I just want to start by introducing myself, because this is my first post in the forums. I came to these forums solely for the purpose of getting some professional advice as to what I should do regarding my computer. After I actually assemble the thing, I'll probably come back and help people out.
Now that that's out of the way, seeing as this is my first build, I have pretty much no knowledge on to what I should do. This computer is going to be used for gaming purposes, but not anything too hardcore.
These are the parts I have come up with so far.
AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4800+
(65W) - ADO4800DDBOX - Box CPU - Socket AM2
Asus M2N-E SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA, Socket AM2, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 & Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 Memory (2 x 1024MB)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
PowerUp AK-18 ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Audio Ports and Power Up 400-Watt Power Supply
EDIT: I already have Windows XP and everything, and I'm probably not going to upgrade to Vista.
Please give me some advice on to what I should do, or what other parts I should get, different brands, etc. So far, the cost is a little under 600 dollars, which is kind of my budget. I could go a little over if I have to though. Also, I have no knowledge on how to actually ASSEMBLE the computer, so if there is a tutorial for that, then I'd love a link. Thanks for reading.
Now that that's out of the way, seeing as this is my first build, I have pretty much no knowledge on to what I should do. This computer is going to be used for gaming purposes, but not anything too hardcore.
These are the parts I have come up with so far.
AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4800+
(65W) - ADO4800DDBOX - Box CPU - Socket AM2
Asus M2N-E SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA, Socket AM2, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 & Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel 2048MB PC4200 DDR2 Memory (2 x 1024MB)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
PowerUp AK-18 ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB, Audio Ports and Power Up 400-Watt Power Supply
EDIT: I already have Windows XP and everything, and I'm probably not going to upgrade to Vista.
Please give me some advice on to what I should do, or what other parts I should get, different brands, etc. So far, the cost is a little under 600 dollars, which is kind of my budget. I could go a little over if I have to though. Also, I have no knowledge on how to actually ASSEMBLE the computer, so if there is a tutorial for that, then I'd love a link. Thanks for reading.
