HELP -compatibily building computor from scratch

[PierreHugo]

Case:
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Make ---------------------------> Meccer
Form factor--------------------> ATX
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Motherboard:
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Make --------------------------->Intel
Board --------------------------->GA-945G-DS3
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Chipset
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Northbridge ------------------>Intel 945G
Southbridge -----------------> Intel ICH7
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CPU
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Socket ------------------------->LGA 775
CPU ------------------------->Intel: Core 2 Extreme & Core 2 Duo & Pentium D & Pentium 4
FSB ---------------------------->1066 & 800 & 553MHz
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RAM
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Slots -------------------------->4
Channel ---------------------->Dual
Version ----------------------->DDRII
Speed ------------------------>667 & 553 & 400MHz
Voltage ----------------------->1.8v
Max ---------------------------->4Gb

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IO
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Features SATA 3Gb/s interface
Features Gigabit LAN connection
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Processor:
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Make --------------------------->Intel
Series -------------------------->E
Model --------------------------->6300
Core Speed ------------------>1.86ghz
Core ---------------------------->2
Name --------------------------> Intel Core2 Duo E6300
VT-------------------------------->YES
FSB------------------------------>1066Mhz

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Memory:
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Make-------------------------->OCZ
Channel --------------------->Dual
Speed ------------------------>PC-5400 (667MHz)
Timings ---------------------->4-4-4
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Gafics card:
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Make ------------------------>Legend
GPU ------------------------->70
GPU actual ---------------->7600GT
VRAM------------------------>256mb
Anolouge out -------------->TV (s-vidio) DVI
IO------------------------------->PCI-E
Memory Interface -------->128 bit
Core Speed----------------->575 Mhz
Core (no.) ------------------->1
RAM Clock------------------>1400ghz
RAMDAC's------------------>400 MHz
Architecture ---------------->Scalar
Floating point interface ->64 bit
Purevideo--------------------->YES
SLI----------------------------->YES
Driver Architecture-------->Forceware Unifide
HDTV ------------------------->YES

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HDD('s)
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Make------------------------>WD
IO --------------------------->IDE
Cable ---------------------->Ribbon

PS. This may be a problem as the mobo is sata and these are parrelel IDE any sugestions (I think a controller will sought this out)

PPS. I think it also has IDE feature please check up on this

Thanx in advance

 

[Big B]

Just some clarification: The motherboard model uses an Intel chipset, but the naming convention is typical of Gigabyte products (the GA- part tipped me off).

One thing you might consider is getting a P965 chipset-based motherboard instead of the older 945P-based one you have listed. The P965 is a little faster and was designed with Core 2 Duo chips in mind.

As far as questions go, what power supply are you pairing with this build?

 

[PierreHugo]

My old 250w psu

 

[Big B]

That's probably not going to cut it, unfortunately. It's +12V rail probably isn't up to handling the power load that's been shifted over there. This line powers the CPU and all PCIe cards (including video cards) and any additional power connections required by the video cards. It also power SATA hard drives. You might have 10A, and you really need to look at something with about 25A. If the system powered on with that unit, I'd be shocked.

A few sub £60 units that will do the job just fine:

Hiper Type-M 530 £45
OCZ ModStream 520 £57
Fortron BlueStorm 500W £51