10-05-2003, 05:49 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Building a PC, need advice!
I tend to hold onto my money, probably because I don't have much! :lol: I'll need a nice PC for college, and was planning on building something along these lines. I need some power, partially because I'll be a Computer Science major and partially due to the W?BIC! principal.
Here are the parts I'm considering. Please suggest any changes or additions you feel would help me build a better system. Just keep in mind that I don't want to spend a lot of money on this.  ops:
-Intel P4 2.6Ghz / 512k Cache / 800Mhz FSB / HyperThreading
Could get a 2.4 and save some money, and could just stay at the 533 FSB, but... :lol:
-DFI - 648FX-ALE - Socket 478 ATX Motherboard / AGP 8X, USB 2.0 / Hyper-Threading
Again, I just like the idea of a 800 MHz FSB. Has anyone had experience with DFI?
-Western Digital Caviar SE 40GB / 7200 / 8MB / 8.9 / EIDE Hard
Drive
I don't download music or play a ton of games, so 40 should fit me just fine. Do I need 8MB? Would 2MB be enough?
-Premium 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory
I might add more later, but I think 512 should be a good place to start. Do I need PC3200?
-I'll add a cheap GPU and nice case, too.
So parts will be about $580. XP Pro will add about $150
What do you think? Is this overkill? Should I spend more in certain areas and less in others?
Thanks for your suggestions!
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