Looking to Build PC

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I havn't personally built a PC from scratch, but I have taken peices
out of PC's and slapped them in a clean case. Can anyone give me some
insights on what I need to buy when building a pc. I am looking to
make a real good gaming machine.
 
I havn't personally built a PC from scratch, but I have taken peices
out of PC's and slapped them in a clean case. Can anyone give me some
insights on what I need to buy when building a pc. I am looking to
make a real good gaming machine.
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You may want to try posting your question on a different newsgroup such
as alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt.
 
I havn't personally built a PC from scratch, but I have taken peices
out of PC's and slapped them in a clean case. Can anyone give me some
insights on what I need to buy when building a pc. I am looking to
make a real good gaming machine.
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Look around for some web sites on "Build a PC". I built my first one
in Jan 2004 so I could edit home videos and burn DVDs. You want to
assemble a list of the components you need and then price them,
either at sales at CompUSA, BestBuy, Circuit City and on the Internet.
I had good results from NewEgg, Amazon and ZipZoomFly. After you
begin assembling it you will need 3 other things and I speak from
experience here:
An Internet connection on a working computer so you can find out
how to correct your mistakes or ask questions on newsgroups.
Patience: to take the time to learn how to do something
Persistence: in doing some things for the first time and finding out
the results didn't work the way you wanted and you have to start
over. Like flashing a BIOS ,installing Windows, partitioning drives
organizing your workflow inside the computer case (What should go in first?).

Good Luck It's a great learning experience.
I just built my 2nd one or rather I directed my 12 year old grandson
through the assembly process. It's now a family computer at his house.
 
I'd like to add a great source of new build-it-yourself
computer parts...namely, KC Computers in upper
New York State.

http://www.kc-computers.com/

Kevin Chalker, KC Computer's owner, tests all
motherboards and CPUs before he sends them
out. If a component goes bad, he'll readily replace
it so that you can continue on with your build.
Other companies make you wait until replacement
parts arrive in their shop and then they'll ship you
the replacement. I found KC Computers to be
quite reasonable, and Kevin was very helpful
in aiding me in selecting my configuration.

They also offer lifetime support (not a lifetime warranty,
of course) for all the items they sell, and are tied for number
one (of 4900 stores) in the reseller ratings system. If
you're looking for a reseller that will be around for a
long time, KC Computing is a terrific company.

Is it obvious that I'm a very satisfied customer? (Smile)
 
Slapping a PC together nowadays isn't that technical.

Be sure any motherboard you choose, check others inputs and claims on its
chipset for errata.
If you're building off a previous case and power supply, be sure both will
handle your intended mobo and internal peripherals, and can provide adequate
air flow for cooling when the case is loaded out.
There are many sites out there for this, some may or may not be exactly
appropriate for current motherboards, power supplies, and if a SATA drive is
used. Otherwise, pretty much the same. Google can provide you many such
websites.

Gaming PCs are both video and cpu intensive. You need both an adequate
video card to accomodate the 3d calls from the game software, adequate video
memory on the video card, and the cpu/chipset that can handle the I/O.

Minimize anything loaded at startup in XP for such to operate more
effectively. You still need a firewall if you're playing online games.
 
Not the best newsgroup for this, but...

For some starting points,

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/EGBG/article.php/3560396

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MHGSBG/article.php/3552841

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/article.php/3550661

These are the latest building guides for $4000, $2500, and $1000 systems.
I'm sure that some people would disagree with some of the component choices,
but they are basically (in my view) sensible.

For an esoteric ($7k US) rig:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1778730,00.asp

and a more mainstream ($2k) choice:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1825477,00.asp

Ultimately, you should use the resources available on the Web, but these
give you an idea of what components are needed for a typical complete
system.


Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
 
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