AM2 Setup... Please Help :)

[NiNcotine]

ok. i updated to a AM2 system... does this look Good for everything that i need? did i update to a AM2 with the rigth components? are they good? i already have keyboard, mouse, speakers.


Also... so i need to buy a heatsink with fan to but ontop of my processor??



Case: ATRIX CSCI-G8022C-C43 480W Power Supply $59

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 300gig 7200 SATA 3.0Gb/s $100

Cd Drive: ASUS 8X DVD+RW CAV) DVD-RAM: 5X DVD-ROM 40X CD-R 32X $37

Video Card: XFX 7900 GT 470MHz 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 $269

Windows XP: XP Pro $110

Mother Board: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard $142

Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory $154

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor $185

Sound Card: AOpen Cobra AW850D 5.1 Channels 24-bit 48KHz PCI Interface Sound Card $24

Wireless Antenna : LINKSYS WMP54GX4 PCI Wireless Adapter with SRX400 $102

Monitor: AOC 203P Black 20.1" 12ms LCD $390

Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound $16

 

[Grimmy]

Heh, how many threads are you going to make? :lol:

Everything looks fine.

The retail HSF should be good enough. Unless you like something else, you should be careful to be sure it will work on AM2 socket.

Not sure if a floppy is needed now days, unless a flash USB could be used instead for bios updates, or done in windows. ( for some reason I just don't trust it when its done that way, within windows that is ).

 

[Caboose-1]

You really should buy an aftermarket power supply.

 

[NiNcotine]

HSF ???

 

[Caboose-1]

Heat Sink Fan. As Grimmy said, it should be fine.

I recommend this power supply: Power Supply Unit THough it has a handful less watts, it is likely much more stable. Stability is MUCH more importants than a few more watts.

I suggested an aftermarket power supply unit because the ones that come with cases are often cheap and unsafe to trust with your hardware.

 

[pojomofo]

HSF ???

He means Heastsink/fan, the stock one for AMD isnt bad.

I dont like that case/PSU combo, that PSU will probably fry in 2 months.

If it is a money thing you can find great viewsonic and samsung 19" LCD monitors for well under $300 that would be better than that AOC one, and would allow you to upgrade some other aspects that are lacking. I would also recommend 2GB RAM.

2GB RAM with a X2 3800+ is way better than a X2 4200+ with 1GB

 

[Caboose-1]

HSF ???

I dont like that case/PSU combo, that PSU will probably fry in 2 months.

2GB RAM with a X2 3800+ is way better than a X2 4200+ with 1GBI agree (with someone that agrees with me). As I stated before, that stock power supply isn't going to cut it. It could blow, and take your parts with it. I also agree with the two gigs of RAM, if you can afford it.

 

[NiNcotine]

ok... thats a good idea. i will do the 2 gigs of ram. but im just wondering, with this board it looks like it holds 4 slots for ram. should i do 4x 512 or 2x 1 gig???


thanks for all the help.