a new computer

[flashgordonion]

I am going to build my first computer and would like to see what you have to say. My budget is around $1200.

http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishList.a ... 37-102-143
that is my wish list but it might not be working so I will give seperate adresses.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 13-137-033
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 17-103-908
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 19-116-159
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 20-145-059
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 21-103-202
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 22-148-022
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 24-001-120
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 26-105-121
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 27-106-198
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 27-131-113
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 36-401-014
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.a ... 37-102-143

http://www.directron.com/ez8000.html
http://www.xoxide.com/scmis.html

Any imput on particular items or many will be greatly appreciated

[CDRecorder]

I do have a few comments, and they're all good! I hope your new PC works well when you build it!

Power Supply: Good choice! I've heard good things about Antec PSUs, and my two are great!

CPU: Good choice also. I've been thinking about building a new computer, and this is one of the CPUs I've been considering (the others are the 2.4GHz and 2.8GHz versions of the same CPU).

HDD: I've heard that the Seagate drives are really quiet; I've never heard anything bad about reliability, either.

Monitor: Looks nice! I have a 1-year-old Samtron (Samsung) monitor, and it's really good.

Case: It looks like a re-badged Chieftec case, and I really like Chieftec cases (I have two). Mine are built very solidly, and they are roomy, which makes working inside them easy.

CD-RW: Very good choice. I have two of these, and they're great!

DVD-ROM: I've never used a Lite-On DVD drive, but I've heard that they're good, too.

OS: Also good choice. I have XP Home on two of my machines, and it's far, far more stable and powerful than Win98, which is what I run on my old computers.

[TheWizard]

All good, but why not go all out and get dual channel DDR400 RAM? Utilize the motherboard maximum potential.

[pkd7423]

I would combine the CD-RW and the DVD-ROM into one optical drive...make it the Lite-On LDW-411S.

[jidoo]

Thanks for the list. I might use it, if you will, when building my brother's family Christmas PC. It would be interesting to compare the cost of building to the cost of buying. I'm reading an article about building a Pentium III PC. That should be enough for my nieces to play educational software and games, and for my brother and sister-in-law to check the latest fantasy football standings and send digital images of their dog across the net?