Hey guys,
I have previously built 3 or 4 machines with little to no problems. The last was a couple of years ago. Since then a lot has changed and it seems the more I read these boards the more confusing it gets…. I will list the things I definitely would like to have and some things I could use some suggestions on.
Things that I definitely want to have:
Lian Li PC-V1000B Plus w/Window
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4800+
2 Gigs of Memory (CORSAIR TwinX2048-400PT???)
2 SATA HDs
My questions are:
I don’t need 2 video cards, I am not a big time gamer but I want a real powerful PC. I do play some flight simulator type games once in a while but nothing crazy. I could use some suggestions on Video Cards, I have useed ATI in the past but I find their software to be clunky. I have nVidia in the past and it seemed more consistant. I do some digital video with my cam corder through firewire nothing crazy. I will be running MS Virtual PC for some SharePoint testing that I do for my job but that really is more of a memory and HD issue.....
As for motherboards one of the mother boards I am looking at is the ABIT AN8 32X. In the past I’ve used ASUS and GIGABYTE but this one is getting some pretty good reviews. This would mean I would need a PCIx Video Card, any suggestions for a robust card? Any other MBs I should be looking at?
What about Power Supplies? How much wattage and what brand? In the past I’ve uses Antec for my P4 machines but I have never built an AMD machine. What should I be looking at here?
Not so concerned about budget without going totally nuts...
Thanks in advance for any suggestion or help...
Ed
I have previously built 3 or 4 machines with little to no problems. The last was a couple of years ago. Since then a lot has changed and it seems the more I read these boards the more confusing it gets…. I will list the things I definitely would like to have and some things I could use some suggestions on.
Things that I definitely want to have:
Lian Li PC-V1000B Plus w/Window
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4800+
2 Gigs of Memory (CORSAIR TwinX2048-400PT???)
2 SATA HDs
My questions are:
I don’t need 2 video cards, I am not a big time gamer but I want a real powerful PC. I do play some flight simulator type games once in a while but nothing crazy. I could use some suggestions on Video Cards, I have useed ATI in the past but I find their software to be clunky. I have nVidia in the past and it seemed more consistant. I do some digital video with my cam corder through firewire nothing crazy. I will be running MS Virtual PC for some SharePoint testing that I do for my job but that really is more of a memory and HD issue.....
As for motherboards one of the mother boards I am looking at is the ABIT AN8 32X. In the past I’ve used ASUS and GIGABYTE but this one is getting some pretty good reviews. This would mean I would need a PCIx Video Card, any suggestions for a robust card? Any other MBs I should be looking at?
What about Power Supplies? How much wattage and what brand? In the past I’ve uses Antec for my P4 machines but I have never built an AMD machine. What should I be looking at here?
Not so concerned about budget without going totally nuts...
Thanks in advance for any suggestion or help...
Ed