[PJ1987]

Hi,
I am new to this forum and hopefully there is sombody who can help.
My knowledge on computers is very limited as I have just gained an interest in them.
I am trying to build my own computer, but as there is so many components, ram, etc, to choose from I am struggleing a little. I only want a standard computer that will be fairly quick when downloading and burning to disk, as well as running a few programs (not necessarly at the same time)
I am not completely lazy and will try and learn as much as I can myself, so I have been reading and looking at various sites that explain general stuff about PCs.
I feel like I am able to build my own computer so I have picked out all the bits i need (i think) and im just looking for somone to take a quick look at the list below and tell me if they will all work together, and if im on the right track.
Well heres the list -
CPU - AMD Am2 Athlon 64 x 2, 4400 + windsor core, dual core 2.4Ghz, 2 x 512KB cache
Motherboard - Asus M2N-VM NF430, sok AM2, PCI-E (x 16), DDR2 533/667/800, SATA II, SATA raid, uatx, on board VGA
Memory - 2Gb (2 x 1Gb) corsair twin X, Xms2, DDR2 PC2-6400(800), 240 pins, non - ecc unbuffered, Cas 5-5-5-12
Hard drive - 160Gb western digital WD160 AAJS caviar SE, SATA 300,7200rpm, 8mb cache, 9ms
DVD Writer - Samsung SH - S203N/RSMN, 20 x DVD +/- R, 12 x DVD +/- DL, DVD + RW x 8/ -RW x 6, SATA, lightscribe
Well thats what Ive picked out, obviously its not the most powerful thing, but I only need a fairly quick and cheap comp.
Thanks for all the advice that comes my way. Look forward to hearing from you.

[philthomas]

What you have listed should all work together ok.

As you probably know. the mobo has on board graphics, so will not be much good for gaming, but for general home/office work, it should be fine, also you can always add a PCI-E Card later, if required.

[PJ1987]

Cheers. your a star thanks!!!! Yeah I kind of guessed the on board graphics wouldnt be to good, but glad you clarified it. Just one more question, what graphics card would you advise if I were to install another?

[philthomas]

It depends on whether you want to run the latest games or not really.

If not, any mid-range nvidia card will be far superior to the on board one.

You could always build it as is and judge for yourself whether you feel it needs upgrading.

[Carbon]

If I had those requirements, I'd just get a secondhand Dell or something and stick some more RAM in it, but your mileage may very.

I'd go with Intel but that will be fine for your reqs.

[codymackay]

Me too, I would go with an Intel chipset motherboard/processor, you can get a Core 2 Duo for quite cheap and still get heaps out of it. Also, if your going to play some of the high end games I would get a Inno3D 8800GT graphics card, that is a bang for the buck. One more thing is if your not really gonna play games then I suggest getting one of the new nVidia motherboards out that have nVidia GeForce 7100 graphics on board. This could save u some money.

[craiig]

power supply? and case?! hehe

not that they matter... =o