Hi!
Im a soon-to-be first time pc builder. these are the specs im preparing to build out of my measly 9-5 paychecks :
JPAC 608 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811217014
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533
MSI K8N Neo4-F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491
3dFuzion Geforce 7800gt
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...details.asp?EdpNo=1549681&Sku=B52-1030
BenQ DW1640 Black (OEM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101651
Sound card-sound blaster live
Ram-undecided
1x HD-Sata/1.5Gbps undecided
Already own a CRT/keyboard/audio system.
Heavy gamer, budget $800-$900.
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6 newbie Q's:
1) why do some cases cost $100+ and come with no PSU, when there are cases for $30 that come with a 500W PSU? I?m not overclocking, only using one HD, only need 2 usb ports in the front, and don?t care for fancy cases. so is this case above ok?
ram, ram, ram. too many choices when i don?t know didly squat about them.
2)any suggestions for 2x512 ram under $100 for games?
3) whats the difference between DDR400/PC3200? will both of these run in the motherboard above?
4)out of curiosity, how much do a 1gig sticks run?
5) related to my current pc, should headset be connected to the audio port on the pc or to my speaker system?
Lastly, what does OEM stand for on the dvd drive above?
Sorry for such stupid questions, just got tired of web crawling articles for answers
Thanks!
Im a soon-to-be first time pc builder. these are the specs im preparing to build out of my measly 9-5 paychecks :
JPAC 608 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811217014
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533
MSI K8N Neo4-F
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491
3dFuzion Geforce 7800gt
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...details.asp?EdpNo=1549681&Sku=B52-1030
BenQ DW1640 Black (OEM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101651
Sound card-sound blaster live
Ram-undecided
1x HD-Sata/1.5Gbps undecided
Already own a CRT/keyboard/audio system.
Heavy gamer, budget $800-$900.
-------------------------
6 newbie Q's:
1) why do some cases cost $100+ and come with no PSU, when there are cases for $30 that come with a 500W PSU? I?m not overclocking, only using one HD, only need 2 usb ports in the front, and don?t care for fancy cases. so is this case above ok?
ram, ram, ram. too many choices when i don?t know didly squat about them.
2)any suggestions for 2x512 ram under $100 for games?
3) whats the difference between DDR400/PC3200? will both of these run in the motherboard above?
4)out of curiosity, how much do a 1gig sticks run?
5) related to my current pc, should headset be connected to the audio port on the pc or to my speaker system?
Lastly, what does OEM stand for on the dvd drive above?
Sorry for such stupid questions, just got tired of web crawling articles for answers
Thanks!