Building my First Computer Need Help

[Prophecy411]

Hi Guys i was recommended to this site by a friend who used it for his computer.

I am building this off of www.cyberpowerpc.com. I know its cheaper to by the parts seperately and build it yourself but i wouldn't know how to do this if my life depended on it.

I am on a budget of 1500 $

Here are my Current Specs

Case
NZXT Nemesis Metal Mid-Tower Case 400W W/ side-panel Window

Power Supply
NZXT PF-500 500Watt Power Supply

CPU
(Sckt775)Intel® Pentium® D 930 Dual-Core CPU @ 3.0GHz 800FSB 2x2MB
Cache 64-Bit

Cooling Fans
CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit + 2 EXTRA CASE FANS

Mother Board
MSI P4N Diamond nForce4 SLI Chipset LGA775 DDR2/667 SATA RAID Dual PCIE w/7.1Audio,2xGbLAN,IEEE1394&USB2

Memory
1GB (2x512MB) PC4200 DDR2 Dual Channel Memory
Kingston Hyper-X High Performance Memory w/ Heat Spreader

Video Card
NVIDIA Geforce 7600 GS 512MB PCI Express x16 Video Card

LCD Monitor
Jetway M1931TB 19" Multimedia TFT Active Matrix LCD Display Monitor

Hard Drive
250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive

Optical Drive
COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)

Audio
label_();Creative Labs SB Audigy SE

OS
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2

Anti Virus
McAfee Anti Virus 7

Any advice would be appreciated Thanks guys

[#43 fan]

I'd get a different Power Supply. Preferably an OCZ, Antec, Fortron Source [AKA FSP Group or Sparkle], or PC Power and Cooling, but that's really expensive [PC Power].
Building your own PC is easy, and you'll have our help if you need any.
Also, I'd get AMD. And, you don't need non-Value RAM. Get 2 GB's of Value RAM.
Also, the 7600GS is not as good as a 7600GT. I'd get that, even with less RAM. Or, a 7900GT/7800GT.

[Prophecy411]

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Originally Posted by Reather

I'd get a different Power Supply. Preferably an OCZ, Antec, Fortron Source [AKA FSP Group or Sparkle], or PC Power and Cooling, but that's really expensive [PC Power].
Building your own PC is easy, and you'll have our help if you need any.
Also, I'd get AMD. And, you don't need non-Value RAM. Get 2 GB's of Value RAM.
Also, the 7600GS is not as good as a 7600GT. I'd get that, even with less RAM. Or, a 7900GT/7800GT.

what about an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ for the cpu and whats wrong with my original power supply?
Also Ive never even opened up my current pc's case which i've had for some years now, so i have no experience.

[YottaHertz]

^^ the x2 3800+ is a good CPU.... also, the original PSU you posted is likely to be generic (especially if it comes with the case)... generic -> not the best...

listen to Reather... on all other issues... Also you do need an SLI board especially if you don't plan to go SLI... I'd go for a7900GT (it rocks! )...

EDIT: I suggest you don't go with the 512MB version of that 7600GS.... the extra memory is *USELESS*...

[Prophecy411]

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Originally Posted by YottaHertz

^^ the x2 3800+ is a good CPU.... also, the original PSU you posted is likely to be generic (especially if it comes with the case)... generic -> not the best...

listen to Reather... on all other issues... Also you do need an SLI board especially if you don't plan to go SLI... I'd go for a7900GT (it rocks! )...

EDIT: I suggest you don't go with the 512MB version of that 7600GS.... the extra memory is *USELESS*...

Did u mean you dont need an sli board? And is the extra memory always going to be useless or will it be useful down the line?

Thanks

[A#1]

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Originally Posted by Prophecy411

I know its cheaper to by the parts seperately and build it yourself but i wouldn't know how to do this if my life depended on it.

if you've ever done anything like build a model car or airplane kit and can read instructions you can build a computer....no magic involved really very easy...i didn't think i could do it either until i gave it a go...i would never buy a name brand pre-built machine again. and you'll have the ultimate satisfaction of knowing you built the machine yourself.

cheers
A#1

[#43 fan]

As Yottahertz said, if you do get the 7600GS, get the non 256.
Also, why does he need a SLI board? Do you mean not going to SLI.
But, with a SLI board, you do get an extra PCI-E slot, that you can put any type of PCI-E card into [x1, x2, x4, x8].

[YottaHertz]

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Originally Posted by Prophecy411

Did u mean you dont need an sli board?

Yes that's what I meant...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prophecy411

And is the extra memory always going to be useless or will it be useful down the line?

Thanks

[Prophecy411]

Quote:

Originally Posted by A#1

if you've ever done anything like build a model car or airplane kit and can read instructions you can build a computer....no magic involved really very easy...i didn't think i could do it either until i gave it a go...i would never buy a name brand pre-built machine again. and you'll have the ultimate satisfaction of knowing you built the machine yourself.

cheers
A#1

I have never built anything in my life. I couldn't even put together a LEGO set when i was a kid...even with the instructions. When it comes to putting complex machinery together i am not only clueless but terrified of messing up the job. But if you guys think I can do it i'll give it a shot.

Thanks a bunch so far please feel free to comment on anything else.

[A#1]

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Originally Posted by Prophecy411

I have never built anything in my life. I couldn't even put together a LEGO set when i was a kid...

well hell your all set then...i always hated them lego sets...my 7 year old has one of them fancy starwars lego sets.....sombitch was like chinese rithmatic to me............lmao