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Quick question before buying

Porphyria

Limp Gawd
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Messages
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Well, I'm looking to get a new case, ram, motherboard. I was just curious as to whether or not this would all be compatible, as well as if my p4 2.4 ghz I'm on right now would fit into the motherboard, and if the power supply would be sufficient. I might get a new GFX card too, but the one I have right now seems fine ( geforce 2 mx 32 mb ). Tell me what you think.


Cases (Computer Cases, ATX Form)
ASPIRE Turbo Case X-Dreamer Black Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXB3KLW/350W"
Specifications:
Case Type: Mid-Tower Case
Color: Black
Material: Metal
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slot: 7
Front Ports: 2x USB2.0, Audio
Power Supply: 350W
Cooling System: Side x1,Top x1
Mainboard Compatibility: Standard ATX,Baby AT
Dimensions: 17.5"x7.8"x17"
Special Features: Side Panel;Screwless Side Panel;Automatic Drop-Down Doors for Color Case;Back Lighting temperature display LCD etc. more info

Memory (System Memory)
Mushkin Basic Green 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700
Specification
Manufacturer: Mushkin
Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5-4-4
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime more info>


Motherboards - Intel
ASUS 845PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "P4PE-X" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4(Hyper-Threading)/Celeron Processors
Chipset: Intel 845PE + ICH4
FSB: 533/400MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM support DDR400/333/266/200 Max 2GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 100 Max 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 4X, 6x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,2xCOM,1xLPT,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: AD1980 SoundMAX 6-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: Broadcom 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Form Factor: ATX more info
 
also I'll probably throw this in:

APOLLO nVIDIA GeForce MX4000 Video Card, 128MB DDR, TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "Bloody Monster GeForce4 MX4000" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce MX4000/Not Specified
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/Not Specified
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video)
Support 3D API: DirectX®7.1, OpenGL®1.3
Cable/Accessories: Not Specified
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@60Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details) more info
N82E16814140029

The total comes to about 260.
 
The graphic card majorly bites... The power supply's not the best in the world, but I've used it before and it's not that bad, just not as good as an Antec or something.

As far as RAM goes, I'd go for 2x256 instead of 1x512 and get a motherboard that supports dual channel, it'll help with memory bandwidth...

Otherwise you look good-to-go, as long as you have a non "C" class P4. :)
 
you should take all that money and buy a better vid card, a 9200 pro is outdated, it sucks honestly and your putting that pc to waste (gaming wise) u should buy a 9600XT or even a 9800 pro
 
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