Building a computer???

[bandaro]

ok, so if i got this stuff:

case:
Rosewill R230-P-BK Black 0.5mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147075)

power supply:
Rosewill Green Series RG630-2 630W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182185)

motherboard:
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366)

memory:
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223)

processor:
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471)

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS 750GB 32MB Cache SATA (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136359)

video card:
SAPPHIRE 100256HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102842)

cd/dvd gear:
Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118032)

would it all fit together, and have i forgot anything? anything on there a no go in the way of quality, or is everything decent?

i still need to choos ethe monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc, but as an operating system, how do you think it will go?

[jack90]

every thing will work exepct you need this processor here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675
thats the am3 socket which fits the motherboard you linked. were the one in your above post is a am2+

[bandaro]

sweet, thanks, and i will just need to upload the xp disks i have and i have a running system?

[GOLDSNIPER]

Then you will need to install latest driver's for your computer.

[bandaro]

latest drivers?

oh yeah, forgot to meniton it will also have a wireless net on it, to talk to an apple airport... any suggestions there?

[GOLDSNIPER]

Ya the driver's for the video card, and other devices in your computer.

[bandaro]

ok, sorry for the noobiness, but what drivers exactly will i need?

[GOLDSNIPER]

Well the driver's depend on operating sytems and specific parts of the computer. Tell me what OS your going to use and I will give you links to some of the latest driver's.

[bandaro]

well.. it would appear i cant find the xp disks we have, so i would say vista, thats the latest microsoft out isnt it? may as well get the newest one...

[GOLDSNIPER]

32 bit or 64 bit.

[bandaro]

oooh, good question, i think someone said earlier that the 64 didnt have many programs to go with it yet? but a friend has 64 and says its fine... so i will say 64, will the drivers be very different?

[GOLDSNIPER]

Another difference is that you can not use more than 3gb of ram with 32 bit. I personally use 64 bit and have no problems with different software. Personally I would wait for Window's 7 though.

[GOLDSNIPER]

My sytem spec's are [Laptop Spec's] :

2.8ghz Proccessor
4 gb Ram
500gb 7200 RPM hard drive
Nvidia 9600M GT 512mb
Dual boot processor's [OS X [Leopoard] & Window's Vista]

I am in the process of building my own gaming rig and these are the specs it will have.

Quad Core Proccessor
Sli graphic's
Windows 7
8gb Ram
1tb Hard drive

Haven't quite decided yet. Still saving up as it will be a expensive build. LOL!

[bandaro]

only 3gb ram? damn, not 32 then, when is windows 7 set to be released? and does that mean i will have to wait a bit for drivers, or will they come out together?

[GOLDSNIPER]

The driver's will depend on the manufacturer and Windows 7 is coming I believe this fall. Not completely sure though.

[Sonic_Nitro]

go to xoticpc.com

and then click on gaming laptops

[bandaro]

well, had a look at the laptops and found an australian site doing the same thing: http://www.p4laptops.com.au and damn, they are expensive...

i may just go the current vista 64, unless the new one comes out before i have got another job, as i need a car as well... got little over 5k saved for it, but i want decent ones of both...

[xr50rider14]

yo go to this website, cyberpower.com
Haha, funny you mentioned that site.. that's where i got my pc and i heavily modded it from there.

[canadianrcist]

buy the stuff you want and shipp it to me and ill build it for you, get it running and shipp it to you.

[bandaro]

thanks for the offer canadian, but ship to canada from australia? would double the price of the computer, lol. as for everyone else, thanks a bunch for the info, really helped me understand the building of a computer :D

i have a friend at a computer store, and he can do me a "dan discount" on a sony viao notebook (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=16154) thats priced around $2300 for $1900 with the extended warrenty, then i can get some design stuff (wacom drawing pad thing), free windows 7 when it comes out, mouse, security, 16gb usb, all that stuff for $2500 australian bucks, and to get that in a desktop, with those specs would cost around $2500 online, or 2000-ish instore, prebuilt.

then he said get a caddy and a 1tb hard drive from a computer fair (he got one for $115!!!) and set it up as an external hard drive, in addition to the 400gb built in.

but do you guys think this is a good computer? P8700 processor, 4gb ddr2 ram, 512 vid, but can take another one of the cards.