16/12/2008, 10:59 PM
Okay, well I've been putting off doing this so yea...
3.0GHZ Intel Dual Core 2 E8400 Processor
HP DVD/CD burner with Lightscribe
160GB+500GB+500GB SATA hard drives
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB
1GB + 2GB of DDR2 RAM running @ 800Mhz
Windows Vista 32-bit
APEVIA X-Jupiter Jr. G Type Case-Black
ASUS P5KPL-VM motherboard
ANTEC EA 650w power supply
22" LG monitor
Total was ~$1,000
Well, I went the lazy route and purchased a pre-built Cyberpower PC from Newegg. I originally attempted to build it completely from the ground up but it was a lot to keep track and I'm lazy so... yea.
The original motherboard that came with the pre-built computer didn't work with my GeForce 8800GT card. Apparently the PCI-express slot on the original motherboard was a 1.0a version of PCI-express which is NOT compatible with a 2.0 PCI express card (which the 8800GT was the first of
).
At first I thought it was a power supply problem and bought the Antec power supply thinking it would help. Then I found out about the PCI-express problem and I suddenly had an extra power supply (or so I thought)
So I ended up switching motherboards with my sister's computer. The card worked perfectly and the rest of my computer came together quite nicely.
However, my sister's computer would not boot with the new motherboard.
Again I was in despair thinking that I would have to switch it back because I couldn't leave my sister without a computer (that's not nice) but at the last minute I used the power supply from the pre-built Cyberpower PC and voila it worked. So in the end, the Antec power supply was required. 
I pulled the HP DVD drive from my older computer. I bought it as an upgrade for the older computer and it still functions pretty nicely.
I could have gone 4GB but I didn't want to deal with the whole 64-bit scene because I still use pretty ancient hardware so I wasn't sure if they would still work.
I had to argue with myself as to whether or not I should get a dual core or quad core processor. I opted to go dual core because I wouldn't be using alot of CPU intensive programs (at most Xvid4PSP) and alot of programs/games could not even utilize a dual core processor properly so there was no point for me going to a quad core processor. I could also get a faster dual core processor for about the same price as a slower quad core processor.
Vista is awesome.
It runs quickly on this computer setup and I haven't seen a single BSoD.
LG monitor was actually bigger than I had intended but it's useful for editing manga and stuff.
The only problem I've experience is the fact that I can't properly wake up my computer from sleep or hibernate.
I've been able to install Mac OS X on this setup as well but it wasn't as snappy as I hoped.
3.0GHZ Intel Dual Core 2 E8400 Processor
HP DVD/CD burner with Lightscribe
160GB+500GB+500GB SATA hard drives
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB
1GB + 2GB of DDR2 RAM running @ 800Mhz
Windows Vista 32-bit
APEVIA X-Jupiter Jr. G Type Case-Black
ASUS P5KPL-VM motherboard
ANTEC EA 650w power supply
22" LG monitor
Total was ~$1,000
Well, I went the lazy route and purchased a pre-built Cyberpower PC from Newegg. I originally attempted to build it completely from the ground up but it was a lot to keep track and I'm lazy so... yea.
The original motherboard that came with the pre-built computer didn't work with my GeForce 8800GT card. Apparently the PCI-express slot on the original motherboard was a 1.0a version of PCI-express which is NOT compatible with a 2.0 PCI express card (which the 8800GT was the first of
).At first I thought it was a power supply problem and bought the Antec power supply thinking it would help. Then I found out about the PCI-express problem and I suddenly had an extra power supply (or so I thought)
So I ended up switching motherboards with my sister's computer. The card worked perfectly and the rest of my computer came together quite nicely.
However, my sister's computer would not boot with the new motherboard.
Again I was in despair thinking that I would have to switch it back because I couldn't leave my sister without a computer (that's not nice) but at the last minute I used the power supply from the pre-built Cyberpower PC and voila it worked. So in the end, the Antec power supply was required. I pulled the HP DVD drive from my older computer. I bought it as an upgrade for the older computer and it still functions pretty nicely.
I could have gone 4GB but I didn't want to deal with the whole 64-bit scene because I still use pretty ancient hardware so I wasn't sure if they would still work.
I had to argue with myself as to whether or not I should get a dual core or quad core processor. I opted to go dual core because I wouldn't be using alot of CPU intensive programs (at most Xvid4PSP) and alot of programs/games could not even utilize a dual core processor properly so there was no point for me going to a quad core processor. I could also get a faster dual core processor for about the same price as a slower quad core processor.
Vista is awesome.
It runs quickly on this computer setup and I haven't seen a single BSoD.LG monitor was actually bigger than I had intended but it's useful for editing manga and stuff.
The only problem I've experience is the fact that I can't properly wake up my computer from sleep or hibernate.
I've been able to install Mac OS X on this setup as well but it wasn't as snappy as I hoped.