Hi. I want to know if my computer will work. I will give links to the parts for the things I am buying and I will tell describe the parts I already have.

Motherboard/CPU:
PCChips A13G+ v3.0 Motherboard CPU Bundle - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor 2.20GHz OEM at TigerDirect.com

Case:
PowerUp 5701 BlackSilver ATX Mid-Tower Case with Front USB and Audio Ports TC3J-4507 at TigerDirect.com

Heatsink:
Thermaltake TR2-R1 AMD Socket AM2939754 Aluminum 92mm Fan CPU Cooler A4022 at TigerDirect.com

RAM:
Corsair TWINX 1024MB PC5400 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 Memory (2 x 512MB) TWIN2X1024-5400C4 at TigerDirect.com

PSU:
Dell 250 Watts

CD Drive:
Sony CD Unit

Hard Drive:
Seagate Marothon 520MB
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Are they compatible?

Uh... Wow... Technically yes.. But i dont recommend any of those parts.

1. Power supply is Nowhere near powerful enough
2. PCCHIPS motherboards are TERRIBLE
3. Harddrive is way too small
4. DVD drive necessary
5. I Recommend at least DDR2-800 memory
6. Get a dual core.

I will put together a list of compatible parts, but what kind of budget do you have?

1. It has actualy 250W max.
2. I was recommended this.
3. I am gonna use Linux Nimble X2 which takes up only 198 MB.
4. I don't need to watch DVDs.
5. I may get 800MHz
6. No.

I am going for the lowest price.

Trust me, that power supply will never make it. Dell power supplies are cr@p to begin with, and 250 watts is just way too little. Its not the wattage that im worried about. Im much more concerned about the 12V Rail, which will definetly not be able to handle that kind of loading. The power supply is the most important component in your computer, if there is one thing you dont skimp on, its that. In relation to the harddrive, get a cheap, new one. Its worth the extra money when compared to something that small. This is a good, cheap one Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

I am not an expert, so I don't know what you mean about a "12 volt rail".

250 watt power suply? your joking mate? lol 400 at LEAST

Check the build i was looking at, give you some ideas

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5751/goodpctk2.png

Arianet Transformer - Silver MIDI case 520W PSU included

Foxconn 662MX LGA775 C2D MATX FSB1066

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz (Retail 775)

1GB Arianet PC5300 DDR2 667 SDRAM X 2

80GB Seagate/Maxtor SATA2 8MB = Dedicated wholey to the operating system, i will use an external for games

nVidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E


Windows Vista Home Basic 64bit OEM


Only £320 for the whole pc, thats with VAT

Probably about $650

The 12v rail is how many amperes (amps) of 12 volt electricity the power supply can put out.