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Anonymous   11-18-2001 at 11:39:19 PM

I have an open window at newegg.com with all my items in the cart. I would appreciate your input on the following components for my soon to be first ever from scratch built system:

Full Tower
330w PS
3 Internal Fans
EPOX EP-8K7A
CARDEXPERT GEFORCE3
AMD Althon XP 1600+ (Comes with the hs and fan)
CRUCIAL MICRON 512MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM
Teac 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL WD200BB CAVIAR 20GB - 7200rpm Ultra ATA 100
3COM US Robotic v.90 56K Modem
SONY 52X MAX EIDE INTERNAL CD-ROM
AOPEN CRW2440 24x10x40 CDRW
CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 5.1
LINKSYS LNE100TX ETHERFAST 10/100 LAN CARD
24-Inch, Teflon Coated, IDE True ATA100, Flat Cable
24-Inch, IDE, Color: Red. True ATA100, ROUND

I may never close the newegg.com window. It took much time putting this list together. Again, please, if you all see any glaring mistakes (advice for the newbie) please let me know.

Thanks much,

Carol Parent

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dhlucke   11-19-2001 at 12:39:25 AM
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First off, I recommend the Antec cases and I'm pretty sure Newegg sells them now.

Why do you need so many case fans? You're just making more noise at this point unless you plan on overclocking (which you shouldn't do with the stock retail fan)

It was cheaper to buy from Crucial directly last time I checked. This <A HREF="http://www.crucial.com/evguide/" target="_new">link</A> gave me 15% off.

20 GB is not enough. Get 40GB minimum unless you are absolutely certain you will not be installing a lot of programs and will not be storing video or music.

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Anonymous   11-19-2001 at 12:57:16 AM
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Thank you for your reply dhlucke,

I usually use one 20g HD for main and 40g HD for backup (I have installed backup HD's in my other computers, but have never built a computer from ground up). I am wondering if I will have enough places to plug everything in.

This is a very interesting project for the winter months. :)

The fans are inside the case when you get it. They come standard.

Appreciate the headsup on the memory.

Thanks very much for your time and input,

Carol Parent

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kindlr   11-19-2001 at 04:01:19 PM
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I'm with him, get a 40 GB hard drive, for a 33% premium you double your space. Even if you don't use it now, it can always come in handy down the road. Other than that it looks good, although I'm not sure why you'd buy 1 flat cable and 1 round cable.. better to just go with 2 round and get the extra airflow.

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Anonymous   11-21-2001 at 12:29:52 PM
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Thank you very much for your input.

I feel way more confident now about this whole thing.
Wish me luck and hope I dont blow myself up or set the basement on fire.

Carol
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DaveGOD   11-22-2001 at 02:20:22 AM
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im pretty sure that hard disk is ATA133, dont waste that using an ATA100... probably the hdd or mobo will come with a normal (ie flat) ATA133 cable anyway :)

[edit: WTF am i on about, ignore that im talking rubbish as usual... the hdd is ATA100]

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Anonymous   11-22-2001 at 02:47:36 PM
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I'm just about to upgrade to an XP/KT266A combo, as my current rig uses SDRAM, I'm gonna have to get meself some slices of DDR. I note that you've opted for 1 stick @ 512MB. Is that gonna be quicker than 2 256MB sticks? In the UK it's cheaper to buy 2 sticks of 256MB, so to me it seems the best option. If I decide I need more RAM I'll get a 512MB stick, and I can't see myself needing more than 1GB. Discuss

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