new to this! please help lol

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 17:57

hey people i'm new to this forum!

i have recently took it upon myself to build a computer as my current one (compaq presario sr1909uk upgraded with 3.5gb of ram and vista ultimate) is starting to annoy me

i mostly just go on forums and do coursework etc (i only play games on my xbox 360) so i'm mainly after something that looks cool, runs sufficiently quick and that i can use as a learning curve by modding and adding to in the future

so far i have

4gb ddr2 RAM
500gb hdd
80gb hdd
Club 3d Nvidia 7600 graphics card
19" tft monitor + 32" tv (will be connected to both)

and i have ordered

processor

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=6&subcat=803

case and power unit

http://www.xcase.co.uk/p/291002/raid...-watt-psu.html

and i have bought a Gigabyte S series ga-m55s-s3 (no link, find it yourself! lol)

i will be using the mouse, keyboard and dvd drive from my current pc.

so....... what else will i need?? i'm just making a checklist basically to make sure i have everything covered!

also my processor does not come with a heatsink and fan so i was wondering if anyone could recommend one that would be sufficient for my setup that is not too expensive!

thanks in advance!

mattyfez · 14 Dec 2007 at 18:35

Vicious-monkey said:
also my processor does not come with a heatsink and fan so i was wondering if anyone could recommend one that would be sufficient for my setup that is not too expensive!

thanks in advance!

Arctic freezer 7 for value and decent performance

mattyfez · 14 Dec 2007 at 18:45

Also that motherboard is not that great, what processor are you wanting to put in it, i cant see from the link.....

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:29

mattyfez said:
Arctic freezer 7 for value and decent performance

link? please lol

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:35

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM2)

does this link work??
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-197-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=803

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:41

the arctic freezer 7 doesn't appear to fit an amd am2 socket

would this fit my motherboard, processor etc??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-025-AR

mattyfez · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:59

Yeh, or this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 20:05

which would be better? if i ordered one of those would it definately provide sufficient cooling for my processor?

(AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ Black Edition 3.20GHz )

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:30

can anyone tell me which would be better? i hope to order tonight!

NoobieOCer · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:52

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:54

cool, thanks, and before i click "buy" is it gonna be powerful enough for my processor?

NoobieOCer · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:58

yes it more than enough, 3.2ghz dual core is fast enough to play games

if u have a decent graphics card....

Vicious-monkey · 14 Dec 2007 at 23:20

i don't mean is the processor powerful enough, i've already ordered the processor, i wanna know if the fan you recommended is effective enough to cope with my processor. some of the cpu coolers i've looked at only cope with a specific range, eg 3400+ to 5000+

mattyfez · 15 Dec 2007 at 00:04

Yes, will be fine.

Vicious-monkey · 15 Dec 2007 at 01:42

ah good, just ordered it then! cheers for the help mate!