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Old May 31, 2005, 10:46 PM // 22:46   #61
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Hey, can you check that out for me. I seriously dont know if it has it. If it does not, can you refer me to a link in newegg that has them? thanks!!!!
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Old May 31, 2005, 10:52 PM // 22:52   #62
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the picture contents package show cables
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Old May 31, 2005, 10:53 PM // 22:53   #63
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Hey, can you check that out for me. I seriously dont know if it has it. If it does not, can you refer me to a link in newegg that has them? thanks!!!!
As far as the Hard Drive goes, it says in the Spec sheet that a cable is provided. The DVD doesn't say this but you can always use the cable from your old system, which will work fine on most occasions if one doesn't come with it or possibly the one that comes with the hard drive if a standard dual channel IDE cable.

If you are going to transfer over the floppy drive from your old machine, use that cable too.

That should pretty much be it for cables. Everything regarding power should be supplied with the Tower Case. Well, they do when i buy them in the UK.
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Old May 31, 2005, 11:05 PM // 23:05   #64
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Guess im set!!! Thanks for everything guys!!!!
Il report my building process and tests when its finished. (probably around eiether June 4th or June 12th)

THANKS!!!!
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 12:44 AM // 00:44   #66
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Wait.... about the cable for the DVD Drive, can you tell me what it is called so i can make sure i have it? Preferably give me a link to the cable in Newegg.com

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P.S.- Last question (Hopefully) !!!
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 03:04 AM // 03:04   #67
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Sorry, my experience with AMD retail was an Athlon long ago. The stock cooler sucked and blowed. Loudly. And rattled. Upgrading to a new cooler was one the of best things that I did with that machine. And, I guarantee you the cooler that I posted links to is half as noisy (remember, dB is exponential) as your stock cooler.

I saved several degrees CPU idle temp by going to aftermarket coolers and then saved 2 degrees by switching to thermal compound. Thousands of other people have obtained the same results. If it's not worth it to you, fine, but it works.
I can't speak for all Athlon64 stock coolers, but mine is rather quiet and does not rattle. Then again, I have four other fans (three 80mm, one 120mm) running in there, so it would seem quiet by comparison anyway.

What it really comes down to is if he would like to save on the $30. If he isn't planning on doing any overclocking, doesn't mind the colour of the fan, then there's not much point at all in switching it out for an after market cooler. Also, as someone else keeps pointing out, someone with relatively little experience building computers might want the peace of mind that comes with the 3 year warranty, as opposed to the limited warranty of the OEM processor.
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 10:22 AM // 10:22   #68
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If you have a current PC System you can just remove the cable from that system and install that into your new system. It will work just as well and you don't need to buy a new one.
Either that, or just take the Hard Drive cable from your old PC and use that one.

They are called IDE Cables. There are others, which are called SATA which is a new and faster system, and a lot smaller in size, but without looking at your new mobo for details, i would stick to IDE for now. Anyway, your new HDD would need to be SATA or you would have to get a SATA connector/adapter.
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MSI mobo's are great, but take my advise and be sure you buy a decent Power Supply. You need at least 18 ampere on the 12 volts line on the PSU, otherwise your system will turn out to be very unstable. (I am saying this based on my own experience :-) )
I bought a Tagan 480W PSU (28ampere on the 12 volts line) which is a very good PSU for a nice price.

No problems with AMD cooler here either ...

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Old Jun 01, 2005, 06:33 PM // 18:33   #70
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Do i need any extra fans besides the ones that are listed above?

Also, would this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122193

be better than this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

Thanks!
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 07:11 PM // 19:11   #71
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Erm, the second link shows me RAM?
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01   #72
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Shoot!!! Well here it is again. Hopefully it works this time

Is this video card,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122193

better than this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150080
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 08:57 PM // 20:57   #73
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The 6800 is better because it has a 256bit memory interface as opposed to a 128bit memory interface on the 6600GT.

The 6600GT can be found as low as $150 on that site though, not sure why you're looking at that particular one.
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Old Jun 01, 2005, 10:55 PM // 22:55   #74
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Well, i guess im getting a 6800 since the 6600GT is worse. Its only 188 bucks too! Thanks for everything.
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Well, i guess im getting a 6800 since the 6600GT is worse. Its only 188 bucks too! Thanks for everything.
Glad I could help. Enjoy.
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Old Jun 02, 2005, 12:41 AM // 00:41   #76
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I would recommend for the video card at a cheaper price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814145118

Other than that, I would order it.
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I would recommend for the video card at a cheaper price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814145118

Other than that, I would order it.
I, for one, would question the wisdom in suggesting the Geforce 6200. Just like an LE/SE version, the Geforce 6200 graphics card only has a 64bit memory architecture.
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I, for one, would question the wisdom in suggesting the Geforce 6200. Just like an LE/SE version, the Geforce 6200 graphics card only has a 64bit memory architecture.
Yes, well it is for cheaper people like me.
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Yes, well it is for cheaper people like me.
I'd personally skip it altogether and spend an extra $25 a proper 6600, it'd be worth it. And yes I do understand what it's like to live on a budget, I'm on a tiny one myself.
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FINAL COMPUTER PARTS THAT IM BUYING
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ $221.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103484
Chaintech AMD Athlon 64 Motherboard $58.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813152043
Aspire X-Dreamer II Computer Case $55.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144026
Leadtek NVIDIA GeForce 6800 128mb 256 bit Video Card $188.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122193
Corsair ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 $75.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440
Western Digital Caviar SE 160 GB 7200 RPM $87.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144152
NEC DVD/CD Burner $49.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152035
Do i need to buy anything else to have a sucessful buying from Newegg.com and have a great comp?
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