I'm going for mid-price range, with super EASE of use and upgradeability (sp?).
Case- I really like the large side fan and the reviews for the PSU aren't that bad........... I won't be doing any LAN Partying.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811164081
MOBO- A certain mid-range mobo but is pretty upgradeable. Also 80% of the reviews are 4-5 eggs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017
CPU- Ok I know it's last generation but I'm coming from a Dell 1.8 celeron.... with 256 ram...... it's >100$ and the CPU I really want is around the corner. The Core 2 Duo 6420.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116253
VIDEO- I feel safe going with the same brand Video Card as Mobo (in that I won't run into compatibility issues)? Is this ignorant? Either way it seems to be a fairly good card and with the 25cm fan blowing on the huge heatsink I think it should be ok.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125028
RAM- This is a place I could use some help with..... am I better off going with 1 stick at 1gb? or 2 sticks with 512mb each? And this is what I have found that seems to be pretty good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231085
HARD Drive- I don't have much interest in video editing or anything like that and should the need arise I can always add another Hard Drive, so I went for a low price goodie.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136036
CD/DVD- No need for anything fancy.. read-write. You know the basics.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106045
Thats the lot of it. I have been reading and searching for the right parts, hoping to put a system together that will be stable and an easy first build.
Any input would be great thanks.
Case- I really like the large side fan and the reviews for the PSU aren't that bad........... I won't be doing any LAN Partying.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811164081
MOBO- A certain mid-range mobo but is pretty upgradeable. Also 80% of the reviews are 4-5 eggs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017
CPU- Ok I know it's last generation but I'm coming from a Dell 1.8 celeron.... with 256 ram...... it's >100$ and the CPU I really want is around the corner. The Core 2 Duo 6420.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116253
VIDEO- I feel safe going with the same brand Video Card as Mobo (in that I won't run into compatibility issues)? Is this ignorant? Either way it seems to be a fairly good card and with the 25cm fan blowing on the huge heatsink I think it should be ok.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125028
RAM- This is a place I could use some help with..... am I better off going with 1 stick at 1gb? or 2 sticks with 512mb each? And this is what I have found that seems to be pretty good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231085
HARD Drive- I don't have much interest in video editing or anything like that and should the need arise I can always add another Hard Drive, so I went for a low price goodie.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136036
CD/DVD- No need for anything fancy.. read-write. You know the basics.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106045
Thats the lot of it. I have been reading and searching for the right parts, hoping to put a system together that will be stable and an easy first build.
Any input would be great thanks.