_chocobo_lord_
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Alright, so basically this summer I plan on making my first ever computer.
But I'm a noob so I wanted to know: is it hard to make a computer? how exactly do you make it? any good step-by-step guides online? etc.
I'm aiming for a computer in the $1000-1300 range. I only need to find a cheap and reliable sound card and optical drive. I'm using my old Dell CRT monitor though. Here are the parts I have chosen:
Case: Aspire X-Navigator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$154.00
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$297.00
Motherboard: ASUS SLI ATX AMD motherboard
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$102.99
Power Supply: Enermax Noisetaker 600 Watt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$168.99
EDIT: (wrong link I meant a GT, not GTX. My bad )
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$479.00
RAM: Corsair XMS 2 Gigs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$188.00
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 320 Gigs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$119.99
Optical Drive: ??? Looking for a nice, cheap, easy-to-install combo drive that I can use for burning DVD, CD's, and playing DVD/CD games.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speakers: Logitech X-230 2.1 Speaker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$32.99
Sound Card: ??? I just need a cheap, decent sound card so my PC won't leech off the motherboard.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OS: Windows XP Home Edition W/ SP2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$84.99
EDIT: Just realized my total with the video card comes to around 1,500.
Subtotal form Newegg: $1,133.95
Shipping: $44.61
Is everything compatible? How will it work out? I'm very nervous about building one...
Any reccomendations or thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated.
But I'm a noob so I wanted to know: is it hard to make a computer? how exactly do you make it? any good step-by-step guides online? etc.
I'm aiming for a computer in the $1000-1300 range. I only need to find a cheap and reliable sound card and optical drive. I'm using my old Dell CRT monitor though. Here are the parts I have chosen:
Case: Aspire X-Navigator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$154.00
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$297.00
Motherboard: ASUS SLI ATX AMD motherboard
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$102.99
Power Supply: Enermax Noisetaker 600 Watt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$168.99
EDIT: (wrong link I meant a GT, not GTX. My bad )
Nvidia Geforce 7800 GT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$479.00
RAM: Corsair XMS 2 Gigs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$188.00
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 320 Gigs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$119.99
Optical Drive: ??? Looking for a nice, cheap, easy-to-install combo drive that I can use for burning DVD, CD's, and playing DVD/CD games.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speakers: Logitech X-230 2.1 Speaker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$32.99
Sound Card: ??? I just need a cheap, decent sound card so my PC won't leech off the motherboard.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OS: Windows XP Home Edition W/ SP2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~$84.99
EDIT: Just realized my total with the video card comes to around 1,500.
Subtotal form Newegg: $1,133.95
Shipping: $44.61
Is everything compatible? How will it work out? I'm very nervous about building one...
Any reccomendations or thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated.