Thought I was goning to build a Gaming Computer

Noobie21 · 01-13-2005, 02:21 AM

I am very lost and need help. I was thinking that I would try to make myself a nice lil custom gaming computer. But I started to look at some of the topics on motherboards and such and realized that I dont understand half of the lingo or understand a lot about the computer parts. I was wondering if there is any person out there who could help me out with building my comp. I just wana know what parts would be good and I am only 14 so I am on a veeeeery low budget

. Please help thanks.

Echo_ · 01-13-2005, 02:38 AM

give us a budget

Noobie21 · 01-13-2005, 02:42 AM

Hmm must be less than 800

[-0MEGA-] · 01-13-2005, 04:07 PM

It all depends on what you want to get, for under $800 you can get a fairly good system, but it probably wouoldnt be a really nice gaming machine. Its not that difficult to build a computer. For example, lets say you want to get a Pentium 4 2.4Ghz processor, most likely it will be a socket 478, then look for a mid-size motherboard that supports socket 478, then your processor and motherboard will be compatible. Then look for a motherboard that supports EIDE (they all have that) so you can plug your DVD Drives and Hard Drives into your motherboard. The case should be a mid-tower so you can easily add the parts to the computer and then you motherboard and case will be compatible. The rest is pretty simple, the most difficult part is choosing a motherboard and processor.

So remember these facts to build your own computer easily:

Motherboard should be a mid-ATX with socket 478 and EIDE
Processor should be a Pentium (you should get a Pentium with at least 2.2Ghz) socket 478
Case should be a full or mid-size to support your motherboard
Then choose the drives and hardrives you want.
Also remember that your motherboard should support DDR ram, then select your ram and make sure that your motherboard supports it. (DDR333 should be compatible with your mobo)

To get an idea for the price of this computer, go to www.newegg.com and add every part and it tells you the price. For your price range, this is what you should expect:

Motherboard that supports at least 2GB of ram
Pentium 4 2.4/2.8Ghz
DVD-ROM
CD-RW Drive
Floppy
512MB DDR Ram
at least an 80GB hard drive.

P.S. Also make sure that you buy fans (most likely 80mm), cables, and make sure your case has a power supply or get one seperatly.
**If you dont understand what i just wrote, you should not make your own computer form scratch, either buy one form a retailer or go to a PC configurator (www.cyberpower.com is good) and select the parts. Hope i've been some help

jesbax · 01-13-2005, 05:49 PM

if you want to save some money get a barebones kits. they come with a case, mobo, and psu. They can very what else they have or don't have this is good way to save money. and spend in other spots like memory, monitor, mouse and keyboard, hdds, cd-roms cd-rws, dvd-rw, dvd rom, will you get the picture. this is one of the web sites out there. http://www.baber.com/barebone-comput...rebone-cpu.htm

Echo_ · 01-13-2005, 11:45 PM

those are rip offs imo 600 dollars for a celeron or low end p4...

Noobie21 · 01-14-2005, 04:19 PM

Thank you all for you input but I have a question would it be more worth my time to buy a new dell for 389 bucks that comes with....

Pentium 4 processor 2.80Ghz 1Mb L2 Cache 533Mhz FSB
Windows Xp
80 GB (7200 RPM) Hard Drive
512 MB Shared DDR SDRAM
48x CD Burner

and then just upgrade the graphic's card becuase I already have a monitor keyboard& mouse and a speaker system?

Or should I buy these parts? http://secure.newegg.com/app/ShoppingCart.asp

Rambo · 01-14-2005, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Or should I buy these parts? http://secure.newegg.com/app/ShoppingCart.asp

Ermmm, that link doesn't work......

[-0MEGA-] · 01-14-2005, 08:02 PM

for only $389 i would deffinetely go with the dell and upgrade the video, with those specs thats a great deal. Just make sure to upgrade the video and maybe the hard drive if you want to store a lot of games/music/videos on your computer. If you go to www.newegg.com you can get parts really cheap. Hope this helped.

Noobie21 · 01-14-2005, 11:51 PM

k how bout these
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE

01-13-2005, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Noobie21 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 38	Thought I was goning to build a Gaming Computer I am very lost and need help. I was thinking that I would try to make myself a nice lil custom gaming computer. But I started to look at some of the topics on motherboards and such and realized that I dont understand half of the lingo or understand a lot about the computer parts. I was wondering if there is any person out there who could help me out with building my comp. I just wana know what parts would be good and I am only 14 so I am on a veeeeery low budget . Please help thanks.

01-13-2005, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,425	It all depends on what you want to get, for under $800 you can get a fairly good system, but it probably wouoldnt be a really nice gaming machine. Its not that difficult to build a computer. For example, lets say you want to get a Pentium 4 2.4Ghz processor, most likely it will be a socket 478, then look for a mid-size motherboard that supports socket 478, then your processor and motherboard will be compatible. Then look for a motherboard that supports EIDE (they all have that) so you can plug your DVD Drives and Hard Drives into your motherboard. The case should be a mid-tower so you can easily add the parts to the computer and then you motherboard and case will be compatible. The rest is pretty simple, the most difficult part is choosing a motherboard and processor. So remember these facts to build your own computer easily: Motherboard should be a mid-ATX with socket 478 and EIDE Processor should be a Pentium (you should get a Pentium with at least 2.2Ghz) socket 478 Case should be a full or mid-size to support your motherboard Then choose the drives and hardrives you want. Also remember that your motherboard should support DDR ram, then select your ram and make sure that your motherboard supports it. (DDR333 should be compatible with your mobo) To get an idea for the price of this computer, go to www.newegg.com and add every part and it tells you the price. For your price range, this is what you should expect: Motherboard that supports at least 2GB of ram Pentium 4 2.4/2.8Ghz DVD-ROM CD-RW Drive Floppy 512MB DDR Ram at least an 80GB hard drive. P.S. Also make sure that you buy fans (most likely 80mm), cables, and make sure your case has a power supply or get one seperatly. **If you dont understand what i just wrote, you should not make your own computer form scratch, either buy one form a retailer or go to a PC configurator (www.cyberpower.com is good) and select the parts. Hope i've been some help __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

01-13-2005, 05:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
jesbax Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NE Age: 28 Posts: 337	if you want to save some money get a barebones kits. they come with a case, mobo, and psu. They can very what else they have or don't have this is good way to save money. and spend in other spots like memory, monitor, mouse and keyboard, hdds, cd-roms cd-rws, dvd-rw, dvd rom, will you get the picture. this is one of the web sites out there. http://www.baber.com/barebone-comput...rebone-cpu.htm __________________ my spelling sucks bad so bear with me. The Rig--(upgraded) amd athlon 64 x2 4800+ 4gb ram 300 gb hdd x2(raid) 80 gb hdd x2(raid) 52x cd-rw 16x dvd+rw dl ati Radeon 9550 256 mb

01-14-2005, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Noobie21 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 38	Thank you all for you input but I have a question would it be more worth my time to buy a new dell for 389 bucks that comes with.... Pentium 4 processor 2.80Ghz 1Mb L2 Cache 533Mhz FSB Windows Xp 80 GB (7200 RPM) Hard Drive 512 MB Shared DDR SDRAM 48x CD Burner and then just upgrade the graphic's card becuase I already have a monitor keyboard& mouse and a speaker system? Or should I buy these parts? http://secure.newegg.com/app/ShoppingCart.asp Last edited by Noobie21; 01-14-2005 at 05:18 PM.

01-14-2005, 08:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,425	for only $389 i would deffinetely go with the dell and upgrade the video, with those specs thats a great deal. Just make sure to upgrade the video and maybe the hard drive if you want to store a lot of games/music/videos on your computer. If you go to www.newegg.com you can get parts really cheap. Hope this helped. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

01-13-2005, 02:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Echo_ Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 279	give us a budget

01-13-2005, 02:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Noobie21 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 38	Hmm must be less than 800

01-13-2005, 11:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Echo_ Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 279	those are rip offs imo 600 dollars for a celeron or low end p4...

01-14-2005, 11:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Noobie21 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 38	k how bout these http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE

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