   I'm thinking of buying a new computer...
  The computer I have now is really old, and I've been saving up to build a new one. I've been looking around for quite a while, and I've come up with the following:RAM:A-DATA V-Series 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered System Memory - OEMProcessor:Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor - Retail Motherboard:Intel BOXD915GEVL Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915G ATX Intel Motherboard - RetailCase:ATRIX 4in1 Combo CSCI-C8001-C43 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Prescott Version Power Supply - RetailI plan to put in a GeForce 6800GT later on, but I'll probably end up running it on the onboard video for now. I'm also going to be using the harddrive and cd drive from my current machine.So what do you guys think? Do you see any problems? Thanks![Edited by - thannett on December 7, 2005 5:58:26 PM]
Quote:Original post by thannettThe computer I have now is really old, and I've been saving up to build a new one. I've been looking around for quite a while, and I've come up with the following:RAM:A-DATA V-Series 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Unbuffered System Memory - OEMProcessor:Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor - Retail Motherboard:Intel BOXD915GEVL Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915G ATX Intel Motherboard - RetailCase:ATRIX 4in1 Combo CSCI-C8001-C43 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Prescott Version Power Supply - RetailI plan to put in a GeForce 6800GT later on, but I'll probably end up running it on the onboard video for now. I'm also going to be using the harddrive and cd drive from my current machine.So what do you guys think? Do you see any problems? Thanks!When building your computer, is price an issue to you?  Is performance an issue?If you responded yes to either of those questions, then I highly suggest you get an AMD chip.   ;  Yeah.... Intel chips just aren't on the P/P curve right now. If I were you, I'd go for an Athlon 64; extremely cheap for the performance right now, and with a smooth upgrade path in the future.   ;  Yup.  Hit NewEgg and look at the Athlon 64s.  That new 3700+ is supposed to be good and cheap.   ;Quote:Do you see any problems?Yes, the 12V rail on that PSU in the case is rated at only 15A. Chances are that it is going to be a cheap one, so it will probabally give you maybe 10-12A. That just might cut it for starting out, depending on all what you have in there, but it will blow (like die) as soon as you upgrade the video card. Take a look at this site . I would purchase a new name brand PSU that provides at least 18A on the 12V line. Also looking at this page it looks like you should really upgrade that PSU:Quote:Power supply requirement for 12V railValue: 13A Continuous, 16.5A Peak for 10msMainstream: 16A continuous, 19A peak for 10msPerformance: Two 12v rails each rated at: 8A continuous, 11A peak for 10msThe one  I got for my computer provides: +3.3V@30A, +5V@50A, +12V@35A, -5V@0.5A, -12V@1A, +5VSB@2.5A if you want to compare to your case's PSU.Quote:Original post by Iron Chef CarnageYup.  Hit NewEgg and look at the Athlon 64s.  That new 3700+ is supposed to be good and cheap.I just got it too [grin] Here's my new computer I'm making, everything exclusively from NewEgg (didn't want to shop around 100 different places).   ;  Athlon64 is my suggestion for the CPU, and as for the video card, you should take a long and hard look at the GF 6800 GS (not GT).   ;  Cool. I'll look into switching for a Athlon64. I'll also check out a different PSU and the 6800 GS. Thanks!   ;  Just keep in mind that currently, Athlon 64 doesn't support DDR2. (This isn't really an argument in Intel's favor, just pointing it out, so you don't end up with a bunch of ram you can't use... [wink])For motherboards, Nforce 4 is currently dominating the AMD64 market. There've been a couple other great ones popping up lately, but I'd still recommend Nforce 4. You shouldn't run into any problems with that   ;  amd64. cheap, overclockable and cool.   