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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:46    Post subject: Building Computers Reply with quote

I was thinking about building a computer in the near distant future and was curious if anyone here has made their own. Also, if there are any good sites that kinda explain how to do it ect, all the different parts you need and where the cheapest place to buy them is. So far the site i have found the most is TigerDirect. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:51    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.pricewatch.com
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.newegg.com
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:55    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be careful buying stuff online, the return policies are totally crap at most places.

I usually get my stuff from local small computer stores or Best Buy when they have sales. Sometimes there are computer trade shows where you can pickup stuff at a good deal from local vendors.

As far as learning to build computers, there's tons of forums and sites about it, just google for it.
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:58    Post subject: Reply with quote

newegg

made myself and my roommate some good systems with p4s and ABIT IC7 type motherboards everything on newegg is pretty cheap when your talking computer parts




if you cant figure out how to put it together with the manuals you are dumb Sad
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 16:58    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you can put a revell snap together model together you can build a computer
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:00    Post subject: Reply with quote

When you buy stuff online, don't let them send you crap that other people have returned. If it's not in an original box, or has a photocopied manual or something don't accept it. It might take you awhile to figure out what's actually wrong with it.

And yay - I was going to recommend this site with the caveat that they haven't updated their recommendations in a few months (I had checked yesterday) and they just updated them today Smile

http://arstechnica.com/guide/system/index.html

P.S. Bait omg that sig is funny Laughing
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really got my first start reading sharkyextreme.com

They give detailed guides for 3 different types of computers.
1 - based on $1000 budget
2 - $2500
3 - $4000

When you're first starting out and don't know all the small details their guides are great.

After your first one, everything is a breeze. In fact, the most challenging part of building a computer is correctly applying the thermal paste and making sure the fan sits on the CPU correctly.
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:07    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jinu wrote:
I really got my first start reading sharkyextreme.com

They give detailed guides for 3 different types of computers.
1 - based on $1000 budget
2 - $2500
3 - $4000

When you're first starting out and don't know all the small details their guides are great.

After your first one, everything is a breeze. In fact, the most challenging part of building a computer is correctly applying the thermal paste and making sure the fan sits on the CPU correctly.


p4s in box from the manufacturer basically dont need thermal paste when first installed, they come with a patch applied to the heatsink, make sure you dont apply thermal paste to that patch .. if your going to apply the paste, remove the patch first ..




a $4000 computer budget? damn wtf is going in that system? i cant even think of how to make a $4000 aside from adding a plasma TV for a monitor
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

pc club

brick and morter store with on-line priceing

google it
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:20    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you don't wanna put in the CPU your self you can buy a mobo/cpu combo with the cpu installed
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:27    Post subject: Reply with quote

Overon wrote:
Jinu wrote:
I really got my first start reading sharkyextreme.com

They give detailed guides for 3 different types of computers.
1 - based on $1000 budget
2 - $2500
3 - $4000

When you're first starting out and don't know all the small details their guides are great.

After your first one, everything is a breeze. In fact, the most challenging part of building a computer is correctly applying the thermal paste and making sure the fan sits on the CPU correctly.


p4s in box from the manufacturer basically dont need thermal paste when first installed, they come with a patch applied to the heatsink, make sure you dont apply thermal paste to that patch .. if your going to apply the paste, remove the patch first ..




a $4000 computer budget? damn wtf is going in that system? i cant even think of how to make a $4000 aside from adding a plasma TV for a monitor


Yeah but they usually use cheap thermal pads, which don't conduct heat as well, don't they?

Anywho, I dunno about the $4000 comp, I think they sink a good chunk into the CPU.

I saw a thing about a $10,000 computer and $5000 went into a plasma screen so, there ya go.
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:31    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jinu wrote:
Overon wrote:
Jinu wrote:
I really got my first start reading sharkyextreme.com

They give detailed guides for 3 different types of computers.
1 - based on $1000 budget
2 - $2500
3 - $4000

When you're first starting out and don't know all the small details their guides are great.

After your first one, everything is a breeze. In fact, the most challenging part of building a computer is correctly applying the thermal paste and making sure the fan sits on the CPU correctly.


p4s in box from the manufacturer basically dont need thermal paste when first installed, they come with a patch applied to the heatsink, make sure you dont apply thermal paste to that patch .. if your going to apply the paste, remove the patch first ..




a $4000 computer budget? damn wtf is going in that system? i cant even think of how to make a $4000 aside from adding a plasma TV for a monitor


Yeah but they usually use cheap thermal pads, which don't conduct heat as well, don't they?

Anywho, I dunno about the $4000 comp, I think they sink a good chunk into the CPU.

I saw a thing about a $10,000 computer and $5000 went into a plasma screen so, there ya go.



i didnt have any heat issues when i used the thermal pad in my computer, but when i replaced my mobo from the s****y defective asus one i had to get rid of the pad and use paste .. still no heat issues

/shrug
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:33    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy shit, $4k on a computer?

Do you know what you could do with that kind of cash?

I can spec out a near top of the line gameing system for about:

$450 cpu
$140 mb
$350 vid
$150 RAM
$120 Sound (surround)
$200 DVD/CD

Around $1.4k

Moniter as low as $150 but whatever you want.

Well under half the projected 4k and that's for a tits system. Who the hell are you talking to that quotes you 10k on a computer and can I bid for that too?
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:48    Post subject: Reply with quote

when sharkey goes for the extreme rig at 4k - it's extreme

top line comps
raid
etc

the enthusiasit rig is more in line with what you quoted Banz.

http://sharkeyextreme.com/guides/MHGSBG/article.php/3373781
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:48    Post subject: Reply with quote

Banzai wrote:
Holy shit, $4k on a computer?

Do you know what you could do with that kind of cash?

I can spec out a near top of the line gameing system for about:

$450 cpu
$140 mb
$350 vid
$150 RAM
$120 Sound (surround)
$200 DVD/CD

Around $1.4k

Moniter as low as $150 but whatever you want.

Well under half the projected 4k and that's for a tits system. Who the hell are you talking to that quotes you 10k on a computer and can I bid for that too?


That would be for an ok computer. But if you want a computer that will help you overcompensate for your small penis, then you need to shell out $4000 and up.

Also, your prices are way off. $200 for a DVD/CD writer? What is this, late 2003?
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:50    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jinu wrote:
$200 for a DVD/CD writer? What is this, late 2003?


dule layer smart ass Razz
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PostPosted: 07/14/04 - 17:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

I could see $4000 using a Cryotech freon-cooled case and a plasma monitor...I guess.
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