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Pride · 07-02-2005, 09:44 PM

I have decided to build a computer, and I'm trying to keep it within $2,000, or so. This will be my first build, and I'm still a little cautious about building it myself. About the only parts I haven't chose yet are the drives. I'm still a bit confused about choosing the correct drives for the system. I'll choose an LCD, keyboard & mouse after I get my system figured out.

Welp, here's the system I have chose so far. Any compatibility issues, incorrect parts & additional parts needed, please let me know. I don't want to order the incorrect parts, considering they cannot be returned.

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939
Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-K8NXP-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD
Video Card - PNY VCG7800XXWB Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
RAM - CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Hard Drive(s) - 2 X Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
Case - ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/450 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply (I was considering another Aspire Power Supply, so would another power supply be needed?)
OS - Windows XP Pro
Floppy Drive - NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive
DVD/CD Drives - I'm wanting a DVD Drive & a DVD Burner. Any suggestions?

Anything else needed, besides fans, wiring, etc.???

Also, any precautions needed before building the system? (Like grounding, glue, hardware, additional wiring, etc.)?

Any help, suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated, and thank you for your time.

07-02-2005, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pride Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 36 Posts: 68	Building A Computer - Compatibility & Precautions? I have decided to build a computer, and I'm trying to keep it within $2,000, or so. This will be my first build, and I'm still a little cautious about building it myself. About the only parts I haven't chose yet are the drives. I'm still a bit confused about choosing the correct drives for the system. I'll choose an LCD, keyboard & mouse after I get my system figured out. Welp, here's the system I have chose so far. Any compatibility issues, incorrect parts & additional parts needed, please let me know. I don't want to order the incorrect parts, considering they cannot be returned. Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-K8NXP-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Video Card - PNY VCG7800XXWB Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card RAM - CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Hard Drive(s) - 2 X Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive Case - ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-AL/450 Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450W Power Supply (I was considering another Aspire Power Supply, so would another power supply be needed?) OS - Windows XP Pro Floppy Drive - NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive DVD/CD Drives - I'm wanting a DVD Drive & a DVD Burner. Any suggestions? Anything else needed, besides fans, wiring, etc.??? Also, any precautions needed before building the system? (Like grounding, glue, hardware, additional wiring, etc.)? Any help, suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated, and thank you for your time. __________________ Dell XPS Gen 5 Intel P4 3.6 Ghz HT w/ 955X Chipset nVidia GeForce 6800 GT PCI-E x 16 (256) 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533 Mhz Western Digital 250 X 2 GB S-ATA Hard Drive (7200 rpm) 460W PSU Dell 19" Digital LCD Flat Screen Windows XP Pro w/ SP2 Creative SB Audigy 2 Z2 & 5.1 Surround Sound LG DVD-Rom & DVD+/-RW