Posted August 31, 200519 yr Ive always wanted to do it. Could somebody give me a rough draft of the parts i would need. Heres what i got so far: Graphics card Ram Motherboard Case HD Disc Drive Fan w/ heatsink and whatnot Ethernet Card Thats it. edit and the fucking cables confuse the fuck out of me. i dont kno what connects to what, i wish there was some1 around me that i could get help from :(
August 31, 200519 yr The easiest wway to go about the shit is to just keep upgrading. I don't know what kind of pc you have now so I can't say what you need to upgrade. For a good pc you can get a new case if you want, most are compatable with whatever but bigger is better. Anyways you can get by with upgrading what's below: -Good Power supply, very under rated item. 50-75 dollars -New cpu, you can get a nice athlon 64 3000 socket 939 with the new venice core which you can over clock if you desire very well = 150 bucks -Mother board, 115 bucks or so -System ram, good ram = 150 bucks or more for a gig and i doubt your current ram would be compatable Graphics card, i dono what you have but 6800 series are coming down in price... anyways, really variable..you can skimp on stuff if you're low on money but you're gonna have to get mobo/processor/ram at once...nice chunk...rest can come and go when you please. Try to go PCI-e for gfx card. basic rambling shit....if you havent put a pc together before it's really not hard...if you order a mobo and processor off of newegg they'll install the processor for you and test it to make sure it works...thats the only possible thing you can fuck up is applying thermal paste to the cpu. ....Cheers
September 2, 200519 yr case mb ram cpu and cooler hard drive floppy drive cd drive graphics card all newer motherboards have lan, usb, firewire, audio etc all built in http://www.newegg.com for all your parts take your motherrboard and install ram and cpu and screw into case. screw in all your drives, connect ide cables to em, connect power cables to em, connect case front panel bla bla bla, theres another post in here about sites on building your own computer, read a detailed site that has lots of pictures and you will relize its ridicously easy, after you get the hang you can start upgrading it, good luck!
September 2, 200519 yr kamikazi']case mb ram cpu and cooler hard drive floppy drive cd drive graphics card all newer motherboards have lan, usb, firewire, audio etc all built in http://www.newegg.com for all your parts take your motherrboard and install ram and cpu and screw into case. screw in all your drives, connect ide cables to em, connect power cables to em, connect case front panel bla bla bla, theres another post in here about sites on building your own computer, read a detailed site that has lots of pictures and you will relize its ridicously easy, after you get the hang you can start upgrading it, good luck! seriosuly.... I built a computer straight from components, got it booted with knoppix in less than 15 minutes, and that was because I took the time to blow out the dust and whipe down the case with windex. Computers = fucking childsplay to build.
September 2, 200519 yr Author im going to get a case soon, does the size matter? I got a dell mobo :( i have no fucking clue about fans and heatsinks and shit, i saw a fan on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835150010 but i have no clue if it would fit/whatever.. could somebody IM me ( PimpinElf4819 ) sometime? AnD : AMD OR INTEL? EDIT: i want this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811145047 and the fan i menchined above i dont know what connects to what so im l0st on that too. :frowny face:
September 3, 200519 yr Well I'm just guessing that your mobo is just ATX... I'd just recommend a medium size case, I'd get a slightly larger case because this is your first time? You want to have enough room to, fiddle around.
September 3, 200519 yr Author LOL NOPE ITS A DELL MOBO I WAS LIKE WTF IRL WHEN I SAW THE CPU-Z REPORT. ok, i decided to order this fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835150010 with this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811154017 and if my piece of shit dell mother board dosent fit ill wait till i get more money and get a new motherboard and a new processor. the only question that still remains is should i get a Intel?? i cant afford either of these for a while. This intel: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171 or this AMD which i cant afford, could somebody show me the link to a cheap/good processor?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 and finnaly the motherboard. heres the one im considering if i get a amd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517
September 4, 200519 yr after looking at you list, you should really try scoping your needs before going shopping for computer parts as you are in huge risk of paying more for something you could have gotten for less. Just my honest opinion. p.s don't bother getting socket 478 with intel.
September 5, 200519 yr LOL NOPE ITS A DELL MOBO I WAS LIKE WTF IRL WHEN I SAW THE CPU-Z REPORT. ok, i decided to order this fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835150010 with this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811154017 and if my piece of shit dell mother board dosent fit ill wait till i get more money and get a new motherboard and a new processor. the only question that still remains is should i get a Intel?? i cant afford either of these for a while. This intel: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171 or this AMD which i cant afford, could somebody show me the link to a cheap/good processor?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 and finnaly the motherboard. heres the one im considering if i get a amd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517I was talking about the size when I said ATX... lol...
September 5, 200519 yr the only question that still remains is should i get a Intel?? i cant afford either of these for a while. This intel: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171 or this AMD which i cant afford, could somebody show me the link to a cheap/good processor?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 I was told that Intel/Nvidia and AMD/ATI go together, so I guess it's really up to what kind of games you play or what kind of video card you prefer. As for me, I like P4s, never have had a problem with their speed.
September 5, 200519 yr I was told that Intel/Nvidia and AMD/ATI go together, so I guess it's really up to what kind of games you play or what kind of video card you prefer. Not really. nVidia makes chipsets for AMD systems, and ATi makes chipsets for AMD & Intel systems. In terms of video cards they are interchangeable, but some gamers prefer AMD/nVidia because they both have the fastest components for gaming (AMD with the FX-57 (which kills any current X2 cpu) and nVidia with the 7800GTX.)
September 5, 200519 yr Not really. nVidia makes chipsets for AMD systems, and ATi makes chipsets for AMD & Intel systems. In terms of video cards they are interchangeable, but some gamers prefer AMD/nVidia because they both have the fastest components for gaming (AMD with the FX-57 (which kills any current X2 cpu) and nVidia with the 7800GTX.) Sorry I worded it wrong, I meant that they work best with each other.
