comuter building

fedranko · 05-02-2008, 10:13 PM

hello, i am new to dis forum and computer stuff. i dont know anything about computers besides good RAM= fast computer. my goal in life is to build my own computer. i have couple questions before i get started:

Should i build one? would it be a waste of time and money?
how much money should i put into to build a good computer?
how long does it take to build one?
Is it hard?
how should i prepare for it?

plz be gentle with me...

jbrdbr111x · 05-02-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fedranko

hello, i am new to dis forum and computer stuff. i dont know anything about computers besides good RAM= fast computer. my goal in life is to build my own computer. i have couple questions before i get started:

Should i build one? would it be a waste of time and money?
how much money should i put into to build a good computer?
how long does it take to build one?
Is it hard?
how should i prepare for it?

plz be gentle with me...

If you do not know anything about computers you may want to learn more before attempting your own build(go to the library and I think they have computer building for dummies, if I'm not mistaken, they always lay things out very nicely in those dummies books, I would highly recommend checking it out first..), it's not very hard to build one, but if you do not know what you are doing you could ruin the parts and basically throw money out the window...

Memory is just one factor in your speed.. There's CPU power, Graphics, etc, BUT if you go cheap on your motherboard, those components may not get the speed you payed for and thus another waste of money..

The computer in my signature costed me around $530 with shipping, tax, etc.. And I would have built it in a few hours, but I ran into problems, IE I forgot a CPU fan since I was so excited, and thus had to wait till the next day to go buy one.. Then I wen to clone my drive since I was getting a bigger one, I had a lot of problems there before I found good software that did it in no time..

The key is taking out the time to read up on it, and if you have patience, because you can easily get pissed..lol

fedranko · 05-02-2008, 10:56 PM

thx, and if u dont mind, can u explain what a motherboard, cpu is and does?

Egon · 05-02-2008, 11:04 PM

Mobo = Mobo 101
CPU = Cpu 101

jbrdbr111x · 05-03-2008, 12:51 AM

If you have any links for memory, drives and video card that may help him as well..

Egon · 05-03-2008, 01:15 AM

Useful PSU & Case Guides
Liquid Cooling 101
RAM 101 / Hard Drives 101 / RAID 101
Cd/dvd 101
Video Card 101
Computer Speaker Basics

There are more. Just look at the stickied topics in the forums.

fedranko · 05-03-2008, 02:53 AM

tyvm i really appriciate it

fedranko · 05-03-2008, 03:30 AM

so the motherboard is where everything connects to?
im a little confused about the front side bus and the hypertransport. what r their functions and y r they important?
im not sure but, some motherboards rnt compatible with other cpu?

sorry i sound so noobish

Egon · 05-03-2008, 06:49 AM

It's alright. We all have to start out somewhere :p.

Yes, the motherboard is where everything is connected to.

For bus, hypertransport and functions, I never use them.

Some CPUs cannot work with some motherboards. A chip may have to many or to few pins to fit right.

CPTMuller · 05-03-2008, 07:04 AM

Another thing that REALLY helps, but a really cheap (its better if it works) computer to disassemble and resemble, you get a good feel for where stuff goes and how to connect it all. Also, motherboards are compatible with CPUs based on the Socket of the cpu/mobo.

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fedranko New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15	comuter building hello, i am new to dis forum and computer stuff. i dont know anything about computers besides good RAM= fast computer. my goal in life is to build my own computer. i have couple questions before i get started: Should i build one? would it be a waste of time and money? how much money should i put into to build a good computer? how long does it take to build one? Is it hard? how should i prepare for it? plz be gentle with me...

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jbrdbr111x Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NC (Home of the HEELS!!) Age: 25 Posts: 307	If you have any links for memory, drives and video card that may help him as well.. __________________ System: Asus P5VD2-VM SE mATX Board 2 GB of Crucial DDR2-PC5300 Ram Intel Pentium D 3.2Ghz w/Thermaltake Fan/heatsink Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB Video card Hitachi 500 GB SATA 2 Drive Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case 550 W/ Power supply DVD Burner Windows XP Home SP2

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CPTMuller Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Not there. Posts: 731	Another thing that REALLY helps, but a really cheap (its better if it works) computer to disassemble and resemble, you get a good feel for where stuff goes and how to connect it all. Also, motherboards are compatible with CPUs based on the Socket of the cpu/mobo. __________________ Specs of my main PC:Laptop (Thinkpad X61) C2D e6320, NVIDIA 7950GT (Factory OC) : C2D T7100, Intel GMA 965 Express 2gb ram 533mhz DDR2, 320GB 7200RPM : 1gb ra, 80gb 5400RPM Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Audio, Linksys 10/100 Ethernet Card : on board Audio, on board Ethernet

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05-02-2008, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
fedranko New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15	thx, and if u dont mind, can u explain what a motherboard, cpu is and does?

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Egon Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 351	Mobo = Mobo 101 CPU = Cpu 101

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Egon Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 351	Useful PSU & Case Guides Liquid Cooling 101 RAM 101 / Hard Drives 101 / RAID 101 Cd/dvd 101 Video Card 101 Computer Speaker Basics There are more. Just look at the stickied topics in the forums.

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fedranko New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15	tyvm i really appriciate it

05-03-2008, 03:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
fedranko New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15	so the motherboard is where everything connects to? im a little confused about the front side bus and the hypertransport. what r their functions and y r they important? im not sure but, some motherboards rnt compatible with other cpu? sorry i sound so noobish

05-03-2008, 06:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Egon Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 20 Posts: 351	It's alright. We all have to start out somewhere :p. Yes, the motherboard is where everything is connected to. For bus, hypertransport and functions, I never use them. Some CPUs cannot work with some motherboards. A chip may have to many or to few pins to fit right.