First build

[Kaz]

I Am a first time builder and am hoping to build my first pc soon
I have been looking on ebuyer and came up with the following spec
Are they all compatible?? if not what would you change or recommend???
thanks for looking

1 x Panasonic Floppy Drive 1.44mb - OEM
1 x AMD AThlon XP2400 266FSB 256Cache Thoroughbred Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink &
Fan with 3year Warranty
1 x Samsung 52x32x52x IDE Drive - OEM
1 x Deluxworld M80112 4-1 Window Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
1 x Microsoft XP Home With Service Pack 1A OEM
1 x Relisys TF770 17ins Monitor True Flat 0.25DPI 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
1 x PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0
Upto a 3.2+ CPU Motherboard in Retail Box
2 x Ebuyer 256 DDR400 PC3200 Extra Value Ram
1 x Ebuyer 56K V.90 Hardware Fax/Modem - Retail Box

 

[Me]

I Am a first time builder and am hoping to build my first pc soon
I have been looking on ebuyer and came up with the following spec
Are they all compatible?? if not what would you change or recommend???
thanks for looking

1 x Panasonic Floppy Drive 1.44mb - OEM
1 x AMD AThlon XP2400 266FSB 256Cache Thoroughbred Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink &
Fan with 3year Warranty
1 x Samsung 52x32x52x IDE Drive - OEM
1 x Deluxworld M80112 4-1 Window Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
1 x Microsoft XP Home With Service Pack 1A OEM
1 x Relisys TF770 17ins Monitor True Flat 0.25DPI 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
1 x PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0
Upto a 3.2+ CPU Motherboard in Retail Box
2 x Ebuyer 256 DDR400 PC3200 Extra Value Ram
1 x Ebuyer 56K V.90 Hardware Fax/Modem - Retail Box

I'd skip WindowsXP! Seriously though, all seems ok but make sure you get a
decent power supply, I've come unstuck recently with them. 400W or more to
be on the safe side.

 

[SteveH]

I'd skip WindowsXP! Seriously though, all seems ok but make sure you get a
decent power supply, I've come unstuck recently with them. 400W or more to
be on the safe side.

And I would be a bit wary of the cheap memory, especially on a PC chips
board.

SteveH

 

[Dave C.]

I Am a first time builder and am hoping to build my first pc soon
I have been looking on ebuyer and came up with the following spec
Are they all compatible?? if not what would you change or recommend???
thanks for looking

1 x Panasonic Floppy Drive 1.44mb - OEM
1 x AMD AThlon XP2400 266FSB 256Cache Thoroughbred Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink &
Fan with 3year Warranty
1 x Samsung 52x32x52x IDE Drive - OEM
1 x Deluxworld M80112 4-1 Window Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
1 x Microsoft XP Home With Service Pack 1A OEM
1 x Relisys TF770 17ins Monitor True Flat 0.25DPI 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
1 x PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0
Upto a 3.2+ CPU Motherboard in Retail Box
2 x Ebuyer 256 DDR400 PC3200 Extra Value Ram
1 x Ebuyer 56K V.90 Hardware Fax/Modem - Retail Box

Do NOT buy anything PCChips, or you will be sorry. For a little more money,
I'd suggest the MSI 745 (it will support a XP 2400+) or ECS K7S5A (which
your vendor has listed at two different prices). Both are older boards, but
better quality than anything PCChips would ever produce. Also, don't go for
generic RAM. Instead, go for Corsair or Kingston. On ebuyer, the corsair
is the same price as their own generic brand. You don't actually need
PC3200 either (just PC2100), but it looks like PC3200 is all that ebuyer
carries. You will love windows xp. Did you forget a video card, or are you
going to recycle that? -Dave

 

[Will Dormann]

Do NOT buy anything PCChips, or you will be sorry. For a little more money,
I'd suggest the MSI 745 (it will support a XP 2400+) or ECS K7S5A (which
your vendor has listed at two different prices). Both are older boards, but
better quality than anything PCChips would ever produce.

PCChips manufactures ECS boards, so I'm not so sure about your statement
there...


-WD

 

[JAD]

yeah ECS the CMOS funkiest boards ever

PCChips manufactures ECS boards, so I'm not so sure about your statement
there...


-WD

 

[Dashi]

I'd get a better monitor, capable of at least 1.24 X 768 @ 100Hz, otherwise
too much flicker/eyestrain.

Dashi

 

[Dave C.]

PCChips manufactures ECS boards, so I'm not so sure about your statement
there...


-WD

I'll be darned, you're right on that. I've read that PCChips bought ECS.
I've also read that ECS was better quality than PCChips before they were
bought out. -Dave (can no longer recommend ecs)

 

[Will Dormann]

I'll be darned, you're right on that. I've read that PCChips bought ECS.
I've also read that ECS was better quality than PCChips before they were
bought out. -Dave (can no longer recommend ecs)

The K7S5A was one of the few reliable ECS boards, probably due to the
single-chip nature of the board. (harder to screw up)


-WD

 

[ray hartman]

I Am a first time builder and am hoping to build my first pc soon
I have been looking on ebuyer and came up with the following spec
Are they all compatible?? if not what would you change or recommend???
thanks for looking

1 x Panasonic Floppy Drive 1.44mb - OEM
1 x AMD AThlon XP2400 266FSB 256Cache Thoroughbred Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink &
Fan with 3year Warranty
1 x Samsung 52x32x52x IDE Drive - OEM
1 x Deluxworld M80112 4-1 Window Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
1 x Microsoft XP Home With Service Pack 1A OEM
1 x Relisys TF770 17ins Monitor True Flat 0.25DPI 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
1 x PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0
Upto a 3.2+ CPU Motherboard in Retail Box
2 x Ebuyer 256 DDR400 PC3200 Extra Value Ram
1 x Ebuyer 56K V.90 Hardware Fax/Modem - Retail Box

BigM:

The Ga-7VT600 is a very cheap, very solid board. Maybe scratch the
ecs/pcchips mobo product.

 

[Conor]

I Am a first time builder and am hoping to build my first pc soon
I have been looking on ebuyer and came up with the following spec
Are they all compatible?? if not what would you change or recommend???
thanks for looking

1 x Panasonic Floppy Drive 1.44mb - OEM
1 x AMD AThlon XP2400 266FSB 256Cache Thoroughbred Retail Boxed Inc Heatsink &
Fan with 3year Warranty
1 x Samsung 52x32x52x IDE Drive - OEM
1 x Deluxworld M80112 4-1 Window Case Keyboard Mouse Speakers
1 x Microsoft XP Home With Service Pack 1A OEM
1 x Relisys TF770 17ins Monitor True Flat 0.25DPI 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
1 x PcChips M848ALU SKT A SIS 748 400 DDR AGPx8 ATA133 6CH Sound/lAN/USB 2.0
Upto a 3.2+ CPU Motherboard in Retail Box
2 x Ebuyer 256 DDR400 PC3200 Extra Value Ram
1 x Ebuyer 56K V.90 Hardware Fax/Modem - Retail Box

Ditch the Samsung drive. I've had nothing but trouble with Samsung
optical drives.

--
Conor

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