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User Name · 08-27-2003, 07:07 PM

I am building my first computer system, after being stuck with a 475mhz Compaq for three+ years. I've taken apart my Compaq dozens of times, and have been reading about computer hardware for two years, however, so I'm fairly confident that I can put a new system together. I have one question. I do not want to mess with thermal compound, so I plan on using the pink pad on the bottom of my heatsink. I want a stable system that can play relatively modern games without trouble, and will never overclock. Will the bundled fan/heatsink and pink pad suffice?

Here is the hardware that i plan to order from Newegg. Note that I have a $480 budget, and plan to use my existing monitor, printer, scanner. webcam, and DSL equipment, and I have the Windows 2000 CD that I bought used. Please give me your opinions and/or suggestions.

FOXCONN SUPER CASE MID TOWER CASE PC-115 w/ 350W PSU

Acer CDRW/DVD Combo Drive Model CB4824-LA0 Retail

NEC 1.44MB Floppy Drive FD1231H-304/FD1231H-305 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY

Seagate 40GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive OEM Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A

Aopen KeyBoard KB-910 104-key Windows Layout

Viking 256MB 32X64 PC2700 DDR, Unbuffered, CL2.5, Model VGDDR32X64PC2700 - OEM

ASUS A7V8X-X AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Socket A, Processor Mother Board

A4TECH OPTICAL WHEEL MOUSE 5 BUTTON DUAL SCROLL

AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL

4QTech A2 MultiMedia Speakers

ATI OEM RADEON 9000 ATLANTIS 64MB DDR TV VIVO NO DVI AGP 250/200 BULK

08-27-2003, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
User Name Banned Location: Urf	Yet another "does this seem like a good system to build" thread I am building my first computer system, after being stuck with a 475mhz Compaq for three+ years. I've taken apart my Compaq dozens of times, and have been reading about computer hardware for two years, however, so I'm fairly confident that I can put a new system together. I have one question. I do not want to mess with thermal compound, so I plan on using the pink pad on the bottom of my heatsink. I want a stable system that can play relatively modern games without trouble, and will never overclock. Will the bundled fan/heatsink and pink pad suffice? Here is the hardware that i plan to order from Newegg. Note that I have a $480 budget, and plan to use my existing monitor, printer, scanner. webcam, and DSL equipment, and I have the Windows 2000 CD that I bought used. Please give me your opinions and/or suggestions. FOXCONN SUPER CASE MID TOWER CASE PC-115 w/ 350W PSU Acer CDRW/DVD Combo Drive Model CB4824-LA0 Retail NEC 1.44MB Floppy Drive FD1231H-304/FD1231H-305 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY Seagate 40GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive OEM Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A Aopen KeyBoard KB-910 104-key Windows Layout Viking 256MB 32X64 PC2700 DDR, Unbuffered, CL2.5, Model VGDDR32X64PC2700 - OEM ASUS A7V8X-X AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Socket A, Processor Mother Board A4TECH OPTICAL WHEEL MOUSE 5 BUTTON DUAL SCROLL AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL 4QTech A2 MultiMedia Speakers ATI OEM RADEON 9000 ATLANTIS 64MB DDR TV VIVO NO DVI AGP 250/200 BULK Last edited by User Name; 08-27-2003 at 07:09 PM..