Compatible Components, your opion

[thomas49th]

Hi,
i'd rather be safe than sorry, so I want a second opinion (more if possible) if these components are compatible:

CPU - AMD (Venice) Athlon 64Bit 3200+ Socket 939pin 512k L2cache 90nm Retail Boxed Processor
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/88109?gclid=CPO514foh4cCFQI7UgodfG6qYw £52
MEMORY - Kingston 512MB DDR PC3200 400MHz CL3 Memory Module (Lifetime warrenty)
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...m9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49294 £32
MOBO - Asus A8V-VM Socket 939 VIAKM890 M-ATX Green VGA Sound Lan USB 2.0 FSB 1000 SATA 133
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112239 £32
CASE - Casecom KG-9666 Grey/Silver ATX Midi Tower Case - With 350W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/86509 £15
GFX CARD - Asus Nvidia 7300GS 256MB PCI-E
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111197 £42
HARD DRIVE
Got 40gb IDE £0
SOUND CARD
Onboard mobo - Please check £0
MONITOR
Got one already £0
OPTICAL DRIVES
Should be getting CD-DVD drive. Got external floppy drive £0
CABLES -Ill need a cable to the hard drive, and for connecting to CD-DVD drive
Are cables supplied with the PSU (supplied with case). Is the PSU powerful enough?
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/2/cat/Cables-and-Tools £?

TOTAL: £169(?)

Is this computer good? Will this pc work for games like HL2, CS:S. I'm a bit concerned of the RAM's speed. I'll probaly put another stick of RAM in to make it upto a 1gb. But is this pc overall quite good? Wot improvments would you suggest?

- it's not for me (ive got better ). It's for my brother, for his games, browsing and other stuff.

Cheerz!

 

[Nik00117]

Yes it should work I believe,

on the side note I got a MOBO, and CPU laying around (amd 3200) epox mobo (standard ATX pci slot) that i'll give to you for 55 plus 5 or 10 for shipping.

 

[prosser13]

You live in Germany though - if he lives in the UK, postage would be expensive. Nice offer though.

Check whether that motherboard has a PCI-E slot or an AGP one; if its PCI-E, its all compatible.

 

[thomas49th]

Key Features
Feature Value
Form Factor Micro ATX
Compatible Processors Athlon 64, Sempron, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2
Processor Socket Socket 939
Chipset Type VIA K8M890 / VIA VT8251
Supported RAM Technology DDR SDRAM
RAM Installed ( Max ) 0 MB / 4 GB (max)
Audio Output Sound card
Networking Network adapter - Realtek RTL8201CL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 processor - Socket 939 | 4 memory - DIMM 184-PIN | 1 PCI Express x16 | 1 PCI Express x1 | 2 PCI

Yep, PCI-E. So this will work then? Do you know what cables ill need? Is it just for the hard drive and cd drive? Does the PSU (in the case) come supplied for powering the devices?

Thankyou

 

[THEpiGUY]

Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 processor - Socket 939 | 4 memory - DIMM 184-PIN | 1 PCI Express x16 | 1 PCI Express x1 | 2 PCI

Yeah, everything's compatible I believe. The only thing that I would suggest is getting a better power supply. 350W may do for your setup though, so you might want to get opinions from others first before doing so. I'm not very good as far as PSUs go, but I know 350W is very minimal.

 

[mammikoura]

well I would suggest getting faster ram. That website just sucks (atleast I think so) so I can't find the max ram speed, but I highly doubt it's anything less than ddr400.

If u buy the mobo in a retail package (I'm pretty sure the one in ur link is retail) it will come with the most common cables. (for the hdd etc) U shouldn't need to buy any extra cables, but if u do they won't cost much and it's easy to get them from a local pc store.

 

[thomas49th]

is that graphics card gona be fine for hl2 and bf2?
What cables do i need for it. Standard IDE? Would you say it's worth £170? Is the onboard sound going to be okay for listening to music, or should i purchase a sound card... is it surround. According to mobo it is: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=112239. OR is it just the beep sound box? Will the heat sink come with the CPU. I have one 80mm fan, is that enough.
Thx
P.S
I pretty sure this memory will fit:
MEMORY - Ebuyer 512mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Extra Value Ram
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/49447

or woudl this be better

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...m9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=49294

 

[thomas49th]

does anybody no where i can get RAM with 1000MHz speed?

Max bus speed for mobo is :

Max Bus Speed 1000 MHz

from http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=112239

 

[MooseMan1]

right now the highest ram speed you can get is 800 MHz, but it is ddr2, means you would have to get a different mobo and pay more than you want to by the looks of your selections.

 

[thomas49th]

so will all these be fine will be fine:
memory:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...oduct_uid=49294
And the gfrx card will be able to play bf2, hl2
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111197
is the inbuild sound gona be fine for games???
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112239

Thanks