Hey everyone. I'm new here, so please go easy on me.
I already have a bunch of components I purchased for my Dimension 8400, but I'm fed up with it and hopefully can return it to Dell. I'd like to put together a nice system that can accomodate everything I already have for under $500. So here's what I have already:
Maxtor SATA 80GB HD
Seagate IDE 160GB HD
WD USB2 80GB external HD
2GB PC2-4200 OCZ ValueRAM
ATI All-in-Wonder x600 Pro PCI-E
NEC ND-3500A DVD-RW
Lite-On 167T DVD
Dell 1704 FPT LCD monitor
and a bunch of USB2-compliant peripherals. The only one that I suppose would restrict my build is the DigiDesign Mbox, which has limited compatibility (listed at bottom).
So basically, I'd like to build something that has good performance for audio, video, and graphics editing. Ideally it would accept PC2-4200 RAM and be capable of running the mbox with no problems. I need a case, Mobo, CPU, soundcard, and heatsink that fit those needs somewhere in the $500 range.
Is that doable? Any suggestions?
Mbox Compatibility:
AMD Athlon 64 or 64 FX Processor
VIA K8T800, VIA K8T800 PRO, or NVIDIA nForce3 chipset
Socket 754 or 939 motherboard
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
AMD Athlon XP Processor (2000+)
VIA KT266A or NVIDIA nForce chipset
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
Intel Pentium 4 or Xeon Processor (2.4GHz+)
Intel 865PE, 875P, 925XE, 915GV, or 915GL chipset with P4
Asus P4C800-E motherboard (P4 w/875P)
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
The following chipsets have been approved with desktop computers with Intel P4 processors:
Intel 925XE
Intel 915PL
Intel 915GL/915GV
Intel 875P
Intel 865PE
Intel 850/850E
Intel 845/845E/845PE
Chipset Compatibility Alert
Digidesign's Mbox is not compatible with desktop computers with the following chipsets:
Intel 915G
Intel 915P
Intel 925X
I already have a bunch of components I purchased for my Dimension 8400, but I'm fed up with it and hopefully can return it to Dell. I'd like to put together a nice system that can accomodate everything I already have for under $500. So here's what I have already:
Maxtor SATA 80GB HD
Seagate IDE 160GB HD
WD USB2 80GB external HD
2GB PC2-4200 OCZ ValueRAM
ATI All-in-Wonder x600 Pro PCI-E
NEC ND-3500A DVD-RW
Lite-On 167T DVD
Dell 1704 FPT LCD monitor
and a bunch of USB2-compliant peripherals. The only one that I suppose would restrict my build is the DigiDesign Mbox, which has limited compatibility (listed at bottom).
So basically, I'd like to build something that has good performance for audio, video, and graphics editing. Ideally it would accept PC2-4200 RAM and be capable of running the mbox with no problems. I need a case, Mobo, CPU, soundcard, and heatsink that fit those needs somewhere in the $500 range.
Is that doable? Any suggestions?
Mbox Compatibility:
AMD Athlon 64 or 64 FX Processor
VIA K8T800, VIA K8T800 PRO, or NVIDIA nForce3 chipset
Socket 754 or 939 motherboard
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
AMD Athlon XP Processor (2000+)
VIA KT266A or NVIDIA nForce chipset
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
Intel Pentium 4 or Xeon Processor (2.4GHz+)
Intel 865PE, 875P, 925XE, 915GV, or 915GL chipset with P4
Asus P4C800-E motherboard (P4 w/875P)
384 MB minimum of supported RAM*
512 MB or higher highly recommended
The following chipsets have been approved with desktop computers with Intel P4 processors:
Intel 925XE
Intel 915PL
Intel 915GL/915GV
Intel 875P
Intel 865PE
Intel 850/850E
Intel 845/845E/845PE
Chipset Compatibility Alert
Digidesign's Mbox is not compatible with desktop computers with the following chipsets:
Intel 915G
Intel 915P
Intel 925X