One question: What's a reputable online hardware vendor in the U.S.? I live on the West Coast.Without a doubt, go with http://www.newegg.com
I don't want to buy something from Britain and have them shipped all the way across the Ocean. Thanks for any input.
Orph it wouldn't stay cheap if he got 64 stuff.Actually, the 3200+ XP and 3200+ 64, as of now, are the same price on
Right
now, that computer is a pretty good price (although, considering you're
not buying a video card, it should be a little lower, but whatever)
The
processor isn't "old". It will probably perform about the same as the
processor you're getting. Not a big deal really. It'll last a good 2
years or so (until it's actually outdated).
Phasing out means the perfect time to buy![]()
Do
you honestly think anything that may come out in the next couple years
would require at the absolute minumum amount more then what this system
will have (past maybe video)? Because it wont.
Missing anything? What about a sound card?If it's built in on the board it's probably substantial (it would be at least 5.1 sound).
How can I tell if theIt isn't that big of a deal. If it doesn't have the proper connections you can buy a converter (cheap)
PSU has SATA cable? Do I need data cable for the HDD (with OEM
packaging)?
I am going to use my current monitor. Any recommendation on a wireless network card?Yeah, don't use one with a desktop. They're slow. Just use a physical connection.
Without having read the replies, here are my comments.Getting Standard ATA or SATA won't make much difference in how long it
Processor is a good choice, however I recommend a smaller HSF. I
like the Thermaltake Silent Boost myself. Im scared that big one might
crush the CPU core.
I would get that same hard drive, but in SATA, so that it will last you longer.
Misc Cables: $ 10.00What kinds of cables do I need to get?
Thanks, willow.you'll need an SATA cable and possibley an SATA power cable and maybe aMisc Cables: $ 10.00What kinds of cables do I need to get?
This case is reasonable?
you'll need some drivers on a floppy diskThanks. I just found that out. The only problem is that I
Yeah, Orph. I am obsessive about not having redundancy, inThen there wouldn't be a purpose of using the floppy drive at all since you could get drivers for the SATA drive online after installing the OS
everything I do. So to have a floppy drive in my computer that I
use only once makes as much sense as putting empty soda bottles in the
chasis for me. Yeah, the bottles use no resources, but they're
useless and concenptually annoying.
I am just wondering whether it's possible at all to set up a SATA drive
without a floppy drive. It might be a challenge, but I am up for
it.
I am even considering of buying a small (around 40 GB) EIDE HDD.
It'll cost just a little bit more than the floppy drive, but it can at
least store stuff and be somewhat useful. I can use it to store
the entire Win XP OS and use the SATA drive as a slave.

After pondering about different possibilities all day, I may have toYou could have been done by now. Quit bitching and go do it. :razz:
resort to yanking out the floppy drive of my current computer and
transplant it into the new one (if only temporarily). The IDE
idea isn't great, because I have to go back and forth with master/slave
settings, and the setting labels are just so small and hard to read on
the drive. /me goes blind trying to read them.
Anyways, thanks for the suggestions. :smile: