Question About Buying Computer Stuff

pr0kch0p · Post by **pr0kch0p** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:05 am

Which things are alright buying OEM? ?And which are better bought in a retail box?

For example, if i buy a retail athlon processor it comes with a heatsink and a fan, but if I buy OEM it comes with the processor only and i have to buy a seperate heatsink and fan but those are probably better than the stock one. ?Can someone suggest me which way to go with this? ?I've never buily a computer on my own, so i don't know much. ?But i know I want to keep this system quiet.

Also how many fans should i have for an athlon xp system? ?Not overclocked. ?The case comes with one case fan in the back, should i put another fan in the front, two in the front? ?Or should one be enough?

Here is what i have priced out so far, im keeping my old radeon, my hard drive(s) my old floppy and my old NIC.

CPU:

AMD 1800+/266 FSB Athlon XP PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL

$118

MOTHERBOARD:

Asus VIA A7V333 Chipset ATX Motherboard OEM

$120

SOUND CARD:

VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ ? OEM

$58

RAM:

CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM - OEM

$71

CD BURNER:

Lite On 32x12x40 CDRW Model LTR-32123S RETAIL

$75

DVD-ROM:

LITE-ON LTD-163 SPEED ? RETAIL

$41

CASE:

ANTEC Mini Tower ATX Case Model SX635 with 350 Watt Power Supply

$79

TOTAL: $562

Thanks.

MikeJ · Post by **MikeJ** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 5:43 am

Throwing it all off the top of your building: Priceless

kylegoodmaster · Post by **kylegoodmaster** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 11:45 am

lollollo gj miek

CPU's can usually be bought OEM, and for the same price you can get a better heatsink + some arctic cooler. :thumbup:

pr0kch0p · Post by **pr0kch0p** » Mon Apr 29, 2002 7:50 pm

wut heatsink + fan do you recommend?

like around $20 and fairly quiet.

kylegoodmaster · Post by **kylegoodmaster** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 2:12 pm

Hm.. the Thermaltake Volcano 7 is what I was GOING to use, but it didn't fit my mobo. But it should fit yours. It works pretty well I've heard. Go to amdmb.com and look around. The Thermalright Ax-7 works very well too (I'm getting it soon) and fits almost every motherboard. It fits your board.

Check out amdmb.com for reviews of stuff :)