Ok, I don't really know a LOT about hardware and stuff, but I know the basics. I am planning on building a computer for casual gaming, and have the following components chosen out so far:
XP 1700+
Shuttle AK35GTR
256 MB DDR PC2100
Thermaltake Volcano 7
Case
Abit Geforce3 Ti200
Maxtor 20GB 7200RPM ATA-133
I already have a CD-rom drive and floppy drive, and can get good deals locally on the keyboard/mouse/etc. so now I have a couple questions:
1) does it really matter who makes the video card? I've seen like so many different kinds.
2) the HD says its 133MB/sec, but I looked up the stats, and its sustained at like 24-44 MB/sec. Should I bother getting the faster interface speed, or will the difference not be too noticable?
3) someone once told me that all the XPs have the same core, for cheaper manufacturing costs. If this is true, would it be safe to overclock the processor(by multiplier, not bus speed) and simulate a faster chip?
thanks for the help, this is the first computer I've actually like built from scratch. btw, any constructive general advice would also be welcome.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Taybon on 2002-03-15 21:18 ]</font>