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Simple build - is it all compatible etc.?
Hi all.
I'm building a cheap PC for a friend who just needs email/internet/word and that's about it. I know how to build it, but I've been out of the market for a while, so I'm not entirely hot on what socket is compatible with what etc.
If someone could check if these central components should work together (and possibly suggest alternatives with better reliability/value?), I'd be very grateful:
Biostar Motherboard N68S AMD Socket AM2 DDR2 mATX with 2 years manufacturer's warranty- microdirect.co.uk
AMD CPU AM2+ 7850 Black Edition Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core OEM- microdirect.co.uk - I presume this comes with a heatsink?
Kingston memory 2GB Value RAM DDR2 800MHz- microdirect.co.uk
Plus a spare 7200RPM HDD I have lying around, and an old DVD drive, PSU, and case.
Wondering about any comments regarding Celeron Dual Core CPUs, how they compare to this AMD in speed and so on, because if I recall they tended to be fairly rubbish - but they may have updated architecture and stuff since I last looked (I bought my last set of components in 2009).
Would an old PSU putting out about 350W power all this quite happily (I know I'd have to find an adaptor for hard drive power)?
Unfortunately, as I live in the UK, I don't have access to Newegg. I think microdirect is about as cheap as it gets - for new components - over here.
Cheers all, Michael.