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Eoin

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What-ho chaps. I'm building myself a (relatively) whopping new pc to replace my last one which is now deceased in dishonourable circumstances.

This prior computer contained within:

250W lavatory PSU
Gigabyte GA-7VTXH (KT-266A Chipset)
Athlon XP 2400+ (@ stock 2000ish Ghz)
2x256mb RAM PC 2100 (Both lavatory manufacturers also)
2x40GB Hard disks
Chaintech Geforce 5200
Audigy 2 PCI
1x CD/RW and 1x DVD drive

The processor regularly ran at temperatures rather higher than one would prefer, after a few hours of load approaching 75-80 degrees C. (This is with a cooler rated to Athlon XP 3200+)

The situation is thus:

Said system unsuprisingly decided one day to fry my beautiful CPU. Thinking a CPU problem I tested my flatmates Athlon XP 2200+ in it. To our mutual joy the system decided to incinerate said flatmates processor also.

I shall be replacing the motherboard, PSU and graphics card, now increasingly necesarry due to the St Patrick's day vomitus my girlfriend elegantly granted the motherboard.

The replacement parts will be:

Thermaltake Butterfly 480w PSU
DFI Lanparty nForce4 Ultra-D ATX
Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
Arctic Silencer 64 TC
Gigabyte Geforce 6600gt

My question is thus:

Will it be feasible to run my original 2x hard disks, CD/RW + DVD drives, 2x256mb memory sticks and Audigy 2 PCI card bearing in mind that the processor in the previous pc incarnation decided to spontaneously combust? I ask the question not as a compatibility/performance issue, just whether its safe to expose the new motherboard to the war veterans.

Your help is greatly appreciated, I'm most anxious to cease using my signature PC.

Lots of love,
Eoin.
 
Looks good, but DEFINATLY go with PC3200 RAM. Also if you are not going to be overclocking, use the retail heatsink, and get a cheaper motherboard than the DFI.
 
Thank you for the response old boy, but do you know if it's safe to the new components to use components that were in the fried PC?

I shan't be overclocking no, is the Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 a good bet as a cheaper alternative?
 
Don't get a Gigabyte motherboard. The componants should be fine. If not, they merely won't work. They won't damage anything else. I believe MSI has a vanilla nForce 4 board for under $100.
 
Eoin said:
Thank you for the response old boy, but do you know if it's safe to the new components to use components that were in the fried PC?

I shan't be overclocking no, is the Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 a good bet as a cheaper alternative?
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No OCing...definitely no need for the DFI Ultra-D. I agree with the MSI comment. I'd go MSI before I bought a Gigabyte.

I don't think you'll have a problem using old components from your fried PC in your new comp (except maybe the motherboard...the RAM should be fine although you're going to have to run some funky divider to get it to run right).
 
Thank you both for the advice!

However living in the UK means products are in different supply.

I need a PCI-Express motherboard for my 6600gt, the cheapest MSI motherboard of this kind available in the UK costs around £100 ($200ish), while the DFI motherboard costs £108. ($216ish)

The Gigabyte motherboard costs £67 ($135) which is the cheapest currently available which supports NForce 4.

So the choice really is Gigabyte for $135 or anybody else at around $200, for which I'm led to believe DFI are the best.
 
Eoin said:
Thank you for the response old boy, but do you know if it's safe to the new components to use components that were in the fried PC?
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Shouldn't cause a problem...I've done it quite often.
 
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