Building a new PC

columth

Guys,

I am a first time PC builder and am about to buy the following components from Komplett.ie. Any suggestions on the hardware, i.e. reliability, compatability, improvement etc. are most welcome! Does anyone think I need anything else? Also what other site do any of ye reccomend for purchasing hardware? Cheers...

Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4GHz Socket LGA775, 2MB, BOXED w/fan (307539)

MSI 915P NEO2-F, I915P, Socket-775, Sound, SATA, ATX, GbLAN, DDR2, PCI-Ex16 (313872)

Corsair Value S. PC5300 DDR2 2048MB Kit w/two matched Value Select 1024MB (313834)

Samsung SpinPoint P120S 250GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM (307913)

XFX GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3, AGP8X, Tv-Out, Dual-DVI, Retail(305051)

In-Win X710G(S) Full Tower ATX Silver Case w/430W PSU, Lcd Panel, USB 2.0(308857)

NorthQ 4775-400, ATX 400W Silent, 140mm Fan, 12-17dBA, 4xSATA, PCI-E, 20/24pin (307837)

NEC DVD±RW burner, ND-4551A, 16x, Dual, Ram, LabelFlash, Silver OEM (316164)

Philips 19" LCD 190S6FS, Silver, 8ms (313535)

Logitech Cordless Desktop LX501, USB/PS2 (303223)

Trust 5.1 Surround Speaker Set SP-6300P Built-in 5.1 amplifier and speakers (308122)

Ta for any help!!!

WexCan

The 6600GT is a good card but is kinda going down the list performance-wise. Have a look at the 7xxx series of cards. Also, an AGP card won't work with your mobo, you'll need to get a PCI express card.

Other than that, everything looks cool. Komplett are probably your best bet but have a look at http://www.pixmania.com or some of the sites listed in the stickies on the forum.

f1refox

If you are going to be gaming I would go for AMD chip.

WexCan

f1refox wrote:

If you are going to be gaming I would go for AMD chip.

Ah indeedy, try going for an AMD chip with a s939 mobo.

godtabh

Out of interest how much is it costing?

columth

Approx €1550..

WexCan

columth wrote:

Approx €1550..

Do some shopping around, should be able to get that down, bit much IMHO.

columth

Right so if I was to replace the motherboard with this one :

Sapphire Pure Innovation, Socket-939, ATI RX480+SB450, ATX, GbLAN, PCI-Ex16 (312895)

and the chip with this on :

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz Socket 939, 1MB, BOXED w/fan (309861)

are we talking about a big difference.

The machine will be used for gaming, but primarily for software development..

columth

and the graphics card with this one:

Club3D Radeon X800RX 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express, Dual-DVI-I, Tv-Out, Retail (311828)

DemonOfTheFall

I think you should be looking at something dual core, yes. Either a Pentium D or an Athlon X2. If you want the machine to last you a while it's definitely the way to go.

WexCan

columth wrote:

and the graphics card with this one:

Club3D Radeon X800RX 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express, Dual-DVI-I, Tv-Out, Retail (311828)

No experience with Radeon cards, sounds good though. Mobo and proc are definitely an improvement.

columth

in terms of dual core processors which would be the best to go for from the following:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2GHz Socket 939, 1MB, BOXED w/fan (309861)

or

Intel Pentium D 830 3.0GHz Socket LGA775, 2MB, BOXED w/fan (309927)

What is the main difference between the two?

Cheers...