Building my first puter, will it work?

[DJDaveMark]

Hey all!

I've got the chance to build a computer for dirt cheap. This will be my first adventure into building from scratch & would like to know if what i've chosen will all work together. I wanted to build a new computer for a friend who is on a very tight budget and i've costed this for £194.52 GBP.


Cases ____________ CAS-3803-ATX-300W ______ BEANTECH-MINI-ATX-300W CASE
Motherboards _____ GA-7DXE SOCKET A _______ DDR AC97 AMD 761 CHIPSET
CPU's ____________ CPU-DURON-1.3GB ________ AMD DURON 1.3GB CPU OEM
Heatsink Fans ____ HFA-DP5-6H51 ___________ HEATSINK FAN SUPPORTS DURON/TK7
Hard Drives ______ ST-40DM+8-133+60 _______ MAXTOR 40GB 7200RPM ATA133 6E040L0
Graphics card ____ NV-TNT2M64-32-PAL ______ PALIT NVIDIA TNT2M64 32MB
CD-RW Drives _____ CD-RW-48XCYBER-RT ______ CYBER 48X16X48 RETAIL BOXED
Monitors _________ AMTE-VC170-BT1791 ______ OEM 17 CRT 0.27MM
Fax Modems _______ NET-LYNX-56/INT/AM _____ NET-LYNX 56K V92 AMBIENT CTRLLERLESS MOD
Memory ___________ DDR-128MB-PC2100 _______ MAJOR ON 3RD 128MB DDR PC2100
Speakers _________ SP-PA280-KINYO _________ KINYO 240W PMPO RETAIL

So will it work? Looking forward to your input / advice / corrections / tips

[John Prophet]

The only question I would have would be about the motherboard and the Duron 1.3g cpu. Since it is a older 761 motherboard, will it need a bios flash to use that newer cpu. A look at the motherboard manufacturers website would tell you the answer.

Oh yeah, and 128M ram isnt enough, itll be a little slow with just 128...especially if you try to run WindowsXP.

JP

[DJDaveMark]

Thanks for the feedback, i would've missed that. What about these?

Motherboards ____ QDI-KINETIZ-7E-A ____ QDI SOCKET A ATX AC97 SDRAM MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ GA-7VKMLS ___________ GIGABYTE MATX SOCKETA SDRAM MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ GA-6VTXE-A __________ GIGABYTE SOCKET370 BOARD ATX WITH AC97
Motherboards ____ QDI-KUDOZ-7-A _______ QDI ATX SOCKET A AC97 DDR VIA CHIPSET
Motherboards ____ GA-6IEML ____________ GIGABYTE SOCKET370 M/ATX LAN MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ GA-7VKML ____________ GIGABYTE SOCKET A M/ATX AUDIO VGA LAN
Motherboards ____ GA-8ST800 ___________ GIGABYTE P4 ATX DDR333 4X MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ QDI-PLATINIX2-A _____ QDI SDRAM P4 ATX AC97
Motherboards ____ GA-8ID533 ___________ GIGABYTE PENTIUM4 SOC478 MOTHERBOARDS
Motherboards ____ QDI-SUPERB4E-A ______ QDI ATX DDR SIS CHIPSET SOUND 533FSB
Motherboards ____ QDI-SUPERB4L-AL _____ QDI P4 SIS CHIPSET M/ATX SOUND VGA
Motherboards ____ GA-8SR533 ___________ GIGABYTE PENTIUM4 ATX SOUND DDR 533FSB
Motherboards ____ GA-8STML ____________ GIGABYTE P4 SOCKET478 M/ATX MOTHERBAORD
Motherboards ____ GA-8SIMLP ___________ GIGABYTE P4 MATX ON BOARD LAN USB2.0
Motherboards ____ GA-8ST667 ___________ GIGABYTE P4 ATX DDR333 4X MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ QDI-KUDOZ-7E333X6A __ QDI SOCKET A 333MHZ SOUND MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ QDI-SUPERB4LE-6AL ___ QDI P4 MATX AC97 LAN 533FSB MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ GA-7VA ______________ GIGABYTE ATX SOCKETA DDR400 MOTHERBOARD
Motherboards ____ QDI-PLATINIX1E-A ____ QDI P4 M/ATX DDR 533FSB SOUND 845EC/SET
Motherboards ____ QDI-PLATINIX2D533A __ QDI P4 ATX DDR 533FSB SOUND 845E CHIPSET

Which one would fit the best with the setup in my post above?

[KeepItReal]

hey man I have a radical sugestion but i know it workz becoz I use this same system all the time.

Go to http://www.todaytech.com
Sign up for an account with them and given them you details and stuff.
Then get this gear it only costs about $1500 - $1800 australian dollars

- 40GB western Digital HDD. (7200RPM Drive)
- Celeron or Petium4 1.8GH'z Processor
- Intel Motherboard that support PGA478Form factor and DDRAM and an 8X or 4X AGP slot.
- GForce4 64MB GFX card
- 512MB of DDR pc2100 RAM
- Mitsubishi Diamond view 17' monitor
- LG DVD CDR-W 48X24X48X16DVD
- What ever floppy drive keyboard and mouse you want.
- Sound Blaster live5.1! PCI soundcard
- Creative 5100 5.1Suround Sound system.
- Diamond voice 56K UE voice modem

With that you could do what ever you wanted.
It costs a little bit but if you are going to spend money on a computer they are paarts I would to make it worth it.
If you want better parts I can get you part number and psecifications for better parts ect ect ect.

I work at an Information Technology Center lol. So I am kinda into this stuff

PS: dun think I forgot anything

[DJDaveMark]

Well see, the puter isn't for me and the 'girl' that's buying it is only gonna use it to type things in Word and surf the net on a 56K modem (there's no broadband available). I recommended she bought a second hand puter since she only wants to spend around £200 GBP. If she bought something new an 80GB hard drive 2.0GHz CPU & 512MB with a super duper sound & video card would just go to waste. She's gonna use this about once a week if she's lucky.

I happened across a guy that's given me a huge list of hardware with the prices he'll sell me for cost price, no profit if I build the puter for this girl. So instead of her paying £800 GBP brand spankin new or £200 GBP second hand, I'm gonna built her a new puter for £200. But, since this is my first built from scratch, I dont want to buy something with her money that's incompatible.

I'm sure all I need to know is what motherboard would suit the set-up at the beginning of the post as I originally chose one with an older chipset for the 1.3g Duron. I'm hoping the others I listed will suit a 1.3g Duron.

Is this possible?!?!?

[ryogenetic]

Try a Epox 8kha good versatile board, should run the Duron no prob. And they are relativly inexpensive

Ryo

[samwichse]

In that case, go for this one and ditch the TNT videocard (it's got built in video, which is just fine for 2D).

Motherboards ____ GA-7VKML ____________ GIGABYTE SOCKET A M/ATX AUDIO VGA LAN

Sam

[John Prophet]

yep..go for the GA-7VKML http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/...s_GA-7VKML.htm

it will run the duron 1.3G and it also has built in video and built in sound so it will be a little cheaper than a seperate video card...and also a little easier and faster to setup.

JP

[DJDaveMark]

Nice on guy's,

You've helped no end. Decision made!

Thanks again,

TechIMO ppl rule!!!

DaveMark