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    Asher Posts: 43, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Dec 5, 2006, 04:46 PM
    Computer building beginner.
    I'm planning on building a new computer for class, but I've never built one before. I'm going to get a lot of help along the way, but I need some feedback on the hardware and the potential compatibility issues before I make the purchase. It has to be under 800 USD. So here you go.

    Antec Performance I P180B Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability through the majority of chassis 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4 x HDD area ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
    $129.99 (Case)
    ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail
    $133.99 (Mobo)
    CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory Model VS1GB400C3 – Retail
    $98.99 (RAM)
    SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D - OEM
    $30.99 (DVD±R Burner)
    HITACHI Deskstar 7K160 HDS721680PLA380 (0A32727) 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
    $43.99 (Hard Drive)
    APEVIA (ASPIRE) ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail
    $39.99 (Power Supply)
    eVGA 256-P2-N554-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
    $139.99 (Video Card)
    AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail
    $139.99 (Processor)
    SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
    $7.99 (Floppy)
    VANTEC SF12025L 120mm Case Fan - Retail
    $11.99 (Case Fan)
    ZALMAN CNPS3100+ 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
    $18.99 (CPU Heatsink)
    $796.89

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    choplogik Posts: 11, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 12, 2006, 06:43 PM
    The only thing I would suggest is finding engineering specs on compatible ram through the motherboard website. Unfortunately, I don't believe Asus cares much about being this helpful, but I may be wrong. Intel boards are the sure shot stable boards...
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    introuble1985 Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 12, 2006, 07:06 PM
    I'm pretty sure that the ram would be compatible. I build computers for my small business and generally speaking they usually have very good instructions. Looks like it's going to be a pretty nice system. Good Luck!
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    mlewis Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 13, 2006, 04:28 AM
    I say ditch the hitachi HD. I have mad many problems with that brand as well as Maxtor at work. More trouble than they are worth. Stick with Western Digital or my favorite Seagate (5 year warranty)
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    Dec 14, 2006, 09:57 PM
    I agree with mlewis, and get a larger HD, 80 is kind of small these days! Good Luck.
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