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18th Dec 2007, 04:33 PM
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 Making My First PC. Hello! I am interested in making a computer. I am willing to pay about 600$-1000$. I don't want to act like a moron, but I need a little help with the parts I need and the website I should get it from. I will buy aw book if you tell me any (lemme guess.."Making computers for Dummie"). Thanks Counterstriker ~Steve       |
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18th Dec 2007, 04:38 PM
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| Making My First PC. Ok.. first off its not hard never even think that in your mind or you will fail. What you will need Motherboard (main board of the computer) CPU (central processing chip) Power Supply (lol) Chasis (the case to put it all in) Hard drive (storage stuff) Memory (ddr ram prolly random access memory for temporary program use) Video Card (if one is not on your motherboard) DVD drive (self explanitory) Then you put it all together with some fans to make it all not overheat and voala a computer May I suggest newegg.com or your local computer parts retail store. The way you put them all together is by way of cables (Trust me the cables are all unique and so pretty much impossible to put the wrong cable in or in the wrong direction and a screwdriver (not hard) to screw the mobo onto your chasis Also try a keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, and a printer is a good idea as well. And yes the for dummies series does have a "how to build a computer" book Finally with every CPU and motherboard comes with an instruction manual on how to do so. Last edited by dice14u : 18th Dec 2007 at 04:43 PM. |
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18th Dec 2007, 04:56 PM
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| Making My First PC. This will run me around how much? I have a computer shop called kehtron about a mile from my house. They make custom comps So I guess they sell the stuff. But is there anyplace online I can get it. |
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18th Dec 2007, 05:03 PM
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| Making My First PC. Price is always what you pay for it.... (what i mean) You can buy a supercomputer with the newest intel quad core qx6800 and have a nice computer yours only for around $3,000 or you can buy lesser parts and have an entire computer cost about $400. Depends.. now the shop that makes custom comps. They basically sell you all the equipment then add like $100 to the bill to put it all together (about a 45 minute job) now the installation of the operating system. If you get it from them you pay FULL price for that darn os. If you illegally download it yourself its free :-p and if you buy it and install it yourself its also full price so thats also something to know. newest vista will add like 400 to $800 USD to the equation (need to convert it to your local currency if it applies Last edited by dice14u : 18th Dec 2007 at 05:06 PM. |
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18th Dec 2007, 05:06 PM
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| Making My First PC. If you tell us what you want it for we could tell you which parts to save your money on. For example you wont want a quad core CPU and 2GB RAM if your going to use it to just surf the web.
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18th Dec 2007, 05:09 PM
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Making My First PC.
Ask them anyway CS. The cost to you (try www.newegg.com for your components, can get mail-in cash-back on a lot of components on there) will be dependent on the components you purchase. The components you purchase will depend on your need. All this will vary the cost. Are you a gamer? Are you going to be doing CAD/video editing work? Just general office/internet usage? If you're a gamer, the resolution of the monitor you choose is a major factor in spec'ing a graphics card, and a cpu to go with it so it doesn't cause any bottlenecks. Air cooling? Water cooling? Overclocking? We need to know if the screen/keyboard/mouse and speakers are to be included into the budget range you quoted, and the resolution of the monitor you want/have before being able to advise further. Also, the choice of o.s (operating system) comes into it. Vista is much more resource hungry than XP.
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19th Dec 2007, 01:49 PM
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19th Dec 2007, 02:18 PM
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| Making My First PC. when u get it all built and runing and fancy giving modding ago visit my website full of step-by-step mods set this website up for evryone on this website and evry modder :)
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19th Dec 2007, 03:19 PM
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19th Dec 2007, 03:20 PM
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19th Dec 2007, 03:21 PM
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| Making My First PC. sorry am just paranoide ull block us
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19th Dec 2007, 03:49 PM
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| Making My First PC. Here's what I've come up with. There's also $30 to come off the total price (below) with the two mail-in rebates. You'll need a good amount of storage for vid-editing, and also bandwidth dependent on the quality of the files. Actually, you might want to think about getting two 250gb hdd's; one for the o.s and games and one for storage.  SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black PATA Model SH-S202G - OEM $25.99  COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $34.99  SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $93.49  XFX PVT84JUDF3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $109.99  Antec Neo Power 500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail $89.99  G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail $46.99  ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $126.99  Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6550 - Retail $169.99  Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM $109.99 Total price: $808.41 (free shipping). www.newegg.com
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19th Dec 2007, 04:59 PM
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| Making My First PC. I will put a recommendation in for the RAM and the HDD.
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19th Dec 2007, 06:59 PM
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| Making My First PC. Nnnnooooo!!!!!! That Looks Just Like The Hard Drive That Died On Me!! Twice!!!! 2nd One Went In 2 Days!!! Say It Isnt So!!!
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