe" i865PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU

ENERMAX Aluminum (SILVER + an additional Black Aluminum front face plate) Multifunction Panel, Model "UC-A8FATR4"

Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology

Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 8T

Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1

Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD800JB

SPEEZE 70mm CPU Cooler for Intel Socket 478, Model "9T435B1M3G"

2x Arctic Cooling 80mm Case fan, Model "Pro TC"

and I'll use my current GForce FX 5200, and my dvd writer

[Jarhed7276]

You don't say what you will be using it for but all in all it looks like a good system.
I don't think you will have any compatability problems with the parts.

Only thing I would do differently is to use a SATA hard drive instead of a PATA. Don't know what you are paying for the WD hard drive but you can get a Maxtor SATA drive for about $75 US.

[Vagabond]

looks good to me what are you upgrading from?

[joeyhause]

Im getting the WD Hard drive for $61 from Newegg. Could you explain the difference from an SATA and and PATA.

Im going to be using this system mainly just for school and the only game that I own is Morrowind, and I don't plan on buying any new games soon. Im just wanting a fast computer that will last me quite awhile until I get out of college and can afford to buy a new one.

Im upgrading from a P3, 866MHz, with 384 RAM. I've had this system about 5 years now and I am ready for a new one.

[phenious]

Serial ATA has a higher possible transfer rate. It is where hard drives are headed. It normally pays off to be a forward thinker with computers so I would suggest it as well. Your mother board supports SATA so if you want to move a a SATA drive later on you could still do so. I don't think you would see much of a difference in speed with that type of hard drive. You would see a difference with a WD Raptor drive or with a Maxtor Diamond Max 10 w/ 16MB buffer.

phen

[joeyhause]

OK I switched to
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only

[phenious]

Make sure your mother board comes with some Serial ATA power converters... When I got my OEM drive not only did it need a serial cable but a power cable as well.

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage....131-492-08.JPG

the thing you need is to the right in the middle. It comes with the board if you are buying it retail.

phen

[joeyhause]

I am getting it retail. Thanks for the heads up though, that is exactly the kind of help I was wanting. I would have been upset if it would have gotten here and I was missing a cable.
Thanks again for everyones help. Im putting in my order tonight.

[Jarhed7276]

I looked at what came with that motherboard. 2 SATA data cables and 1 SATA power cable come with it.

[project vegas]

what about more memory imo 1 gig is better 512 is just cutting it once again this is imo
just my 2 cents