How to build Top of the range PC

booshmonster · 05-25-2009, 11:21 AM

I would like to know which is the best processor/motherboard/graphics card/sound card?

I'm looking for x64 AMD

I have 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR400 SDRAM, 1 x 160GB IDE HDD, 1 x 640GB SATA.

Can anyone please tell me which are the best components that are compatible with the ones i have?

Thank you

**Tyree** · 05-25-2009, 01:19 PM

Newer Mobo's use DDR2 RAM but you can still use the Hdd's. If you want use the older style RAM you will be severely limited on choices. Good news is, you can get 4GB of DDR2 for under $50
What would be the primary use for the PC and do you have a budget in mind?

booshmonster · 05-25-2009, 06:49 PM

Gaming and entertainment, i have all the software i need inclueding OS. I have got a zoostorm PM8M3-v professional office PC with MSI VIA P4M800CE chipset, Intel Pentium 4 Celeron (r) 3.20GHz.
This PC is not designed for my needs so i want to build my own using some of the bits i already have.
Theirs too much choice when its comes to processors and motherboards, i'm not sure which would be best for me, i am looking to spend around £500 but still using as many of the components that a already have
If anyone can help i would be very grateful
thank you

booshmonster · 05-25-2009, 06:52 PM

Gaming and entertainment, i have all the software i need inclueding OS. I have got a zoostorm PM8M3-v professional office PC with MSI VIA P4M800CE chipset, Intel Pentium 4 Celeron (r) 3.20GHz.
This PC is not designed for my needs so i want to build my own using some of the bits i already have.
Theirs too much choice when its comes to processors and motherboards, i'm not sure which would be best for me, i am looking to spend around £500 but still using as many of the components that a already have
If anyone can help i would be very grateful
thank you

**Tyree** · 05-25-2009, 08:51 PM

Your limited with that Mobo as the technology is pretty outdated.
You can use a 775 P4 CPU but I wouldn't advice it. The Mobo you have use Via chipsets and Intel CPU's can have issues with those.
My best advice, purchase a new Mobo, CPU & RAM if/when your budget allows.

booshmonster · 05-26-2009, 07:49 AM

CPU
• Supports Intel® Pentium 4 / Celeron D processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports up to Pentium 4 5XX, 6XX(90nm) and Celeron D 3xx sequence processor.
• Supports Intel Hyper-Threading technology.
• Supports up to 3.8GHz, FSB@800/533MHz

Chipset
• VIA® P4M800CE Chipset
- 64bit P4 processors FSB 800MHz
- 64bit DDR SDRAM memory I/F (333/400MHz)
- 32bit AGP I/F (66MHz) for 8x/4x mode
- 8bit V-Link I/F (66MHz) with peak bandwidth of 266MB/s

• VIA® VT8237R Chipset (487 BGA)
- Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
- Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
- ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management
- Supports USB2.0 up to 8 ports

Main Memory
• Supports Four memory banks using two 184-pin unbuffered DDR333/400 DDR DIMM.

• Supports up to 2GB memory size.
• Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM.
Due to the High Performance Memory design, motherboards or system configurations may or may not operate smoothly at the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standard settings (BIOS Default on the motherboard) such as DDR voltage, memory speeds and memory timing. Please confirm and adjust your memory setting in the BIOS accordingly for better system stability.
Example: Kingston HyperX DDR500 PC4000 operates at 2.65V, 3-4-4-8, CL=3.
For more information about specification of high performance memory modules, please check with your Memory Manufactures for more details.

Slots
• One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 8X slot.
• Two PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface).

booshmonster · 05-26-2009, 08:04 AM

I might just build a new PC from scratch, buy everything apart from the HDD. I will be using my PC for Gaming, Entertainment and general multi-tasking, Could you tell me how much it will be to build a top range PC? one that will last about 4 years before i need to upgrade again.

Thanks

Danny

**wrench97** · 05-26-2009, 11:44 AM

This is everything but the Hard drive and OS, I would consider adding new a hard drive.

Link ..........................................................Disc. Cost
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150880 GA-EP45-DS3L £83.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 E8400 £136.28
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429 2x2Gig DDR2-800 £37.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164355 GTS250 £94.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514 650TX £77.69
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999 DVD £15.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854 Antec 300 £46.99

£493.42

05-25-2009, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
booshmonster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 OS: XP pro sp3	How to build Top of the range PC I would like to know which is the best processor/motherboard/graphics card/sound card? I'm looking for x64 AMD I have 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR400 SDRAM, 1 x 160GB IDE HDD, 1 x 640GB SATA. Can anyone please tell me which are the best components that are compatible with the ones i have? Thank you

05-25-2009, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,525 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: How to build Top of the range PC Newer Mobo's use DDR2 RAM but you can still use the Hdd's. If you want use the older style RAM you will be severely limited on choices. Good news is, you can get 4GB of DDR2 for under $50 What would be the primary use for the PC and do you have a budget in mind? __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently. Last edited by Tyree; 05-25-2009 at 01:20 PM.

05-25-2009, 06:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
booshmonster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 OS: XP pro sp3	Re: How to build Top of the range PC Gaming and entertainment, i have all the software i need inclueding OS. I have got a zoostorm PM8M3-v professional office PC with MSI VIA P4M800CE chipset, Intel Pentium 4 Celeron (r) 3.20GHz. This PC is not designed for my needs so i want to build my own using some of the bits i already have. Theirs too much choice when its comes to processors and motherboards, i'm not sure which would be best for me, i am looking to spend around £500 but still using as many of the components that a already have If anyone can help i would be very grateful thank you

05-25-2009, 06:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
booshmonster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 OS: XP pro sp3	Re: How to build Top of the range PC Gaming and entertainment, i have all the software i need inclueding OS. I have got a zoostorm PM8M3-v professional office PC with MSI VIA P4M800CE chipset, Intel Pentium 4 Celeron (r) 3.20GHz. This PC is not designed for my needs so i want to build my own using some of the bits i already have. Theirs too much choice when its comes to processors and motherboards, i'm not sure which would be best for me, i am looking to spend around £500 but still using as many of the components that a already have If anyone can help i would be very grateful thank you

05-25-2009, 08:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,525 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: How to build Top of the range PC Your limited with that Mobo as the technology is pretty outdated. You can use a 775 P4 CPU but I wouldn't advice it. The Mobo you have use Via chipsets and Intel CPU's can have issues with those. My best advice, purchase a new Mobo, CPU & RAM if/when your budget allows. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

05-26-2009, 07:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
booshmonster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 OS: XP pro sp3	Re: How to build Top of the range PC CPU • Supports Intel® Pentium 4 / Celeron D processors in LGA775 package. • Supports up to Pentium 4 5XX, 6XX(90nm) and Celeron D 3xx sequence processor. • Supports Intel Hyper-Threading technology. • Supports up to 3.8GHz, FSB@800/533MHz Chipset • VIA® P4M800CE Chipset - 64bit P4 processors FSB 800MHz - 64bit DDR SDRAM memory I/F (333/400MHz) - 32bit AGP I/F (66MHz) for 8x/4x mode - 8bit V-Link I/F (66MHz) with peak bandwidth of 266MB/s • VIA® VT8237R Chipset (487 BGA) - Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio - Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller - ACPI & PC2001 compliant enhanced power management - Supports USB2.0 up to 8 ports Main Memory • Supports Four memory banks using two 184-pin unbuffered DDR333/400 DDR DIMM. • Supports up to 2GB memory size. • Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM. Due to the High Performance Memory design, motherboards or system configurations may or may not operate smoothly at the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standard settings (BIOS Default on the motherboard) such as DDR voltage, memory speeds and memory timing. Please confirm and adjust your memory setting in the BIOS accordingly for better system stability. Example: Kingston HyperX DDR500 PC4000 operates at 2.65V, 3-4-4-8, CL=3. For more information about specification of high performance memory modules, please check with your Memory Manufactures for more details. Slots • One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 8X slot. • Two PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI bus slots (support 3.3V/5V PCI bus interface).

05-26-2009, 08:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
booshmonster Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 OS: XP pro sp3	Re: How to build Top of the range PC I might just build a new PC from scratch, buy everything apart from the HDD. I will be using my PC for Gaming, Entertainment and general multi-tasking, Could you tell me how much it will be to build a top range PC? one that will last about 4 years before i need to upgrade again. Thanks Danny

05-26-2009, 11:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,469 OS: Win7	Re: How to build Top of the range PC This is everything but the Hard drive and OS, I would consider adding new a hard drive. Link ..........................................................Disc. Cost http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150880 GA-EP45-DS3L £83.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971 E8400 £136.28 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130429 2x2Gig DDR2-800 £37.49 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164355 GTS250 £94.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135514 650TX £77.69 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151999 DVD £15.99 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143854 Antec 300 £46.99 £493.42 __________________ Power Supply and Selection