Case will have to be a tower, small or you can use a mid tower, power supply, you will have to buy another one, yours won't work.. You will also need memory and dvd/cdrw drive, thats if yours is no good..
The Case can be either Mid tower or small atx case, It all comes down to what you like and the price... Allot of cases will come with a power supply, BUT those power supply's are JUNK, they will not last... Thats Why I would recommend a Brand name power supply.. here is a a case I picked and a power supply. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Compucase-M...65?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344703679&sr=1-65 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermaltake...33?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344703428&sr=1-33
Whereas the tower you suggested does look good, is this any good? (half price) http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-2017-Bl...TF8&colid=22MKC96BSS29R&coliid=I3NX335J2DAM4K Also: How do i check if my RAM will work? I believe my CD/DVD Drive is IDE and I have both an IDE and SATA hard drive
Yea, that one would work, it is a mid tower, I prefer mid tower because it gives your computer plenty of room to breath.. NO on the the RAM, your will not work, I already checked..
I mean they could have changed the ram type or something.... ? How can you be CERTAIN they would not work?
take a look here for all your info on your new AMD board.. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A78LM_LX/#specifications
all the info on that AMD board, Like cpu info, memory info and so on... GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND, You can find all your Questions on GOOGLE, just do some research before buying anything... And I would recommend doing some reading up on how to build a computer, before you get over your head...Its not as easy as it may look.. But if you do some research and check out you tube as well, you should be able to build that computer.. Good Luck...
Also Make sure you get a heat shield and fan for the AMD CPU, It should be in the AMD box, If not you will need one..
It came with a "heat sink fan", is that any good? So what kind of RAM do i need? and what about fans? and that heat shield?
You want to use the heat sink and fan that came with the cpu...Ram is 240 pin, DDR3 1333 pc3-10600.,.... You really need to look here.. there is a bunch of videos there that can help you...
Okay this video did help, but I cant find what wattage i need for the PSU on the manufacturers page for "M5a78L-M LX" (motherboard) - can you help me find out what i need? Also it said nothing about fans, could you help me with that?
I gave you a link for a power supply: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermaltake...33?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344703428&sr=1-33 it says 430 watt, Like I said you want a good Brand Power supply, that is why I choose that one... If you buy / get a cheap one, then you will have a chance of it burning out or catching fire... As for case fans you will just need to install one fan in the rear of the case...Just make sure you install it RIGHT, It has to suck the air out of the case.. I am not sure about the size fan in the rear of the case because it does not show the rear... You might want to get another case..
check out this case, what do you think ?? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Atrix-MD-002B-Midi-Tower-Case/dp/tech-data/B006WO8FDW/ref=de_a_smtd
Yea it looks good, if you think all the parts will fit into it, i guess its better? If thats all, then i guess we're all done now i just have to save up to actually buy all the parts Thank you very much for all your help!
That case will work, the only other thing would be Ram or memory, the memory will depend on your OS...(OPERATING SYSTEM) What do you plan on running ? Windows XP or Vista or Windows 7 ???? and do you want to run 32 bit or 64 bit, the bit will determined your ram... 32 bit can Only hold 4 gigs or ram, as 64 bit can hold over 16 to 32 gigs of ram...it basically comes down to what will be doing on this computer......