Building A Computer

Pride · 07-02-2005, 08:45 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.

ripken2004 · 07-02-2005, 09:53 PM

do u plan on overclocking?

XHotxEx791 · 07-02-2005, 10:41 PM

Plextor DVD+_ Burner!!! Sony DVD-Rom

**Praetor** · 07-02-2005, 10:42 PM

@Pride, give it a few days, a 101 is being written now to deal with this stuff

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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?)

see PSU 101.

Quote:

dvd/cd drives - i'm wanting a dvd drive & a dvd burner. any suggestions?

see CD/DVD 101.

ripken2004 · 07-02-2005, 10:46 PM

a good burner is the nec 3540, does everything fast and is about 45$

Modoman · 07-03-2005, 12:07 AM

i would recommend plextor dvd writer for sure..
looks kinda like the comp im in the midst of puttin together

Pride · 07-03-2005, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ripken2004

do u plan on overclocking?

Nope. . .probably won't need to this early. Maybe something to think about in the future, though.

Pride · 07-03-2005, 05:21 AM

Thanks for the links Praetor. However, I'm trying to gather as much information as possible, before I build it. And I plan on building it, while I'm on vacation from work. I'm actually getting ready to start my second week of vacation on Monday. And while my kids are gone with their mother & stepdad, I figured that would be the perfect time to do so. One thing I am trying to do is gather my parts list, order it, and hopefully it will all be here by the end of the week. And then I can build it all weekend long.

**Praetor** · 07-03-2005, 10:09 AM

i just realized it was the x-navigator you're looking at, a few comments
1. Nice case, inside and out .. a bit overpriced IMO but nice
2. PSU is decent, some of my friends have mentioned something about voltage fluctuations but ive gone through two of those cases myself and not noticed any voltage issues

Pride · 07-04-2005, 03:36 PM

When you say voltage flucuations, what do you mean? Shorting out, or what?

Also what precautions should I use while building it? Over the weekend I started considering having it built from Alienware & Dell, again due to the "freebies" like shipping costs, LCD's, DVD Burner upgrades, etc.

07-02-2005, 08:45 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

07-02-2005, 10:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
XHotxEx791 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hawaii Age: 17 Posts: 318	Plextor DVD+_ Burner!!! Sony DVD-Rom __________________ damasta55r-computing.net tech-forums.net cnet gamespot computerforum.com (banned account)

07-03-2005, 12:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
Modoman Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 553	i would recommend plextor dvd writer for sure.. looks kinda like the comp im in the midst of puttin together __________________ X2 3800+ Toledo @ 2.0GHz w/ Zalman 9500 2GB OCZ DC EL Plat. 2-3-2-5 2T MSI K8N-Neo4 2 x WD 36GB SATA Raptors eVga 7800GT @ 470/1200 FSP AX500-A 500w

07-03-2005, 05:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Pride Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 36 Posts: 68	Thanks for the links Praetor. However, I'm trying to gather as much information as possible, before I build it. And I plan on building it, while I'm on vacation from work. I'm actually getting ready to start my second week of vacation on Monday. And while my kids are gone with their mother & stepdad, I figured that would be the perfect time to do so. One thing I am trying to do is gather my parts list, order it, and hopefully it will all be here by the end of the week. And then I can build it all weekend long. __________________ 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

07-03-2005, 10:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 19,900	i just realized it was the x-navigator you're looking at, a few comments 1. Nice case, inside and out .. a bit overpriced IMO but nice 2. PSU is decent, some of my friends have mentioned something about voltage fluctuations but ive gone through two of those cases myself and not noticed any voltage issues __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

07-02-2005, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
ripken2004 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 534	do u plan on overclocking?

07-02-2005, 10:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
ripken2004 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 534	a good burner is the nec 3540, does everything fast and is about 45$

07-04-2005, 03:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pride Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 36 Posts: 68	When you say voltage flucuations, what do you mean? Shorting out, or what? Also what precautions should I use while building it? Over the weekend I started considering having it built from Alienware & Dell, again due to the "freebies" like shipping costs, LCD's, DVD Burner upgrades, etc. __________________ 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

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