BongoBob Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Hello fellow swampies! Well, it turns out that my relatives are going to give me money for a custom PC:D:D:D Can you tell that I'm happy? Good fer you:D I'm looking for a few sugestions for parts and anything that I might need because I have no experience:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 All depends on how much you want to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 List of all the (major) parts you'll need: Case PSU Motherboard Processor (CPU) Cooler (heatsink and fan) RAM Graphics Card Hard Drive CD/DVD drive(s) Intake/Outake fans Then all of your other stuff like keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 I just built a PC, its pretty fun, and easier than it seems. And theres nothing we can really tell you for part wise. It depends on how much money you have to buy with. Anyways, I got a lot of good deals at a COmputer Convention, so if theres one near you, stop by for the next show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 12, 2003 Author Share Posted October 12, 2003 Thanks guys. I'll probably have about $1000-1200. I'm gonna get an ATI Radeon 9400 for the video card. All I need is the tower. I got a moniter and mouse and stuff like that, but the speakers may be replaced;) I don't see a convention coming around anytime soon(my dad works at the LV Convetion center), so any other suggestions for where to get the parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 I wouldnt build your computer around a video card...thats just one small part youll need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 12, 2003 Author Share Posted October 12, 2003 I know, that's just the only part I know for sure that I'm gonna get, other than the size of the hard drive. I need to look at what I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 If you build a whole computer probably can't make something alright for running games for less than 1200 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 12, 2003 Author Share Posted October 12, 2003 Well anything that's more powerful than my Pentium II 336, 2 GB hard drive, barely has a video card comp will do. I found a few good deals that I'm looking into. PS:Thanks The_One for that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 I just added up most everything I have and it came out to 2013 bucks...though some of the hardware is alittle cheaper now like my ati 9700 pro...I payed like 400 for it but now it's cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I calculated one up that cost about $600-700 usd. amd athlon 2600 radeon 9600 pro some asus motherboard (forgot which) with 10/100 LAN. (if you want/have network) cheap keyboard, optical mouse 17" flat monitor (look for used - much cheaper) 512mb pc3200 ddr 400mhz system memory 60/80gig hard drive Its an ok gaming 'puter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBell Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 When your putting your PC together, STAY GROUNDED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I posted this over at my clans forums... somone wanted to know a good setup... anyways, it might direct you in the right path A mistake I always make when upgrading is getting second class becaus its 25-75 dollars cheaper... dude, spend the extra and it'll last longer, period. Also, I really like Athlons XP+ series... I have a +2000 and my bro has a +2400... with enough ram these cards work great... I got 640 DDR and I have near perfect perfomance in ALL games. here is a fairly good setup: GB or ASUS Mobo... make sure you get an AGP slot, afew PCI slots and it should have at least 1 gig of memory avalible. GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 256MB DDR (awsome card) ATLEAST 256, but 512 is a good amount of DDR ram for your system. A 19" monitor ownz, but make sure your desk fits it... you dont wanna see my monitors setup A burner/DVD players is nice... if you wanna go the extra you can get a DVD burner, but I'd wait and let the prices drop a bit. (I saw a 16X dvd, 48X CD-R/RW and 52X CD-ROM drive at CompUSA for only $49.00 ) A floppy disk (You'll want this, or regret it when you have a problem and gotta go through DOS... Trust me.) Get yourself ATLEAST 1 Case fan, heck, they go for 5-10 bucks EASY, get 2. A good quality CPU fan is always nice compaired to a lowend one... 40-80 GB Hard Drive is good, but you can get a 120-200 for not much more... Get a Big Case(better cooling) with a good 400(or close) WAT Power supplie. I think with those ideas in mind you'll do OK. P.S Try http://newegg.com (good prices of just about everything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockV1.89 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 If you want to make it look nice, I suggest two websites: http://www.xoxide.com http://www.svc.com Check out the X-Super Alien case. Excellent case, plus it's loaded with goodies, so it's stuff you wont have to buy later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Just buy a comp and say you made it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thanks guys. I should have the money by the end of the week, so thanks for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 How did I help you? I simply told you what I would have done, much less messing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 You helped me by making me laugh:p Actually, I was gonna do that, but they look crappy, and the satisfaction of building it myself won't be there. Cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 yeah, the last couple of computers i've had i built myself and it was so much cheaper. i bought my lastest computer though, i got a unbelievable deal. my tip.. resist the urge to throw it all out of a window when it doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Originally posted by BongoBob You helped me by making me laugh:p Actually, I was gonna do that, but they look crappy, and the satisfaction of building it myself won't be there. Cheaper too. YAY! I am fullfilling my goals in life: Make people laugh & give people s**t for no perticular reason. A friend of mine tried to make a comp and I think it went to hell... That was when I was at his place, then he gave me a virus and a burnt copy of galactic battle grounds expansion, I don't know how he did it though, so my comp was stuffed & I had to take it into town to get fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 Well, thanks to the link that ShockV1.89 gave me, I decided to go with this one:clicky w/a 420W Raidmax w/ Blue LED Fan, and two blue cold cathodes. Anyone know what the Serial ATA Power Adapter is though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Cool, I'm doing the exact same thing, Bongo! We can help eachother, and all this advice is good for me too. I'm getting my parts in January. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUNNER Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I would go with an Intel chip. They run cooler and are a lot easier to over clock so you can get more bang for your buck. Stay away from mother boards that have everything built in. As in on board video/sound/lan it's better to get seperate peices. Asus and Abit and MSI are all great boards. Creative makes great sound cards. Mushkin, Corsair,Crucial make great ram. You will need at least 512mg if you run XP. 256 is on the ragged edge to run XP. I run an Intel 1.8A chip that over clocks to 2.7. Thats 900 free mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguePhotonic Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Just make sure when you put your motherboard in that it's not touching the case...if it does at all it wont work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Originally posted by KBell When your putting your PC together, STAY GROUNDED! I have a funny story about that.... But thats for another time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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