Help With PC Build!

[ReziUze]

Hi. I really hate my computer because I have a ton of games which I can't even play on it cus it's SO CRAP! Soooo, I decided to build my own PC. I'm just a beginner, so I picked some stuff that seemed good and I was wondering if you glorious experts could tell me if it's all compatible, and if it's all good, kthx:

Case\Chassis: AYWUN A1-6719 $3.63

Power Supply: ANTEC 500W Antec Basiq ATX Power Supply $70.63

CPU: It's my current CPU (Intel Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz)

Motherboard: INTEL G31 1333FSB mATX PCI-Ex16 GRAPHIC GIGA-LAN DDR2 $76.99

HDD: HITACHI 1TB Full-speed 7200 Deskstar 7K1000.B HDD $108.38

Video Card: ASUS GF9500GT $88.84

Sound Card: CREATIVE Sound Blaster 5.1VX $23.19

DVD Drive: SAMSUNG PATA Samsung SH-S222A $68.88

Total: $440.54

Please give me some advice, I really don't wanna go and buy all these to later find out they don't work together -.-

BTW: Don't worry about Keyboard, Mouse or Monitor.

Thank you very much!

[frank5754]

Don't see anything that would present compatability issues. Your mobo is should take your processor although it will take dual and quad core cpu's. You did not mention RAM. That board will support up to 4GB and you will want to install the max. You don't specify what you have in the "ton of games" but this setup should run most except for the very high end stuff. I don't believe that your mobo will support more than one graphics card (SLI or Crossfire) so you will have to do with what you've got........

[KarmaKiller]

Hate to say it, but P4 and a 9500gt is still gonna be disappointing in games. That is not a combo I'd ever recommend for games.
And your prices look way high, where are you ordering from?

[pullmyfoot]

this is much faster and better. no need for a sound card. dont waste money.

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Antec earthwatts EA380 380W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100277L Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

amounts to about just over 400. you will need an operating system though, which is another 100 and not included in your original list. either spend 100 more or cut some serious corners (which means the graphics card is going to have to go for onboard graphics. jsut FYI, this card probably gets 10-20 times better performance than the G31 you picked. the G31 is complete crap. its not gonna run your games very much better than your old system could.

[Chris134]

Personally wouldnt recommend a SAPPHIRE video card, but if your on a tight budget go for it! Best thing to do is get an extended warranty and youll have no worrys.

[pullmyfoot]

Personally wouldnt recommend a SAPPHIRE video card, but if your on a tight budget go for it! Best thing to do is get an extended warranty and youll have no worrys.

why on earth not... ive never had a problem with them

[Aaron_8015]

why on earth not... ive never had a problem with them

+1 I've found Sapphire to be one of the best ATI card manufacturer's

[pullmyfoot]

yeah they are ATI's biggest partner. Both my systems run Sapphire cards.