Building a computer
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I want to try my hand at building my own computer from scratch. I've never done it but i want to be more independant in that department instead of always relying on other companies to do it for me. Any websites or tips you guys have are well appreciated
www.pricewatch.com or www.newegg.com for buying parts...
Then if you need help putting it all together (though, you shouldnt, its easy)
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/20020904/
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/guides/build_computer/
http://www.daileyint.com/build/
Any of those should help. =P
Then if you need help putting it all together (though, you shouldnt, its easy)
http://www17.tomshardware.com/howto/20020904/
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/
http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/guides/build_computer/
http://www.daileyint.com/build/
Any of those should help. =P
Purchase the parts from www.newegg.com
Firing squad has a great guide on building your own computer at: http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/buildsys/default.asp
Firing squad has a great guide on building your own computer at: http://www.firingsquad.com/guides/buildsys/default.asp
WWW.MWAVE.COM
They are in California within driving distance for me so that is why I am partial to it.
They are in California within driving distance for me so that is why I am partial to it.
If you're going to use pricewatch.com, check the sellers rating at resellerratings.com before you buy.
mwave, zipzoomfly, or newegg almost always have the best prices.. usually i find its between newegg and zip cause zip has free shipping on almost everything so if its a bigger parts they are cheaper alot of the times.
Thank you all for the websites...atleast now i have somewhere to start
Whenever someone asks about tips on how to build a computer, some j*****s always posts pricewatch, like somehow that's the f*****g answer to all life's questions.
it's not?
pricewatch doesnt list new egg and newegg almost always has the lowest prices.
Building PCs used to be a bit harder. Had to set IRQs, drivers were a b***h, no PnP, but they basically got that stuff under control. I would recommend having access to an internet PC while you build your machine, incase you need to download some stupid bridge driver that wont let you access your network card or something lame like that.
But don't worry about it, it should go pretty smooth. As long as you dont have shag carpet
But don't worry about it, it should go pretty smooth. As long as you dont have shag carpet
| Qienn wrote: |
Building PCs used to be a bit harder. Had to set IRQs, drivers were a b***h, no PnP, but they basically got that stuff under control. I would recommend having access to an internet PC while you build your machine, incase you need to download some stupid bridge driver that wont let you access your network card or something lame like that. But don't worry about it, it should go pretty smooth. As long as you dont have shag carpet |
network cards are all integrated into the MBs now i think...
ya, video and sound are usually onboard too. modems can be sometimes.
| Tolanin wrote: | ||
network cards are all integrated into the MBs now i think... |
You still need a bridge driver to access it, its on the PCI buss. Hopefully you would have it with a new PC, but I've had to find one when I couldnt find my CDs. The point still stands, having a working PC next to you can make life alot easier.
| kireol wrote: |
ya, video and sound are usually onboard too. modems can be sometimes. |
video actually really depends. alot of boards dont come with integrated video, they just assume your getting a gfx card...
tons of abit, asus, shuttle, dell, etc motherboards all have onboard video. if you use it or not, that's a different story.
| kireol wrote: |
tons of abit, asus, shuttle, dell, etc motherboards all have onboard video. if you use it or not, that's a different story. |
alot of the nforce 3 boards didnt have on board video.. majority of the ones on A64 didnt.
well nforce not having them only makes sense since they are primarily a video card company
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