This is the first time I have built a computer. I do have a couple friends who are very knowledgable about computers so I am not totally alone in building it. What I need help with is the actual parts I will be getting. Right now I have a Dell 8200 and I will be gutting it for parts for my new computer. IDE Hard drive, sound card, floppy, and whatever else I can manage to reuse.
Right now this is what I am considering to buy:
NZXT Silver Elite Case -$120
ATI 100-435500 Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM - $295
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail - $87.85
ABIT AA8XE Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 925XE ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $145
intel Pentium 4 540J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail - $213.99
Total - $861.84
I would like to keep the cost to around $900 for these parts. The purpose of the machine would be for gaming and autocad.
Does anyone have any ideas for improvements? Better choices of parts? Is it a good idea to go with ddr2? Any help would be appreciated.
Right now this is what I am considering to buy:
NZXT Silver Elite Case -$120
ATI 100-435500 Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM - $295
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail - $87.85
ABIT AA8XE Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 925XE ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $145
intel Pentium 4 540J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail - $213.99
Total - $861.84
I would like to keep the cost to around $900 for these parts. The purpose of the machine would be for gaming and autocad.
Does anyone have any ideas for improvements? Better choices of parts? Is it a good idea to go with ddr2? Any help would be appreciated.