Finally i am almost ready to build my first pc . I have made some of these threads before to get ideas of parts but now i have them all picked out with a few exceptions. Ill post my setup to see what u guys think. I also got a few questions along the way regarding building the actual pc.
CPU - AMD ATHLON X2 4400+
MOBO- DFI LANPARTY UT SLI-DR EXPERT
RAM- OCZ EL PLATINUM PC 3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR 400 CL2-3-2-5
HDD- [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS
GPU - [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] BFG GeForce 7800GTX OC PCI-E 256MB 256BIT GDDR3
DVD WRITER - [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] LG GSA-4167B 16X DVD+-RW 16X Dual Layer
CASE - NZXT LEXA
SOUND CARD - CREATOVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1[/font] OR [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS GAMER ... whats the diff between the 2? [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PSU - Ultra X-finity 600W LINK - http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=60&pPath=383&productID=387
What do you think of this psu? And this is not a modular psu btw... you cannot disconnect the cables from the psu itself like the x connect.
[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]OS- Windows XP pro.. i was going to get the x64 edition but since it has more bugs and there may be problems with some software may as well not get it since vista is coming out in a year or whatever it is.
and can sp2 be downloaded?
So theres my parts.. now i have some questions regarding building the pc.
1. When partioning the drive... can I just make one big partition or if I split it into smaller partitions how does that show up as? different drives??
2. Floppy disk drive ... do i need one ?
3. Drivers... when do i install those? and what parts need drivers...
4. Stock fan for cpu - should i stick with that if i dotn plan on ocing yet and upgrading to a bet one later?
5. Where is the best place to work on a pc? Room without carpets obviously.. but does it matter if the table has metal legs or not?
Well I have read some info on sites and it doesnt seem all that hard... thanks for the help.
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CPU - AMD ATHLON X2 4400+
MOBO- DFI LANPARTY UT SLI-DR EXPERT
RAM- OCZ EL PLATINUM PC 3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR 400 CL2-3-2-5
HDD- [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS
GPU - [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] BFG GeForce 7800GTX OC PCI-E 256MB 256BIT GDDR3
DVD WRITER - [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] LG GSA-4167B 16X DVD+-RW 16X Dual Layer
CASE - NZXT LEXA
SOUND CARD - CREATOVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1[/font] OR [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS GAMER ... whats the diff between the 2? [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PSU - Ultra X-finity 600W LINK - http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=60&pPath=383&productID=387
What do you think of this psu? And this is not a modular psu btw... you cannot disconnect the cables from the psu itself like the x connect.
[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]OS- Windows XP pro.. i was going to get the x64 edition but since it has more bugs and there may be problems with some software may as well not get it since vista is coming out in a year or whatever it is.
and can sp2 be downloaded?
So theres my parts.. now i have some questions regarding building the pc.
1. When partioning the drive... can I just make one big partition or if I split it into smaller partitions how does that show up as? different drives??
2. Floppy disk drive ... do i need one ?
3. Drivers... when do i install those? and what parts need drivers...
4. Stock fan for cpu - should i stick with that if i dotn plan on ocing yet and upgrading to a bet one later?
5. Where is the best place to work on a pc? Room without carpets obviously.. but does it matter if the table has metal legs or not?
Well I have read some info on sites and it doesnt seem all that hard... thanks for the help.
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