Building a new computer... again...

[Stefan]

www.a-power.com
This is the company I am using to build a new computer, if anyone would like to help, I'm basically looking to do it from scratch! (however taking some old parts, like soundcard, dvd writer, cd writer, floppy... Thats it!
So im looking for a AMD 64, Im not too familiar with the sockets, and what difference they have, but I want that, an ATI Express card, (Preferably one that has great core speeds, but at a reasonable price!) Not the brand new stuff, but those that have just recently dropped in price, but still at a top end level.
So to go with these, I need a suitable Mobo, preferably an MSI, but if someone has better experiences with an Nvidia, (which mine were alright...), so something again at a reasonable price, that's user friendly, and is relitvely powerful!
A hardrive is needed, I've always used western digital i believe, but if anyone knows of a hardrive company thats made a good product lately, lemme know!
I also need some new memory, two 512's should do it, either corsair or kingston... Any suggestions lemme know! thanks guys!

 

[Chernobyl1]

Hi
I'll do my best, your descriptions are a little mixed up

The best bang for your buck always comes if you choose good parts for overclocking as well as initial performance.
You havent mentioned how much you can spend so I'll assume you want power on budget.

1) ATI X1800XT PCI-e graphics card - very fast and there are some real bargains. Not suffering any technical issues.
2) Asus A8N-E PCI-e motherboard - excellent none SLI board
3) Venice 3200+ CPU - clocks like mad on air (2.5GHz+++)
Try to get the retail version so you get the heatsink as well unless going for a very high overclock!
4) Crucial DDR 400 memory - not flash, very reliable and will do the job
Fast timings costs a lot and gives little performance boost so this cheaper Ram is excellent value.
Free shipping if you buy direct
http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=CT2KIT6464Z40B

5) The WD3200JD hard disk is very good value and pretty quick too.
I use one and dont feel the need for anything more.

6) Any old floppy drive should be ok but I try and buy Teac or Sony.
7) Try and choose a good manufacturer of DVD drive. I have a Panasonic but there are lots to choose from and prices are around £30 UK.

You will need to read up on clocking the system too