After research and consultation, I've put together a budget gaming computer (and it comes out to about $600, more than I wanted but less than I feared). I'd appreciate it if component-knowledgeable folks could take a glance at this and double-check my compatibilities; I think everything should work together, but I want to make certain that I haven't overlooked anything in my ignorance:
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 (already bought, so not changing)
new case fan (to replace the stock 80mm intake; should I get another to replace the stock 120mm exhaust?)
Asus M2A MVP
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz
2x1G RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 2600XT
Corsair 450W PSU-- I have an IDE drive that I'll be putting in this machine, so I guess I have to find a converter cable?
Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB SATA hard drive
DVD-ROM--OEM, so will I need a separate SATA connection cable?
I'll be installing Windows XP on the thing, and using it for comparatively light gaming (WoW, LotR Online, a bunch of older stuff [Baldur's Gate, Diablo II, Icewind Dale, etc.], and maybe NWN2).
Thanks for the input!
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 (already bought, so not changing)
new case fan (to replace the stock 80mm intake; should I get another to replace the stock 120mm exhaust?)
Asus M2A MVP
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz
2x1G RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 2600XT
Corsair 450W PSU-- I have an IDE drive that I'll be putting in this machine, so I guess I have to find a converter cable?
Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB SATA hard drive
DVD-ROM--OEM, so will I need a separate SATA connection cable?
I'll be installing Windows XP on the thing, and using it for comparatively light gaming (WoW, LotR Online, a bunch of older stuff [Baldur's Gate, Diablo II, Icewind Dale, etc.], and maybe NWN2).
Thanks for the input!