Hello all.. thanks in advance for your help. I'm looking to build a new pc, but haven't built one in probably 10 years. So i'm a bit rusty. I'm not looking to spend a lot of money. But I want a decent PC for basic use. I'm pretty much sold on the CPU I want, so looking to build everything else around it. Here's what I'm looking at getting so far:
CPU - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor
MB - ASUS M4A78-E ATX AMD Motherboard
4 gig of RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
1 DVD burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
I could use some help on recomendations for a Case, as well as if I need extra fans, a different heatsink/fan, etc.
Also curious as to if that's a good motherboard, and since I'm not a big gamer, is onboard video (HDMI) decent, or is it better to add a video card?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
CPU - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Processor
MB - ASUS M4A78-E ATX AMD Motherboard
4 gig of RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
1 DVD burner
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
I could use some help on recomendations for a Case, as well as if I need extra fans, a different heatsink/fan, etc.
Also curious as to if that's a good motherboard, and since I'm not a big gamer, is onboard video (HDMI) decent, or is it better to add a video card?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.