Building 1st Computer

ClydeFrasier · 02-08-2005, 12:33 AM

Hey All,

This is my first post on Computer Forum. I'm in the process of building my first computer. I have experience with doing a lot of upgrading, but never built a system from scratch. I'll admit I probably should have posted this before ordering everything, but I didn't. I did a lot of research before purchasing. However, i just need clarification on some specifics. Below is the list of everything i bought for my computer. My questions are as follows:

1) Is everything that i ordered compatible with each other?
2) I have 2 fans + the fan on the heatsink for the processor. Is this enough?
3) The case i bought has 2 front USB ports and 1 front firewire port. How can I connect these to the motherboard? There doesn't seem to be any room on the motherboard.

Here's my parts list (to see details, all items were bought at www.newegg.com):

- ENERMAX Black 10-Bay ATX Mid-Tower Case with Temp Display and 350W Power Supply, Model "CS-30881TA-B3A"
- Albatron "PX915P PRO" Motherboard for Intel LGA775 CPU
- Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 550 3.4 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology
- Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
- Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD1600JB
- Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive Black, Model DW-D22A-B2
- Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1
- ATI Radeon X700 PRO Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "100-437402"
- Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Desktop
- Creative I-Trigue 2.1 3300 Speakers

I realize this is a lengthy post, but thanks for everyone's help. I'm sure i'll be posting a lot more in the future. This looks like a great message board community. Thanks again.

Bobo · 02-08-2005, 01:15 AM

Everything is compatible

For the front panel ports, My Compaq (ick) has small ports on the bottom of the mobo labeled stuff like "1394" of "aux1" or "usb" etc. I really have no idea how to connect them...

tomprice43 · 02-08-2005, 10:35 AM

check you motherboard manual for installation information.

Yeti · 02-08-2005, 03:04 PM

1) everything should work fine together
2) I usually like to max out the fans for the case, for you that would be two rear, the one side, and the one front. Thats just me though

3) Your motherboard has two USB headers. Your case USB ports will use one of those headers. You don't have any Firewire headers though.

02-08-2005, 12:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
ClydeFrasier Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 33	Building 1st Computer - Compatibility Issues Hey All, This is my first post on Computer Forum. I'm in the process of building my first computer. I have experience with doing a lot of upgrading, but never built a system from scratch. I'll admit I probably should have posted this before ordering everything, but I didn't. I did a lot of research before purchasing. However, i just need clarification on some specifics. Below is the list of everything i bought for my computer. My questions are as follows: 1) Is everything that i ordered compatible with each other? 2) I have 2 fans + the fan on the heatsink for the processor. Is this enough? 3) The case i bought has 2 front USB ports and 1 front firewire port. How can I connect these to the motherboard? There doesn't seem to be any room on the motherboard. Here's my parts list (to see details, all items were bought at www.newegg.com): - ENERMAX Black 10-Bay ATX Mid-Tower Case with Temp Display and 350W Power Supply, Model "CS-30881TA-B3A" - Albatron "PX915P PRO" Motherboard for Intel LGA775 CPU - Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 550 3.4 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD1600JB - Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive Black, Model DW-D22A-B2 - Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1 - ATI Radeon X700 PRO Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "100-437402" - Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Desktop - Creative I-Trigue 2.1 3300 Speakers I realize this is a lengthy post, but thanks for everyone's help. I'm sure i'll be posting a lot more in the future. This looks like a great message board community. Thanks again. Last edited by ClydeFrasier; 02-08-2005 at 12:43 AM.

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02-08-2005, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	Everything is compatible For the front panel ports, My Compaq (ick) has small ports on the bottom of the mobo labeled stuff like "1394" of "aux1" or "usb" etc. I really have no idea how to connect them...

02-08-2005, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
tomprice43 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 182	check you motherboard manual for installation information.

02-08-2005, 03:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yeti VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,264	1) everything should work fine together 2) I usually like to max out the fans for the case, for you that would be two rear, the one side, and the one front. Thats just me though 3) Your motherboard has two USB headers. Your case USB ports will use one of those headers. You don't have any Firewire headers though.