I decided im gonna build my own computer
Trumandrummer
Taylor Michigan Icrontian
I decided, that im sick of people telling me stuff like
"oo , u can't run that game"
"I bet vista slows you down a ton"
Its gonna take me a while to get all the parts (probably like a year)
I think im just gonna buy as I go. Get a check, then order a part and so on.
I already picked out a case, its not the most amazing case, but its nice looking and has two huge fans on it.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend parts for me, im looking to spend a total of around 1,000-1,500
I want at least 4gb of ram (which isn't that expensive) but idk what brand to get
I want the best graphics that I can get, without exceeding my overall price in the end...
I know nothing about motherboards, so if someone could point me to a good one i would greatly appreciate it.....
Im thinking maybe a Intel core 2 duo, im hearing those are the best right now, performance wise, even over the quad cores.... Is this true?????
These are just my beginning thoughts, and i would love if someone could help me out a little lol:D
"oo , u can't run that game"
"I bet vista slows you down a ton"
Its gonna take me a while to get all the parts (probably like a year)
I think im just gonna buy as I go. Get a check, then order a part and so on.
I already picked out a case, its not the most amazing case, but its nice looking and has two huge fans on it.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend parts for me, im looking to spend a total of around 1,000-1,500
I want at least 4gb of ram (which isn't that expensive) but idk what brand to get
I want the best graphics that I can get, without exceeding my overall price in the end...
I know nothing about motherboards, so if someone could point me to a good one i would greatly appreciate it.....
Im thinking maybe a Intel core 2 duo, im hearing those are the best right now, performance wise, even over the quad cores.... Is this true?????
These are just my beginning thoughts, and i would love if someone could help me out a little lol:D
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http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3125
it will give you some ideas of what can be done with $1500 these days.
Do you need a monitor also? Keyboard, mouse ?
The guys that already posted are right. Wait until you are ready to spend the money and then do it all at once.
By time you do buy your final peice it might not work well enough with your old peices.
Wait a while. OR Get a loan (But I don't recommend that - Cough)
although I calculated it, and I just got hired here so im not getting many hours but it will take me 12 weeks to get $1000 (i only work 3 days a week)
But I have to buy some stuff first, so I cant start saving for a few weeks..
So yea ill probably wait until im all saved up then, but I might not wait for the case..
Still, does anyone have any recommendations for me (hardware wise)???
just so i can start looking around
BTW: the guide was very usefull
We are looking forward to helping you successfully plan and assemble your first homebuilt computer.
I got a question.... ive been looking at processors online and looking at ratings a reviews.... and I am very confused, it seems as if nobody can make up their mind on what is better, dual or quad core...
I have heard from a few sources that some of the Intel core 2 duo's are better than most quad core processors...
Yet looking at reviews, most of the Intel core 2 duo's comments/reviews say that its very nice, but doesn't match up to a quad core...
Ive also heard that Intel is the way to go right now, that AMD isnt like it was a year or two ago.
im simply confused, can anyone give me some pointers on what processors I should be looking at for great performance under around $300?
EDIT: ill probably be asking a lot of questions until the time comes to buy everything;)
EDIT 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache looks very nice, and has some good reviews at a price of $279.... any ideas on this vs a quad core??
When Penryn arrives in quantity, the answer we accept now may no longer be valid. Thus my point above.
it doesn't have to be to insane lol, but I want it to def run those games that average computers cant....
I thought about water cooling, but i don't want to go far over $1,000 - 1500
As far as onboard or PCI... I don't know, ive always had already built computers lol, idk whats good and whats not ... I was looking at some Geforce 8800's if that helps. Maybe someone could point me to a good graphics solution that performs good enough for what im gonna be doing.
I was all for AMD like last year, my lappy has an AMD.......... but ive heard so much better things about Intel right now, performance and price wise.....