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PCgamer02

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So im looking to build a really fast and reliable computer and ive picked out parts that i like but im not quite sure if they are all compatible with each other or if there are parts i should take into concideration instead of the ones listed. any help is appriciated.

Motherboard - MSI nForce4 neo platinum socket 939 SLI ATX AMD Athlon 64 PCI-E
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice socket 939
Video Card - ATI Radeon x850XTPE 256mb 256 bit PCI-E
Hard Drive - Western Digital 74GB 10,000 rpm 8mb
Memory - Corsair XMS Black 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-pin DDR400
Case - Thermaltake Tsunami ATX
Power Supply - Thermaltake Silent Purpower ATX 480w 100-240v
Heatsink - Thermaltake Venus 12 80mm

And the i will be running Win XP home SP2
 
Do NOT get that TTake PSU or HSF. Get a Fortron, Antec TruePower, Seasonic, or something decent like that (check the PSU forum for more info). Get an XP-90, Arctic Cooling Freezer64, Zalman 7700, etc. HSF. I'd also consider a different case and XP Pro and not home.
 
so other than the hsf and psu. im fine. maybe a better case and whats the difference between home and pro?
 
if you go that motherboard, make sure you PSU has a -5v rail on pin 20 of a 24 PSU. I've heard some conflicting reports of new NEO4 Plats not needing it, but no doubt the old ones do. 1 popular PSU confirmed NOT to work is the antec neopower, the OCZ brand psu's should work, i don't know about the others. But yeah, avoid TT at all cost.
 
ok i have switched to a
Seasonic S12-500 ATX12v 500w 100-240v PSU. more expensive but i hear its more reliable

Zalman CNPS7700 HSF

and from Win xp home to WinXP Pro 64bit. i hope im not running another problem when using the 64 bit.

What case would you recomend for around 100$ instead of the TT one?
 
I would avoid WinXP 64 bit edition, some hardware still doesnt have drivers, some games don't play cause of the copy protection, definetly go standard XP, XP home should do you, XP Pro has some networking features, remote management, is dual processor aware, things like that, if you need them get it, but home should do you. A case is a case, get what you like, i like the lian li's, just avoid TT in the PSU and Heatsink area's. Make sure your seasonic has that -5v rail.
 
im not quite sure how to find out about the rail. newegg or seasonics home page has any info on it.
 
PCgamer02 said:
im not quite sure how to find out about the rail. newegg or seasonics home page has any info on it.
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Check out the PSU section on the forum, plenty of good info there.

By the way, are you REALLY attached to that case?

I have had great experience with Lian Li. Coolermaster is another good one. I suggest these because they are well built and are designed to allow the owner to easily work on the computer.

Overall, with the suggestions above, I dont see any other conflicts.

Zero
 
I changed the case to a Coolermaster Centurion 530. Plain but nice looking at the same time.
 
It seems my MSI board was having too many conflicts so i was wondering if the ABIT Fatal1ty AN8 Socket 939 Nforce4 would be alot better?
 
I've heard good things about the AN8. My motherboard before my DFI was an Abit and i really liked it. I dont care for the whole fatailty labeling crap, but its just labeling and branding, as for the motherboard its very good.
 
yes, any good name brand PSU will, the whole problem with the Neo4 Plat. is on MSI's part. Pretty much any other motherboard (that i can think of) will work with seasonic
 
Are you overclocking? I would just get rid of all the Thermaltake products. Their PSU's are poor, you can get a better heatsink and their cases are crap IMO. Also how much is that RAM? I would just get cheap Value RAM. I don't see any reason to buy a high-end card right now either.
 
Well the ram is 262$ for both sticks so its not like its that big of a deal. also ive heard nothing but good things from corsair and i like how they look. This isnt my first computer i mean ive built plenty and a high end card is one of the most important things to me. if theyre are better cards for cheaper prices id take it but i dont know of any. also i did get rid of the TT equip. I switched to a Cooler Master case, Seasonic PSU, and a Zalman HSF
 
Well my final build after all advice is

Motherboard- Abit AN8-SLI Socket 939 Nforce4 PCI-E
Case - Coolermaster Centurion 530
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice socket 939
Videocard - BFG Tech Geforce 7800GTX Pci-E
Hard Drive - Western Digital 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB
PSU - Seasonic S12-500 ATX12v 500w
Memory - Corsair XMS 2GB 2x1GB 184-pin DDR400
HSF - Zalman CNPS7700
Mouse - Logitech MX1000 Laser
OS - WinXP Home SP2

Any other revisions or advice someone might add?
 
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