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my new rig.... thoughts?

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koontz946

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ok so im a 17-year old with a pretty good summer job, and i wanted to build myself a decent computer as a little summer project. here's what i will have as of a week or so:

*intel celeron 1.7 ghz (yes i know its the willamette, ill prob. upgrade in a month or so)
*thermaltake volcano 7+
*aopen ax45-v mobo
*nvidia geforce4 ti 4200 vid card (the 128mb ddr version)
*on-board sound (AC'97 CODEC, i believe... possible upgrade)
*quantum 20gb hdd
*external cd-rewriter, internal cd-rom, internal floppy (thinking a/b getting a cd-rw / dvd-rom drive)
*(hopefully) 2 monitors... nothing special, just a couple that were given to me
*powermax 300w psu
*keyboard, mouse
*optimum online cable internet service

its mainly for games, internet, folding, and school work (when school gets back in session)... all the parts i bought combined probably cost a/b $350.

im planning on overclocking it... but i dont have any of the major parts yet.... any suggestions for cheap upgrades / critiques?
 
you want cheap...go with a athlon xp 1700, thermalright slk800, and a thermaltake smart fan 2, for a motherboard get an abit nf7-s motherboard, and corsair xms memory...that is a good cheap overclocking system and not for very much money ;)
 
I'll say a yep to what they sais about the 1700, heatsind/fan, and the mobo but save a bit more cash and get some buffalo ram. it will save ya about $30 per 512meg stice of pc3200.
 
Get better power supply. Lots of people here have recommended the Fortrons for good inexpensive power supplies.
 
yeah, get the amd1700 and the nf7-s rev. 2, and you'll be set. AS for a HSF, well if you look at a lot of peoples sigs in this forum, you'll find they either have the Coolermaster Aero 7 or the SLK-800. Just my 2cents
 
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