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[Flip4431]

New to this computer building stuff just wanted to get your guys opinion on this case/mb/cpu im about to buy. any opinions would be appreciated. Gonna use the computer for mostly games/school work atm.
thx in advance

[Flip4431]

Hah well fergot to hit Ctrl/v here are the parts

Aspire X-Dreamer II(Black) ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, With Window, Model "ATXB4KLW-BK/350"
Specifications:
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: Steel
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,Mic x1,Speaker x1
Power Supply: 350W
Cooling System: 2x 80MM fans Motherboard Compatibility: ATX/Baby AT
Dimensions: 440x200x430mm
Special Features: Acrylic added to front panel for polished appearance;Back lighting temperature displasy LCD etc. more info>
N82E16811144026 $52.00
$52.00

Motherboards - AMD
ASUS nForce2 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X-X" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Processors
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 400 + MCP
FSB: 400/333/266/200MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR400/333/266/200(Non-ECC,unbuffered) Max 3GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2, 1xCOM, 1xLPT,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4), 1xLAN, Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650 6CH w/ built in HP amplifier
Onboard LAN: Integrated NVIDIA MAC + Realtek 8201BL PHY 10/100Mbps
Form Factor: ATX more info>
N82E16813131468 $75.00
$75.00

Processors
AMD Athlon XP 2600+, 333 MHz FSB, 256KB L2 Cache Processor - OEM
Specification
Model: AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Core: Thoroughbred
Operating Frequency: 2.08GHz
FSB: 333MHz
Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/ 256KB
Voltage: 1.65V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket A
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
Packaging: OEM(Processor Only) more info>
N82E16819103349

[jmebonner]

Looks fine to me. I'm running a 2500 which is totally adequate. You already have the ram?

[Flip4431]

Nope im kinda starting from scratch here with a crappy budget. Im not really sure on all this overclocking stuff but ill probably end up gettin 1 gig of RAM

[shawshank62]

Looks good to me....what video card?

[Flip4431]

In this POS im using now i got a 128 mb gforce 2 mx400 probably gonna have to upgrade it also though its kinda outdated

[John Prophet]

a pretty good looking setup.

one thing I would say is that the A7N8X board has been one that on occasion has been very finnicky to work with...based on the fact that I have seen TONS of help threads concerning it.

Are you buying from a good dealer with a good rma policy??

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some help threads concerning the a7n8x

http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...ighlight=A7N8X

http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...ighlight=A7N8X

http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...ighlight=A7N8X

I am not saying its a bad board...but it just seems that there have been some problems with it....sort of like the k7s5a that was popular a couple years back...half the people swore it was the best thing ever...the other half couldnt get it to work, lol.

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I have started liking Biostar boards....they are not really for overclocking but they are good for being easy to build etc

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...138-227&depa=0

and maybe

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...138-236&depa=0



JP