[techi46]

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Originally Posted by zepper

OP,

You'd better get on over to mechBgon's guide for first-time newbie computer builders, and stuff - may prevent you from making noob mistakes on a first build. Lots of building info out there, but quite a bit is from dudes who "think" they know something, but don't really. So get your info vetted. One thing you can rely on: most bundled PSUs aren't worth the powder to blow them up. Many Antec bundled cases are exceptions, and Arctic Cooling Silentium cases with custom Seasonic PSUs are others. Best to get a case w/o PSU (Rosewill, one of Newegg's house brands, has a couple of case series that are easily worth more than their price: R560x, R6Axxxx, Conqueror (same as Silverstone PS01), and get a known good PSU for it. The new Antec Earthwatts, EA-500 PSU (supposedly made by Delta while the earlier EAs were all made by Seasonic) is getting decent reviews on sites like Newegg and is quite inexpensive (Newegg seldom has the best price on Antec stuff). I use a Seasonic made Antec EA-380 in my own system. Just remember that the cornerstone of a stable system is a quality PSU.
. When you have your choices of case and PSU narrowed down considerably, PM me and I'll tell you why I would or wouldn't buy one.

.bh.

There's also Build Your Own PC | PCMech which makes the building process seem very easy. It gives a really detailed explanation for each step, but lacks the images, unfortunately.