Help Me Build My Compy

[wise-skiier]

I have a budget of $220 and i have a motherboard, hdd, and ram. To finish my system and oc it i need to get my other parts. Heres what i am gonna buy. Give me some feedback. Help!!!!!

What i have:
Motherboard: BioStar M7Vig Pro (Socket A) 266fsb
HDD: WD Caviar 20gig (brand nu)
RAM: 128 mb 133mhz SD-RAM

What i am getting:
Case= what do u recommend???
PSU= 350w Fortron
HSF= SLK-900A w/ SFII
CPU=XP 1700 (will oc)

Thanks and reccommend where to buy.

[Needitcooler]

You need some more memory first off. 128 will not cut it with any OS unless its like Windows 95. This is a pretty good buy at Newegg.com for 256 mb of Crucial PC2100. Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-001&catalog=147&depa=1)

As far as a case goes, that is a pretty personal choice. What color and size would you prefer?

Check out Newegg for whatever you need. The prices are the best and shipping is usually free.

[wise-skiier]

dude, thanx. i like newegg too

[Susquehannock]

You can't go wrong with Fortron PSU. They are sturdy
& stable units.
The PC Power & Cooling units are very nice, and
have a three year warranty. But they have a very large
price tag as well.

After trying a few Fortron model PSU I would NOT recommend
the units with the single 120mm bottom fan.
It seemed like a good idea at first. However, once it was
hooked up and the system OCed, I discovered that most of the air
remained trapped within the body of the unit.
This made it more noisy, and didn't help with cooling either. :(

The Fortrons with the single 80mm back fan were more
quiet and resulted in lower internal temps as well.

As always ... just my humble two cents.
Good luck! :D

[AFIsoldier]

about that 1700, you're gonna have a hard time finding one...just get the 2100 from newegg....alot of people have been getting tbred b with good steepings so there is 2.2-2.5 at only 62bucks

[wise-skiier]

Originally posted by AFIsoldier
about that 1700, you're gonna have a hard time finding one...just get the 2100 from newegg....alot of people have been getting tbred b with good steepings so there is 2.2-2.5 at only 62bucks

i can get a 1700 on new egg. I want that one because it is definitely unlocked so i can oc. My friend and i were discussing this earlier

[Jpantoga]

Yeah...you will need more ram for stability issues. Everything else seems fine you you are just planning to use it for little to no gaming and just basic computing

[Cyrix_2k]

Hey, Jpantoga, I'm wise-skiier's friend. :D

Anyways, he's going to need a proc that has high multi as his mobo won't reach FSB speeds in execess of 166mhz. After that, it's all multi OC'ing. I know 'cause he has my old board. Also, the ram he currently has will do approx 145mhz even if it is crappy.

[Cyrix_2k]

BTW, he doesn't have a good vid-card either. He's using the on-board video which is 32mb Savage8. :( Maybe you could recommend him a good cheap card that would fit his budget. Anything that's somewhat fast will work.

The poor kid's been using mac's 'till now. He also uses a piece-o-junk lappy (it's his father's too) to play starcraft on. I really feel sorry for him.

[wise-skiier]

oh, thank u cyrix for your very nice reply!

jeez

and i do have a video card and its agp (i think)

what is sad is my monitor that is like 10+ yrs old

[Cyrix_2k]

sorry, forgot, I gave him a geforce2 mx200. Still a piece of junk...

[Cyrix_2k]

oh, and

Welcome to the forums!!!