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Posted: 1st Jan 2005 22:11 Edited at: 1st Jan 2005 22:12

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I just wanted to make sure that all these items are compatible with each other and that there good. Here is the list of items plus the price. They are all from Ebuyer.com.

CPU = AMD Athlon XP2800+(Barton)-£80.75

Mobo = Gigabyte GA-7NT600P-£32.68

RAM = Samsung 256mb DDR400 *2-£57.80

Graphics Card = XFX GeForce FX5500 Retail Box-£57.25

CPU Fan = PC Cooler Universal-£7.58

Hard Drive = Maxtor Diamond Max 80GB IDE-£47.99

DVD ROM Drive = Plextor 12* DVD Dual R/RW IDE-£57.99

Case+Mouse+Keyboard+Speakers Bundle = Deluxeworld MLO112-£27.02

Power Supply = Ebuyer 500W-£12.92

Case Fan = Antec 80mm Fan-£5.09

The Total Price is - £389.03

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2005 00:53

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if you want to check if there compatiable got to the mobo site and check

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2005 00:59 Edited at: 2nd Jan 2005 01:30

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Yeah, you gotta check the mother board site, and make sure every part you've chosen out is compatible. You also have to make sure the mother board is compatible with the case too.

Here's a relatively cheap config (links and all), lacking keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers, that I'm pretty sure is compatible with every other part in it:

Mother Board:
ASRock "775I65GV" i865GV Chipset Motherboard For Intel LGA 775 CPU -RETAIL - $59
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-157-036&depa=0

Processor:
Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 520 2.8 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail - $158
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-185&depa=1

Ram:
Kingman 512MB DIMM DDR Ram - $60
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-156-006&depa=1

Hard Drive:
Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model HDS722580VLSA80, OEM - $59
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-145-049&depa=1

Video Card:
eVGA NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128MB - $45
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-210&depa=1

Sound Card:
Sabrent 6-Channel 5.1 Surround Sound 3D PCI Sound Card Model SBT-SP6C - Retail - $11
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-130-001&depa=0

CD/DVD Drive:
Rosewill 52x32x52x16 CD-RW & DVD Combo Drive, Model C523216, Retail - $30
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-190-002&depa=1

Floppy Drive:
Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1, OEM Drive Only - $7
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-203&depa=0

Modem:
Innocom V.92/ 56Kbps Software PCI Data/ Fax Modem, Model IT-MI220 - Retail - $7
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=25-100-102&depa=0

Case:
JustPC Silver/DarkGray ATX Mid Tower Case With 450W PSU, Model "GA808ATXBLK" -RETAIL - $46
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-200-023&DEPA=1

Maximum Price: $500
Total Price: $482

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Mother Board:
ASRock "775I65GV" i865GV Chipset Motherboard For Intel LGA 775 CPU -RETAIL - $59
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-157-036&depa=0

Processor:
Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 520 2.8 GHz, 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail - $158
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-185&depa=1

Ram:
Kingman 512MB DIMM DDR Ram - $60
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-156-006&depa=1

Hard Drive:
Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model HDS722580VLSA80, OEM - $59
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-145-049&depa=1

Video Card:
eVGA NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 128MB - $45
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-210&depa=1

Sound Card:
Sabrent 6-Channel 5.1 Surround Sound 3D PCI Sound Card Model SBT-SP6C - Retail - $11
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-130-001&depa=0

CD/DVD Drive:
Rosewill 52x32x52x16 CD-RW & DVD Combo Drive, Model C523216, Retail - $30
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-190-002&depa=1

Floppy Drive:
Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1, OEM Drive Only - $7
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-203&depa=0

Modem:
Innocom V.92/ 56Kbps Software PCI Data/ Fax Modem, Model IT-MI220 - Retail - $7
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=25-100-102&depa=0

Case:
JustPC Silver/DarkGray ATX Mid Tower Case With 450W PSU, Model "GA808ATXBLK" -RETAIL - $46
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-200-023&DEPA=1

Maximum Price: $500
Total Price: $482

Price is around $482 last I checked the prices (a couple days ago, though newegg might have upped the prices since it's not winter holiday time anymore), not including shipping and handling. But it's still a pretty nice computer for cheap, though the video card might need upgrading.

Cheers,
Preston

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2005 01:19

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Well I'd suggest getting yourself a guide to the first time you do this, as unless you understand all the technical terms and alike; you may end up getting something that doesn't work correctly.

I've been building my own systems for years, and keep up with all the lastest technologies.. been caught in situations where I've been unsure about something and it's caused a problem.
To be perfectly honest, unless you are on the strickest of budgets; I'd suggest a pre-built system from a respectable supplier. As atleast then when something goes wrong it's thier fault not yours.

Alienware have some bloody awesome deals on currently

I'm really torn over alot of the systems they're selling, going to be getting a new one soon but, which one.. heh

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2005 01:24

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best tip is to actually start from the motherboard. that way if you pick one, you have to find the right ram/cpu for it.

last thing you need is to buy something that dont meet the motherboard specs.

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Ian T

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Posted: 2nd Jan 2005 02:41

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Looks good to me, but I'd make sure you have a manual for that motherboard so you know all of its quirks