iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 22, 2004 I bought parts to build a PC, but the MB turned out bad, so I returned it because I didn't like the brand much (ECS). Anyone have any suggestions on a good MB that is not too expensive? I'd like it to have at least 6 USB 2.0 ports, AGP 8x, and SATA for future upgradeability. Any suggestions? Btw, the CPU is an AMD Sempron 2600+ . Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 22, 2004 I had built my own pc for twice. And now i prepare for another new one.Athon 1600+128 DDR Ram* 340Gb Seagate HD80GB seagate HD52* CD RomATi 7500and other annex.It's cheaper ! Just about 600 $. And it's powerful for the common 3D games and office work. Who has build their own pc? I did this are the specs:Intel Pentium 4 : 3.0 Ghz1024 DDR Ram200 GB Seagate HD180 GB Seagate HDLiteon DVD BurnerDVD PlayerAti Radeon 9800 XT 128mb8x USB 2.03x FirewireBuild in 6 in 1 cardreaderUSB Floppydisk That's about all... Oh yeah It's running on Windows XP SP2 Mayb in a few days Windows Longhorn BETA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I also thought about Over clocking... But I don't think that's a really good idea.. Any opinions about Overclocking?? You're right, it's not a good idea. Right now, you're system is so powerful it doesn't need to be overclocked. Besides, with how manufacturers are pushing their products these days, you just might ruin it faster. You would also get errors and such. Better not to overclock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 29, 2004 I've "built" a few for myself. The latest one is:AMD Athlon 64 3200+ skt 754giga-byte GA-K8NS pro 1024 MB Kingston ram DDR40080GB Seagate SATA hard driveHIS Excalibur Radeon 9600XT 256MBX-blade Case http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ (the silver one)Lite on DVD romLite on CD-RWfloppy drive... ohh and i changed a fan so i had some red in the case...not just blue :wink: Running a dual boot of WinXP PRO SP2 and Linux Red Hat (fedora core 3)Thats bout all i can think of.... ohh and i have an old tandy 1000 that still runs maybe ill take some pics sometime and post em on here . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 30, 2004 all i gata say is WHAT the hell do you ppl put on your comps to need like 400gb!!!!!arre you all porn obsessive!!!i have a 40gb hdd and i havent filled it in like 6 years max i got to was like 29gb/40gb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 30, 2004 all i gata say is WHAT the hell do you ppl put on your comps to need like 400gb!!!!!arre you all porn obsessive!!!i have a 40gb hdd and i havent filled it in like 6 years max i got to was like 29gb/40gbAre you sure yours is turned on??? :wink: A few movies, some music, programs and stuff quickly adds up.I have 2 x 60GB and 1 x 80GB hdd's on my internet pc alone, and it's always short of space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted December 30, 2004 I have a 60gig HD and it's full 24/7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 2Hrvoje: my calc is 50 mhz ^ )2APX004: did you build it? I know that somewhere there are kits sold for notebooks... I built mine 4 years ago and don't quite remember what most of the components are anymore : ( recent changes though are ~200 gigs of hard and nvidia fx 5200 8xcheap but works well ^ )200 gigs are always filled and porn is just a small (very small) portion of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 14, 2005 Motherboard Asus P4P800 Deluxe.P4 3.0GHZ FSB 800mhz.1024 DDR memory.ATI Radeon 9600 256 DDR memory.S-ATA 160GB Seagate.Pinnacle PCTV RAVE PRO.Compaq DVD-ROM ReaderLite-on Combo drive.HP DVDRW +/-R/RW/RAW 630EConceptronics Wireless Card 54G.Windows XP PRO SP2!Linux RedHat 9maded by my own not to bad though.regs, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 hers mine Intel P4 northwood 2.8GHz1gb kingston pc2700 (cheap type)1 dvd all in one thingy(dont know brand)1 dvd-rom drive2 80gb Maxtor hdd in raid0 arrayGe-force fx5200Im saving up for a new videocard and some water cooling for my case so i can overclock it. My CPU runs stock at 50degrees so im not risking OC'ing yet.and advice on Overclocking: If you computer is not as hot as mine....do it :mrgreen:PS: O ya and also WInxp-sp2 and Fedora Core Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 My cousins made mine, so I dont know any specs of it, buts its realy good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 21, 2005 thats what tell ALL say Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 I build my own pc too.AMD Sempron 2800+ (2 Ghz)768 Mb ram (PC3200)80 GB hard disk GeForce FX 5700LE (256 Mb and 128 bit)DVD Burner (dual layer, 16x)CD Burner (48x I think)Floppy DiskI think about 12x USB.I can play as good as every game on it,I have a 17" TFT monitor and a 5.1 surround system with it so it is a fine gaming computer. What do you guys think of it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 AMD 64 3200+ @ 40006800GT @ Ultra1 GB Corsair XL74GB RaptorAntec Peformance caseNEC DVD-Burner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iGuest 3 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 Kronix hows the 6800 working for you is it that good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
