ClydeFrasier
New Member
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.
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.
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