Another new build advice plz

[schiz]

Hi trying to put together a good COM for about £1000.


I mostly do reincoding to DVD and play Games. ( Don't want SLi ) Happy to have just one good Graphics card, have throught about AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ but updating Bios a bit worrying.


After many weeks checking out forums etc come down to this. What I would really like to know is this hardware compatible with each other and I’m not sure I got the right memory?


Was going to go for Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB but seemed cheaper having 2 smaller ones and more GB's.


I'm not too technical so any questions keep simple plz.

Thank You in advance for any help


Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939)

Heatsink Gigabyte G-Power Pro

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2

Asus GeForce 7900 GT/2DHT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)

2X Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Total 640GB

Antec TruePower 2.0 550W PSU ( Already Have )

Akasa Eclipse-62 Aluminum Case ( Already Have )

schiz

[snessy]

You should know the basics of computing. This includes working a computer (no kidding!) and knowing how a computer functions.

I would recommend that you buy components from a reliable pc store. Tell them of your venture and they should point you in the right direction.

Many of the problems you’ll come across are only solved by trial and error, but there are many related websites. Try this one-

http://www.mysuperpc.com/

[#43 fan]

I would go to www.newegg.com or Monarch Comoputers. Or, Zip Zoom Fly.
The 2 things I would change is the CPU [get a 939 Opteron, especially if you overclock] and get a slightly cheaper CPU and more expensive videocard.
Good thing you don't want SLI, most forum members would have told you not to get it. Not worth the money, IMO.

[Zoomy]

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Originally Posted by Reather

I would go to www.newegg.com or Monarch Comoputers. Or, Zip Zoom Fly.
The 2 things I would change is the CPU [get a 939 Opteron, especially if you overclock] and get a slightly cheaper CPU and more expensive videocard.
Good thing you don't want SLI, most forum members would have told you not to get it. Not worth the money, IMO.

Why did you provide a link to Newegg, when the original poster said his/her budget was £1000? You know, as in British pounds? £ =/= $.

What makes it sadder is that you are not the only person who does this.

My advice to schiz is to try http://www.overclock.co.uk/ as in my experience they are pretty good.

[schiz]

What I would really like to know is this hardware compatible with each other

And have i got the right memory for this Mobo?

Thx

[Zoomy]

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Originally Posted by schiz

What I would really like to know is this hardware compatible with each other

I'm almost certain it is.

I'm not 100% about the memory though. Someone else should be able to answer that.

[simbob]

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Originally Posted by schiz

What I would really like to know is this hardware compatible with each other

And have i got the right memory for this Mobo?

Thx

yes, but if your spending that much on a computer, go for a card like the x1900xt, it would rip apart the card you said you are wanting. check out www.tomshardware.com (for benchmark results etc) if you are having any doubts.

[schiz]

thank you Zoomy & Simbob will check out the x1900xt right away.

[Zoomy]

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Originally Posted by schiz

thank you Zoomy & Simbob will check out the x1900xt right away.

You're welcome.

And I'd agree with Simbob; from wht I've heard the x1900xt is damn good.

Oh, and welcome to TechIMO. Come for the advice, stay for the laughs.

[simbob]

oh and btw, my personal fav for buying pc parts etc is

www.ebuyer.com

its the cheapest i have come across, id recomend getting your parts from that since your also in the UK.

also if i was you, i would go for either the AMD X2 4200+ or the 4400+, they are dual core cpu's, basically meaning your com should never go slow!
for example, you could encode a movie into dvd format, or do virus scans etc while playing on doom 3 with absolutely no slow down what so ever.