Will this setup work for me?

[steven01]

Gosh, I never knew building my own system would be so difficult. I'm having a hard time figuring out which processor is compatible with my motherboard I think you have to go by the socket type right? Ok, heres the system I would like to get:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131511
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116196
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811170020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106988
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126131
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144393
ATI Radeon® 9550 256MB AGP Video Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster® Audigy™ 2 Value (SB0400)
Logitech® X-230 2.1 Stereo System (970123-0403)
Insignia 17" CRT Monitor - Black Model: IS-CM100641


Well, that's about it, this is my dream system. I plan on doing just about eveything with this system: video editing, video encoding, gaming ect... Thanks for taking the time to help me out with this daunting task.

 

[nezzari]

You probably don't want to hear this, but have you considered AMD? That isn't the best video card around, AMD may give you that little boost when gaming.

 

[PZEROFGH]

yeah a 9550 video card is pretty bad, and for video edcoding and all that stuff you may want to look into a dual core X2 processor from amd and get at least a 6600GT i would also be looking into 2GB of ram.

 

[Ste]

Do not use the Power Supply that comes with the case. It blows.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103924
Antec NEOPOWER 480W ATX 2.0

 

[SHAWN]

What do you plan on doing with that setup? Browsing the internet and Word right?

 

[PZEROFGH]

oh yeah i forgot to add that, hey Ste, antec isnt the only company out there lol

 

[Ste]

oh yeah i forgot to add that, hey Ste, antec isnt the only company out there lol

I know, However, When thier budget is right, I will usally reccomend other companies such as enermax, OCZ, Forton or PC Power and cooling. If they have the specific budget for them.

But Antec is pretty tops in my mind.

 

[steven01]

Heh, everyone is saying go with AMD it seems. I thought intel was the fastest for most stuff? I've seen some up to 3.8ghz. I really like intel though, so I'll probably stick with them. So, if I get this system will everything work? Someone was telling me on another fourm that my motherboard needs the ATX version 2.0 power connections or an adapter. Anyone know what this is? And what's wrong with the power supply? Is 420 watts not sufficient?

 

[SHAWN]

Heh, everyone is saying go with AMD it seems. I thought intel was the fastest for most stuff? I've seen some up to 3.8ghz. I really like intel though, so I'll probably stick with them. So, if I get this system will everything work? Someone was telling me on another fourm that my motherboard needs the ATX version 2.0 power connections or an adapter. Anyone know what this is? And what's wrong with the power supply? Is 420 watts not sufficient?

Let me explain something to you about AMD and Intel.

AMD 3800 = P4 3.8ghz.

Clock speed means nothing. The 3800 in the AMD's title means it performs just as well as a P4 3.8ghz. AMD has managed to keep up with intel but at a lower clock speed.

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Tell him the brick story... something about 5 bricks twice or 10 bricks or something... No, but seriously, AMD performs. Clock speed is not an indicator to how many operations the processor can perform.

The video card is hurting. I'd go with a 9800 if it's in the budget. Also, if a PCIe capable motherboard is in the budget, then I'd go for that too, so you can be a little less backward.

Ryan