A list of components

[jmsmcniff]

OK, so im nearly there. I've come up with a list of components for my first build. Please tell me if everything is compatible and changes you think i should make or anything i should add. Thanks in advance!

Amd athlon 64 3800+ (Already Purchased, bulding pc around this)
MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939
250GB Maxtor 6V250F0 SATA2 16MB
FORSA 6600LE 256Mb PCI-E (im not a big pc gamer)
Corsair Value Select 2x512MB PC3200
Samsung DVDRW LightScribe Black DVD-RW
3½\" Black Floppy Drive
OCZ ModStream 450W Modular PSU
ThermalTake Shark Black tower (VA7000BWA)
Logitech LX700 Cordless Keyboard and Rechargable Optical Mouse USB/PS2 - Retail Box[/size][/size]

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[Belso]

Good Choice Of Motherboard, also have a look at the Asus boards.

Would prefere a Seagate drive myself, alot more reliable.

Graphics card will do everything you will need it for.

OK memory, might be worth looking at a 2GB Set instead though.

Is Lightscribe essential?

Nice power supply (If you planning on upgrading this sytem when its comes to needing a higher spec system look at a more powerful PSU).

Windows XP?

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[jmsmcniff]

Thanks alot everyone. I havnt purchased anything apart from the processor so far, so i will change the hard drive to either a seagate or a western digital, i will also take a look at cosairs value select 2gb ram. As for the fans i believe it has 2X 120mm fans. Hopefully this will be enough.

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[jmsmcniff]

How about a 250 GB Seagate Barracuda?

[Gommsta]

Go for a Seagate 7200.10

Great Performance, quiet and reliable and with a 5yr warranty.

WD Raptor if you want ultimate speed, don't mind the noise and can live with a fairly high death rate.

Cheers

[Gregoroth]

That system looks very nice indeed. But I totally agree about the HDD. I would suggest Seagate purely because of the superb quality and better acoustics on most models. You could try Western Digital. I hear a lot of complaints regarding Maxtor, Samsung, Fujitsu etc, so don't bother with those.

You may want to try NEC's ND-4571 LabelFlash DVD-RW. I don't see much of anything Samsung these days regarding computers, so maybe another brand would be better?

You RAM is fine for the moment. I wouldn't put any extra into that until you really need to, in my opinion.

Good Luck jmsncniff!

[jmsmcniff]

\"You RAM is fine for the moment. I wouldn't put any extra into that until you really need to, in my opinion. \" I was hoping someone would say that lol. i cant stretch to 2gb right now. I will look into the NEC ND-4571 LabelFlash DVD-RW. Thanks Again

[Gregoroth]

No worries! Tell us when you've built it!

[jmsmcniff]

There is a 320GB Seagate 7200.10 on Aria for £59.99, or a 300GB Seagate 7200.10 for £64.95. Am i the only one confused lol.
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Name=7200.10

[Gregoroth]

[quote:8da49107a4=\"jmsmcniff\"]There is a 320GB Seagate 7200.10 on Aria for £59.99, or a 300GB Seagate 7200.10 for £64.95. Am i the only one confused lol.
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Name=7200.10[/quote:8da49107a4]

Hmm. I'm not sure about that.

I'm getting the 80GB version because it is quieter than the 120GB+ models in the SATA2 range. (and the cheapest) Hehe, but I wouldn't think the others would be that much more audible. Put it this way, it is going to be quieter than other brands! :wink:

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[jmsmcniff]

OK the ocz modstream i was going to buy is now discontinued. Can any one reccomend me a psu, around 450 watts? Thanks.