Hello,
I'm new here. I haven't built a computer for about 4 years. Last time I did I used FAT 32 Anyway I'm building my parents a computer now. I'll build myself one when I'm back up to date with the latest greatest. Below is what I'm building they just want to be able to surf internet and play some older games like Spiderman sometimes.
My problem is I'm not sure how much A/Silver 5 to put on the newer AMD CPU's. I use to put a grain of rice size on then smooth it with C/card. Is this still acceptable. I also don't know how to setup SATA on HD's. Don't know much about PCI xpress x16 either I still have AGP. Is setup the same for new CPU's as it was for the old Athlon XP? Should I use NTFS? I'm upgrading them to Win XP Pro.
Thanks
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MASSCOOL 5F521B1M3CG 80mm Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail - $22.49 + sh (Newegg)
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Oh and did I forget anything?
I'm new here. I haven't built a computer for about 4 years. Last time I did I used FAT 32 Anyway I'm building my parents a computer now. I'll build myself one when I'm back up to date with the latest greatest. Below is what I'm building they just want to be able to surf internet and play some older games like Spiderman sometimes.
My problem is I'm not sure how much A/Silver 5 to put on the newer AMD CPU's. I use to put a grain of rice size on then smooth it with C/card. Is this still acceptable. I also don't know how to setup SATA on HD's. Don't know much about PCI xpress x16 either I still have AGP. Is setup the same for new CPU's as it was for the old Athlon XP? Should I use NTFS? I'm upgrading them to Win XP Pro.
Thanks
Thermaltake Mambo VC2000BNS Mid Tower Case (Black) Retail - $44.99 - $20.00 rebate - Free Shipping (ZipZoomFly.com)
ECS KN1 Lite 1.0A Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail free with AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3400DAA4BY - OEM - $109.99 + $6.94 sh (Newegg.com)
CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model CMX1024-3200 - Retail $114.99 – Free Shipping (Newegg)
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail - $39.99 – Free Ship - $10.00 rebate (Newegg)
MASSCOOL 5F521B1M3CG 80mm Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail - $22.49 + sh (Newegg)
MASSCOOL FD12025B1L3/4 120mm Ball Case Cooling Fan - Retail - $5.99 each + sh (Newegg)
PNY VCG66256XPB Geforce 6600 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail - $47.99 + 5.94 – sh (Newegg)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM - $5.99 + sh (Newegg)
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer - $59.00 - Free Shipping (ZipZoomFly.com)
Lite-On SOHR-5236V-RET-B 52x Internal DVD-RW Drive – Retail
Microsoft Windows XP Pro Professional 64-Bit - OEM
Oh and did I forget anything?