building a computer

**marknina** · December 20th, 2003, 08:57 PM

Need a new computer... thinking of building one but never attempted this before. How hard is it? And is ther a place that list what exactly I need to accomplish this.

**thekingofpain** · December 20th, 2003, 09:05 PM

Welcome to our group!

There are many guides and everyone here will assist you---have alook thru here for a primer:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/20020904/index.html
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/20020918/index.html

**Atomic Rooster** · December 20th, 2003, 09:08 PM

Here are a two good "How to" guides to building computers.

http://www.mysuperpc.com/

http://www.daileyint.com/build/

**HeadBand** · December 20th, 2003, 09:11 PM

yeah its become really easy ever since there arent a ton of jumpers on the motherboard and everything is pnp the only hard part is if you get a good heatsink and use thermal paste but if your not planning on overclocking i woulf just get a retail cpu that comes with a stock heatsink where no thermal grease is needed

**Redwolf** · December 20th, 2003, 09:23 PM

Building your own computer is so easy it's almost mindless...until you start installing software. Buying components isn't a picnic either, but it can be simplified.

Juest remember:

http://www.pricewatch.com
http://www.resellerratings.com

**marknina** · December 20th, 2003, 09:26 PM

thanks

**stroyal** · December 20th, 2003, 09:27 PM

Since you need a new computer I assume that you already know how to program and keep one running. That part is really much harder than building one. Even picking out the parts is harder than snapping it together.

**marknina** · December 20th, 2003, 09:30 PM

thats my main concern getting
the correct parts for
building

**stroyal** · December 20th, 2003, 09:54 PM

Read the above mentioned sights and take it a step at a time.
Pick a processor and motherboard first,that will dictate your memory, then pick a vidio card. The rest is easy, you probably already know what you want or need for drives.
Any questions along the way, just ask here.

**stroyal** · December 20th, 2003, 10:08 PM

If you post your budget, whether or not you want to overclock and what you want to do with it, I'm sure you will get plenty of suggestions.

**thekingofpain** · December 20th, 2003, 10:18 PM

Yes think up how much you want to spend towards your project keeping in mind you will save a few bucks doing it yourself---
First decision will most likely be AMD or Intel usage---

Newegg (www.newegg.com) will be a great spot to shop if you havnt before...

**jagnorm** · December 20th, 2003, 10:40 PM

IMO
If your building a computer for gaming I'd go with an amd for buisiness purposes you might want to go with a pentium.
Here are a some web sites I have used for parts:
tigerdirect.com
tcwo.com
computergeeks.com
You might want to get the MB and the HD in town.

**marknina** · December 20th, 2003, 11:39 PM

around thousand dollars.. basic stuff plus games and doing videos. fast as possible would be nice

**poopeyhed2** · December 20th, 2003, 11:50 PM

This is what I do when I build my computers

Buy hard drives/burners/ whatever you can after rebates from a reputable store that can give you your rebates back.

Then, buy your OS from the place you purchase your hardware. I buy my cooling products from jab-tech.com and computer hardware from monarchcomputer.com

As Redwolf stated, use resellerratings.com before you do any purchasing.

**jagnorm** · December 20th, 2003, 11:50 PM

IMO
Go with an AMD
For a $1,000 You can build a nice computer..
Choose a MB that has room for upgrading (expansion slots)
AGP slot, front and back USB Ports, etc..

**poopeyhed2** · December 20th, 2003, 11:56 PM

What everyone is saying about AMD being a better bang for the buck is down right true. I'm about to sell one of my computers to a friend of mine, and I was thinking about trying out one of the P4C chips on an Abit IC7-MAX3, and it costs $200 more, so that idea is down the drain. So now I'm going to go with an 2500+ and overclock it and go with an Abit AN7 mobo.

**HeadBand** · December 21st, 2003, 12:21 AM

does that thousand include a monitor/os/speakers/kb&mouse
and what kind of games...top of the line brand new stuff/mid range games stuff used for p2 and 3/solitare and wimpy stuff stuff i laughed when my mom told the guy she wanted a gaming pc because her bf burned her this 1000 card games cd

**stroyal** · December 21st, 2003, 12:30 AM

I'd start with an Nforce 2 ultra board and a AMD Barton 2500+
I like Abit and Asus, but there are a lot of good board manufacurers. Read the reviews and see wich one you like.
Asus comes out on top a lot.
AMDs are cheep, and Nforce is the best chip for AMD at the moment.

**stroyal** · December 21st, 2003, 12:37 AM

I love my Abit NF7-S, and I would agree the newer Abit AN7 is a great choice.

**marknina** · December 21st, 2003, 01:50 AM

no going to use my old monitor for now along with speakers and key board get these later. Definitely would would be the top of the line games.

Never had an AMD computer all mine now have been Intel based.

To me any DELL I try seems to be slow compared to my SAGER notebook. So after looking here and the talk thought I might try building my own.

It also bothers me I pay for XP but don't get the program that ain't right