650mb.cd BBS

So i am building a P4 PC as some of you guys might have seen on Youtube/Kamtape.

What I have to work with:
- MOBO: Gigabyte Socket-478 motherboard (can't remember the model)
- CPU: Pentium 4 (Northwood) 2.4GHz
- RAM: 2x DDR-400 512MB (1gb)

What I Don't have , but wanna get.
- GPU: Radeon 9600Pro
- SoundCard: Creative Sound Blaster Live!
- IDE hard drives (cuz my mobo doesnt have SATA)

any thoughts? things i should change?

thx in advance.

Cool stuff! I would like to ask you, What OS will you install after you get all of the computer parts? Will it be WinXP or Win2k?

My only suggestion would be possibly a capture card, other than that it's pretty cool. :-)

For the Sound Blaster Live! make sure to use the drivers from the CDs. The ones from Creative's site seem to have some issues with crackly audio (especially with MIDI playback). I believe the CD drivers from either this archive or MDGx worked best for me. They have some fun audio effects too, with one of my favorites being "Drugged"
For the Value edition cards though, I don't think there's a good way to fix that... so try to avoid those if possible.

Everything else looks great for a mid-range setup

quobe256 wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:51 pmWhat OS will you install after you get all of the computer parts? Will it be WinXP or Win2k?

Windows 2000. I've done XP too much!!

bunnyWabbit wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:55 pmMy only suggestion would be possibly a capture card, other than that it's pretty cool. :-)

Thanks a lot for dropping by ;D
Yes, i put in my spare capture-card in the machine. TV Tuner, S-Video, Composite input.

jwilins wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:57 pm For the Sound Blaster Live! make sure to use the drivers from the CDs. The ones from Creative's site seem to have some issues with crackly audio (especially with MIDI playback). I believe the CD drivers from either this archive or MDGx worked best for me. They have some fun audio effects too, with one of my favorites being "Drugged" :lol:
For the Value edition cards though, I don't think there's a good way to fix that... so try to avoid those if possible.

Everything else looks great for a mid-range setup :)

Eeeesh, that's technical. Yeah, I can't find any SoundBlasters with the driver CD. I will try that CT4760 driver pack you sent once I get my hands on one of these cards!....and yea, the prospect of audio effects is certainly enticing.

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By the way; I GOT THE RADEON 9600 PRO.. I will try and search around for new optical drives, floppy drive, and IDE hard drives.

Pc was built and the motherboard died overnight

You gotta be kidding...moving on to next project.

Actually id be lying if i said that didn't suck because I was loving using that thing.

UPDATE fuck it ill buy a new motherboard. asus p4b anyone?