New System. Compatbility Help?

Avalonthas · 08-14-2005, 06:48 PM

I am wanting to buy a new system to assemble myself, cuz i havent made my own since the Pentium 2 days lol. IF you see below my harddrive from my old computer I am wondering if it is compatible with my new rig??

AMD Athlon 64bit 3500+
ASUS A8N-E Motherboard
1Gigbyte OZC Premier PC3200/400mhz DDR DC with heatsinks
Sapphire Radeon X800 256mb/256bit PCI-E video card

Salvaging:
Samsung 120gig (SV1204H) ATA/100 interface Hard Drive

So if any experts out there on harddrives can tell me if my MB and HD are compatible or not it would be appreciated. And hopefully the rest of the parts for my new rig are compatible??

damasta55r · 08-14-2005, 09:40 PM

Don't forget to get a case, windows, and optical drives if needed, also psu. You might want to consider a nvidia card instead with pixel shader 3 support and FP32.

Roger

algu7344 · 08-14-2005, 09:45 PM

Yea you are good to go. Why wouldnt you think that your ata/100 drive wouldnt work? It is IDE, and people still use piece of **** IDE hard drives, so your good!

Pretty much:

ATA 66/100/133=IDE interface

Avalonthas · 08-14-2005, 10:48 PM

well they so old so i figured since the MB was SATA that it didnt support IDE. Im a loser lol.

And to the previous poster, the case, psu, etc etc are going to be salvaged from my old computer since it is sufficient. Im not a Geforce fan right now because its so much more expensive then ATI alternatives which arent too far behind. Im getting the Sapphire X800 256/256 for $265 Canadian. If you can find me a cheaper Geforce, i will take it

algu7344 · 08-14-2005, 11:34 PM

Elbatrop1 · 08-15-2005, 12:34 AM

Are you sure that your PSU is gonna be ok for the new computer? What kind of power does your PSU supply?

Also, as I have said before, "Premium" RAM doesnt perform any better than value or generic RAM unless you are overclocking. Same goes for the heatsinks on RAM. They are useless unless you are overclocking (and even then, they arent always useful).

Avalonthas · 08-15-2005, 12:56 AM

300watts to 350 watts i elieve

Elbatrop1 · 08-15-2005, 01:02 AM

Even 350w is gonna be very tight. I can see a 300W PSU + a system like the one that you are building = random reboots.

I recommend getting a 400W PSU, just to be safe.

Like I say 350W will be tight, but you might be able to do it...

08-14-2005, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Avalonthas Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	New System. Compatbility Help? I am wanting to buy a new system to assemble myself, cuz i havent made my own since the Pentium 2 days lol. IF you see below my harddrive from my old computer I am wondering if it is compatible with my new rig?? AMD Athlon 64bit 3500+ ASUS A8N-E Motherboard 1Gigbyte OZC Premier PC3200/400mhz DDR DC with heatsinks Sapphire Radeon X800 256mb/256bit PCI-E video card Salvaging: Samsung 120gig (SV1204H) ATA/100 interface Hard Drive So if any experts out there on harddrives can tell me if my MB and HD are compatible or not it would be appreciated. And hopefully the rest of the parts for my new rig are compatible??

08-14-2005, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
damasta55r Super Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 462	Don't forget to get a case, windows, and optical drives if needed, also psu. You might want to consider a nvidia card instead with pixel shader 3 support and FP32. Roger __________________ First got a computer 4 years ago. Windows ME. Got second hand computers with different operating systems from my family members to play around with... damasta55r-Cnet forum Computing.net tech-forums.net Computerhelpforum.org ASPIRE ATXB4KLW-AL Antec 400W ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe AMD 3700+ San Diego Corsair 1GB 2x512 eVGA 6600GT 250GB Hard Drive Sound Blaster Audigy Windows XP HOME W/SP2

08-15-2005, 12:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Elbatrop1 Memberbot Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,056	Are you sure that your PSU is gonna be ok for the new computer? What kind of power does your PSU supply? Also, as I have said before, "Premium" RAM doesnt perform any better than value or generic RAM unless you are overclocking. Same goes for the heatsinks on RAM. They are useless unless you are overclocking (and even then, they arent always useful). __________________ Intel E6750...........PSN: ELBATROP XFX nForce 650i Ultra Kingston PC2-6400 2GB eVGA 6800GS 36GB WD Raptor 120GB SG 250GB WD Logitech X-530 Samsung SyncMaster 931c Samsung SyncMaster 750s

08-15-2005, 01:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Elbatrop1 Memberbot Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,056	Even 350w is gonna be very tight. I can see a 300W PSU + a system like the one that you are building = random reboots. I recommend getting a 400W PSU, just to be safe. Like I say 350W will be tight, but you might be able to do it... __________________ Intel E6750...........PSN: ELBATROP XFX nForce 650i Ultra Kingston PC2-6400 2GB eVGA 6800GS 36GB WD Raptor 120GB SG 250GB WD Logitech X-530 Samsung SyncMaster 931c Samsung SyncMaster 750s

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08-14-2005, 09:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
algu7344 Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 414	Yea you are good to go. Why wouldnt you think that your ata/100 drive wouldnt work? It is IDE, and people still use piece of **** IDE hard drives, so your good! Pretty much: ATA 66/100/133=IDE interface

08-14-2005, 10:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Avalonthas Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	well they so old so i figured since the MB was SATA that it didnt support IDE. Im a loser lol. And to the previous poster, the case, psu, etc etc are going to be salvaged from my old computer since it is sufficient. Im not a Geforce fan right now because its so much more expensive then ATI alternatives which arent too far behind. Im getting the Sapphire X800 256/256 for $265 Canadian. If you can find me a cheaper Geforce, i will take it

08-14-2005, 11:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
algu7344 Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 414	lol

08-15-2005, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Avalonthas Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	300watts to 350 watts i elieve