I'm going to be building a new computer for the first time... what do you think of these parts?
(unless specified, all parts are Retail versions through newegg.com)
Case: A-Top Gladiator 450W ATX Mid Tower, $50
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 ATX (includes audio and LAN), $110
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Socket 939, $470
Video Card: eVGA Geforce 6800GT 256 MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16, $310
RAM: CORSAIR 1 GB (2x512 MB) 184-Pin DDR 400, $80
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200 rpm 300 GB Serial ATA150, $200
DVD Drive: ASUS IDE, $25
DVD Burner: LITE-ON IDE, $50
Floppy Drive: SONY 1.44 MB Internal (OEM), $10
Monitor: ViewSonic 19” 4-5ms, $420
Keyboard: Logitech USB + PS/2 wired, $30
Mouse: Logitech 8 button w/ wheel USB + PS/2 optical, $30
Speakers: Logitech 32 Watts 2.1, $35
Headphones: Sennheiser 3.5mm/6.3mm, $20
Operating System: Windows XP Home w/ SP2 (OEM), $90
(Belking Anti-Static Wrist Strap, $6)
Total $2000
Anyone see anything wildly incompatible or unreliable? Another question - how easy is it to set up an SATA hard drive? I've only installed IDE...
Thanks for the feedback!
(unless specified, all parts are Retail versions through newegg.com)
Case: A-Top Gladiator 450W ATX Mid Tower, $50
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 ATX (includes audio and LAN), $110
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Socket 939, $470
Video Card: eVGA Geforce 6800GT 256 MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16, $310
RAM: CORSAIR 1 GB (2x512 MB) 184-Pin DDR 400, $80
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200 rpm 300 GB Serial ATA150, $200
DVD Drive: ASUS IDE, $25
DVD Burner: LITE-ON IDE, $50
Floppy Drive: SONY 1.44 MB Internal (OEM), $10
Monitor: ViewSonic 19” 4-5ms, $420
Keyboard: Logitech USB + PS/2 wired, $30
Mouse: Logitech 8 button w/ wheel USB + PS/2 optical, $30
Speakers: Logitech 32 Watts 2.1, $35
Headphones: Sennheiser 3.5mm/6.3mm, $20
Operating System: Windows XP Home w/ SP2 (OEM), $90
(Belking Anti-Static Wrist Strap, $6)
Total $2000
Anyone see anything wildly incompatible or unreliable? Another question - how easy is it to set up an SATA hard drive? I've only installed IDE...
Thanks for the feedback!