- Aug 14, 2008
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I'm finally getting around to replacing my home PC (I've been too lazy since my work laptops have been fairly up-to-date). Since it is old (Pentium 1!), all the drives I was thinking about using are IDE so I'm a couple of generations behind. Will those parts still work with the new motherboard or am I out of luck and need to pick up new drives? Also, how do you think my parts mix will work together? Are there any "bad" combinations that I've picked? Thanks in advance!
1. Usage
Work - MS Excel and Access poweruser; SAS/Sudan/SPSS statistical packages
Games - RPG types (Neverwinter Nights 1&2, Diablo, Warcraft)
2. Budget
~ $750
3. Country
USA
4. Preferences
Only preference is Intel.
5. Current Parts
Current parts - 3.5" floppy, DVD burner, CD-ROM player (maybe), 17" LCD monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Hard drive and possible sound card. These are all parts I'm scavenging from an old Dell Inspiron.
6. Read & Searched
Most of my parts are picked from modoheo's 'Attention System Builder' sticky. I've also been browsing around for a bit.
7. Overclocking
My plan to run at default since I've never overclocked before. I can see myself overclocking once I get everything running.
8. Timeframe
I'm planning on buying parts in the next 2 weeks.
Build:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
GPU: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Case + Power: Antec Sonata Plus 550 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 550W Power Supply - Retail
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM + the hard drive from the Dell (original OEM)
DVD: DVD burner (Samsung I think) + CD-ROM (maybe) from the Dell
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Monitor: 17" LCD from the Dell (Dell brand)
OS: The reason I want to use my old hard drive is because it is loaded with Windows 2000. I know, this is archaic but it works and all of my programs/drivers are intact. Will this be a problem with this setup? Otherwise, I'll have to splash some cash for a new OS (XP?).
Other Parts: Antec 75012 120mm Case Fan - Retail, Antec 761345-75092-9 92mm Case Fan - Retail, Card Reader (haven't picked one yet)
I put together the build on Newegg. Here is the link: Custom Build Wish List
1. Usage
Work - MS Excel and Access poweruser; SAS/Sudan/SPSS statistical packages
Games - RPG types (Neverwinter Nights 1&2, Diablo, Warcraft)
2. Budget
~ $750
3. Country
USA
4. Preferences
Only preference is Intel.
5. Current Parts
Current parts - 3.5" floppy, DVD burner, CD-ROM player (maybe), 17" LCD monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Hard drive and possible sound card. These are all parts I'm scavenging from an old Dell Inspiron.
6. Read & Searched
Most of my parts are picked from modoheo's 'Attention System Builder' sticky. I've also been browsing around for a bit.
7. Overclocking
My plan to run at default since I've never overclocked before. I can see myself overclocking once I get everything running.
8. Timeframe
I'm planning on buying parts in the next 2 weeks.
Build:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail
GPU: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Case + Power: Antec Sonata Plus 550 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 550W Power Supply - Retail
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM + the hard drive from the Dell (original OEM)
DVD: DVD burner (Samsung I think) + CD-ROM (maybe) from the Dell
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Monitor: 17" LCD from the Dell (Dell brand)
OS: The reason I want to use my old hard drive is because it is loaded with Windows 2000. I know, this is archaic but it works and all of my programs/drivers are intact. Will this be a problem with this setup? Otherwise, I'll have to splash some cash for a new OS (XP?).
Other Parts: Antec 75012 120mm Case Fan - Retail, Antec 761345-75092-9 92mm Case Fan - Retail, Card Reader (haven't picked one yet)
I put together the build on Newegg. Here is the link: Custom Build Wish List