BF2S Forums Need Some Advice!

You will need....

Power Supply
Motherboard
Case
Little clip things that attach the motherbaord to the case / screws.....
Harddrive
RAM
IDE / Sata Cables.
CPU
CPU heatsink/ fan
Disk Drive/s

Anything else :?

Panitz4670 wrote:

Hello
Well my uncle gave me an old PC in a box its all in parts but from what i can make out I need; A power supply, ram and a hard drive. I have 1gig of ddr400 from my old PC but i wanted to upgrade to 2GB. Could anyone help me in making an alright PC from it and where to buy these parts from. I have a budget of $300 AU.

Specs:
P4 no idea what speed.
Radeon 9550(AGP)
Motherboard no idea.

Sorry about the lack of details.

and thats about it its missing alot of parts. I have random bits and pieces from other PC's that i can put in there.
Bits i have: Nvidia 6600GT, 1 gig ddr400 ram.

1+ to anyone who can help thanks.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=24024
that might help!

I read the guide thanks rabee2789b so I will do what it says when I make it.
Any advice on a power supply?

Ok thanks.
Any idea on prices?

Hmm standoffs would be good. Ive got a good list now. I also have an old zalman copper heatsink but i don't know if it will fit this cpu.

Last edited by Panitz4670 (2006-12-23 15:49:06)

I cant see any in the box so i will probably have to buy them. Its all in parts without a case.

CommieChipmunk wrote:

Titch2349 wrote:

You will need....

Power Supply
Motherboard
Case
Little clip things that attach the motherbaord to the case / screws.....
Harddrive
RAM
IDE / Sata Cables.
CPU
CPU heatsink/ fan
Disk Drive/s

Anything else :?

standoffs?

but harddrives/motherboards come with IDE or SATA cables.. same with the CPU heatsink (unless you want uber ones)

humm i know hd's come with the cables... but since he is building the computer from parts laying around... tha cables may not be there

hmm, look on ebay if you have it in your country.  that low of a budget is going to be tight.  here's my idea.  get a cheap mobo that supports either amd 939 socket or intell 775 socket.  amd opteron 144 venus and pentium d 805 can overclock very good.  (what you need if your on a budget).  if you have a 6600gt then you should run everything on medium fine.  a 1gb upgrade will cost you $100 bucks easy nowadays unless you get a deal on ......ebay.  so that should cover the meat of a computer.  a dvd drive should be less than $30 and a hard drive could be found for less than $50.  oops i forgot exactly what you need, but these are some ideas.  you won't get much of an upgrade for that little cash.  as was stated, maybe save the 300 and wait a little.  don't let it burn a hole in your pocket unless your willing to overclock and cut corners here and there.