New Computer For College?

[endyen]

Your link is secure, so unless you are crazy enough to post your password, a cut and paste is in order.

 

[t33lo]

Sorry about that its through my account so its a secured connection. Basically its:
3700+ San Diego
DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939
OCZ OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W Power Supply ($135 a bit much here?)
WD Raptor 74GB @ 10k RPM
NEC DVD BURNER
ZALMAN CNPS7000B-CU 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan/Heatsink
+ 1gb crucial ballistix and gtx

I know a lot about computers but dont' have the actual hands on experience in building them with the best hardware. Im basically letting the fate of my computer rest in the hands of reviews and the people here Budget about $1200-1800

 

[fate]

I forget who but someone linked me an Enermax 535W PSU for like 90$ on newegg. It looks pretty solid if you can find it.

 

[endyen]

I hear the residences get pretty cold there in the winter. Maybe an Intel setup would be a good idea.




(just kidding of course)

 

[t33lo]

Heh, I am an AMD guy. I can do with the cold just can't stand the heat (currently on vaca in Florida). Since I am a beginner at building computers will it be very difficult to put the stuff listed above together? I can get assistance of course but would prefer to do it myself.

Is the 3700+ really better than the 4000+ when both are overclocked?

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by t33lo on 07/14/05 07:59 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[endyen]

Is the 3700+ really better than the 4000+ when both are overclocked

Yes, by a little. The 3700 has a higher memory bus speed when OCed ( assuming the mem is running the same ratio). This gives more memory bandwidth and somewhat lower latency, so higher performance.
Everything does just go together, and there is nothing like the feeling of acomplishment when it works.
The most important bit of reading is the manual. Before you buy, download it, and read it thoroughly. Post any questions you like.

 

[t33lo]

Since I hear that the Lanparty motherboard is a bit picky on fitting in HSF's, would it be more beneficial to buy a really good HS and just use the stock fan that comes with the processor?

 

[Rugger]

<A HREF="http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270402" target="_new">Enermax 535W Whisper II model EG565P</A>
ZZF has it for $89 with free 2nd day shipping.

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[t33lo]

I was reading som reviews on the Enermax PSU previously posted and it says that it's makes a 20 pin connection with the Lanparty MOBO which has 24 holes. It said that it came with an adapter for the extra 4 pins. Is the adapter worse off than a normal 24 pin connection? I keep hearing people say things such as power shortages etc. can occur. Any thoughtS?

 

[Rugger]

It is ATX 12V v2.01 compliant and, therefore, fully supports 24 pin boards. Here is a link to the mfrs<A HREF="http://www.maxpoint.com/home/products/pow_supp/spec_pg/whisper2_2_0/index.htm" target="_new">specs</A>. Take a look at the pics of the connectors. There is a detachable 4-pin so the PSU can support either 20p or 24p mobos, but it is not an adapter.

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[t33lo]

Awsome, now that I got most of the parts for my computer (thanks for all teh advice and suggestions) is it actually hard to build it? Any tips regarding the installation of certain hardware or the order in which to do it?

P.S. can i buy a temperature guage to put in a empty bay? If so how is that installed?

 

[dunklegend]

Sorry that I didn't answer yesterday.
I didn't log in in the afternoon.
But it looks like you got a lot of help though.
Tips for building?
Read the FAQs in the motherboard forum, and if you aren't sure of how to do something post it here before you do something stupid.

Good luck

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[Rugger]

Agree with dunk - read the FAQs in the following forums: HDD, CPU, motherboards and graphics card. These will give you a good base knowledge for assembling your PC. Also very important - read your mobo manual and ALL of its installation/setup instructions. That will save you a lot of heartache and needless posts here. Assembly - if done carefully - is the easy. The hard part is finding out what parts you want in your system! Good luck with the build and post here if you run itno any problems.

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[fate]

Building really isn't difficult at all. LED's might trip you up a little bit but that's all in the manual. The rest of it is pretty much common sense, as long as you don't put the floppy on backwards you should be fine 😛

By temperature gauge I'm guessing you mean like an LCD display with case/cpu temperatures?

 

[t33lo]

Yes LED temperature displays and maybe even fan controls but the fan controls isn't really an issue.

 

[jinshifu]

Wow your system sounds like the one I built for college. Only with a 7800 stead of my ati 850xt. Where you going for college? And yea, building a pc is like building w/ really expensive lego pieces. Easy to do, just don't drop your screwdriver on your mobo or something dumb like that.

 

[t33lo]

I'm going to University of Massachusetts @ Amherst. Our computers probably are similar because we both shopped for the best products at Newegg

Is there something you can buy (at newegg) that sits in one of the empty bays of your case that gives you various temp readings? What is it called if newegg doesn't happen carry it?<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by t33lo on 07/15/05 03:43 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[t33lo]

I was looking over various processors, How does the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester compare to the 3700+ San Diego?

sorry about double post

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by t33lo on 07/16/05 04:26 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[endyen]

Because the sandiego core has extra cache (over a single core in the 4200) most games would perform slightly better.

 

[t33lo]

ALright guys I guess this thread is over I just bought all the stuff on newegg. Thanks for all the advice as well. Wish me LUCK!

 

[endyen]

LUCK
Not that you will need it. Good hands would be better.

 

[dunklegend]

Come on wusy send him some links and pictures.
Or the book that wingding wrote in that subject.

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