? about building comp's
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There are several places that will custom build gaming and other types of cases according to your specifications in other words your choice of hardwares. A local repair shop can also assemble a case depending on whether it's a retail chain or an independent. The independents are more apt to assemble everything for you. Alienware is one site for ordering custom builds for like $5,000-$6,000! 
It can get expensive going that route!
It can get expensive going that route!
Rambo
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Are they all compatible? How is it you know what parts you need etc, but can't build it?
Anyway, aside from that, the motherboard manual is kind of a short and sweet helper in how to install it. There are also a number of guides you will probably be able to find on Google.
Emperor_nero
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can you post your parts?
thealmightyone
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I am sure your local computer shop will be happy to put together the parts that you have ordered.
Obviously, they would want a small fee for their troubles, but won't charge as much as Dell/Alienware/Voodoo PC etc.
If you want to build it yourself, rule number 1 is: Take your time.
Take your time to ensure all the wires are where they're meant to be, everything is connected properly. It might be worth telling us what parts you're buying so we can check for compatibility.
Obviously, they would want a small fee for their troubles, but won't charge as much as Dell/Alienware/Voodoo PC etc.
If you want to build it yourself, rule number 1 is: Take your time.
Take your time to ensure all the wires are where they're meant to be, everything is connected properly. It might be worth telling us what parts you're buying so we can check for compatibility.
Besides the required time and patience especially as a beginner a good familiarity with the layout of the board along with the board's manual will be the things to start with. Most prefer to plenty of available work space when going to assemble a new build.
Adequate lighting and even a small pocket sized flashlight to look over the connections on the board is usefull as well as a small magnifying glass when plugging the small wires from the front panel on the case. Taking one step at at time and verifying things as you go along will see the best results.
Adequate lighting and even a small pocket sized flashlight to look over the connections on the board is usefull as well as a small magnifying glass when plugging the small wires from the front panel on the case. Taking one step at at time and verifying things as you go along will see the best results.
kensc
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Oh I dont think theres any computer stores in my town. I called a few places like staples etc and they said they didnt build them. How about this comp? looks nice http://voodoopc.com/showroom.aspx?categoryID=1 would be easier than building.
I will post the parts again. SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D - OEM 30.99$
Update Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 115.99$
Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 94.99$
SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Adjustable Height - Retail 299.99$
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR250MCE PCI Interface Video Recorder, TV/FM Tuner Card 134$
ATI 100-435843 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card - Retail 479$
Update Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
90$
Logitech Cordless DesktopS 510 967557-0403 2-Tone USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Slim Keyboard Mouse 58$
eDimensional Audio FX 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Force Feedback Gaming Headset 42$
World of warcraft: burning crusade. 40$
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
259$
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard 270$
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail 316 $
windows xp pro 300$?
2,220$ newegg.com It would be these parts or something similar.
I will post the parts again. SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D - OEM 30.99$
Update Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 115.99$
Update Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 94.99$
SAMSUNG 204BW Black 20" 6ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with Adjustable Height - Retail 299.99$
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR250MCE PCI Interface Video Recorder, TV/FM Tuner Card 134$
ATI 100-435843 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card - Retail 479$
Update Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail
90$
Logitech Cordless DesktopS 510 967557-0403 2-Tone USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Slim Keyboard Mouse 58$
eDimensional Audio FX 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Force Feedback Gaming Headset 42$
World of warcraft: burning crusade. 40$
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK
259$
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard 270$
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail 316 $
windows xp pro 300$?
2,220$ newegg.com It would be these parts or something similar.
Jet
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With a quick look over it looks good. Just a reminder: get Windows XP OEM, and it is only $140 or so.
m0nk3ys1ms
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Zorrowannabe9
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Its not too hard. Theres guides out there Im sure that can tell you exactly what to do. But its pretty self explanatory. One of the harder parts is just getting drivers/components to work correctly...Just don't get discouraged.
Personal opinion: 2k+ for a gaming comp is just overkill in my opinion. Though its your money and spend it how you wish. I personally play games for the game, not the graphics. (though this could be slightly hypocitical, since I just bought my second 7800GT card for SLI.)
Personal opinion: 2k+ for a gaming comp is just overkill in my opinion. Though its your money and spend it how you wish. I personally play games for the game, not the graphics. (though this could be slightly hypocitical, since I just bought my second 7800GT card for SLI.)
Run a good search for XP oem and you'll find it for about $80-. Which version of XP were you looking for? Does XP Home for $59.99 sound good? http://anysoftware.net/default.aspx?Page=34&104=2588
How about XP Pro for $74.99? http://anysoftwares.com/default.aspx?Page=34&104=2707
One of the best ways to learn about computers to begin with is learning how to build, run, and maintain a system is from practical first hand experience. Once you have a go at it a few times you will start to get the basics down where choosing the few needed hand tools by preference will be more difficult then throwing a case together in under 2hrs. and still seeing it working.
Taking it one step at a time with patience and common sense is the winning ticket there. Follow the manual's instructions on the board. Take a little placing the cpu, memory, and expansion cards inplace. Usually the heat sink/fan combo are the stubborn items to get in. Don't drown but apply AS5 in a slight swirling motion to the sink before installing that.
The_Beast
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kensc
New Member
One of the things im worried about is handling the bare parts. accidentaly drop a part and your screwed. Yeah I need xp pro, my xp home is annoying, doesnt work too well. Maybe some one with more experience can make a new better build for me with all the parts I need? would help me alot.
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You are going to find that the difference between the Pro and Home versions is more in name then anything else. With the Pro version you will see the three dos files of Config.sys, IO.sys, and MSDos.sys. Besides some other files geared more for networking and the second cd with those options the desktop and everything else is identical. They have the same splash screens and support for games and applications.
Are you afraid of.... ESD or yourself there? If you know someone that builds their own already and sees good results they may be willing to coach you through if you asked someone to help you assemble everything. That would surely save quite a bit there.
Are you afraid of.... ESD or yourself there? If you know someone that builds their own already and sees good results they may be willing to coach you through if you asked someone to help you assemble everything. That would surely save quite a bit there.
lovely?
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i found, when building my dads computer, that you should take a break and get a snack quite frequently. maybe play a game, or something to distract you. when you get back to the build, you feel refreshed and this allows you to look at things in a different and more productive way. (p.s. if you REALLY don't want to build it yourself, which is actually pretty easy, some colleges with computer tech classes build computers in their classrooms for free as a lesson to the students)
There's a building guide seen right here on the forum at http://www.computerforum.com/16363-building-computers-101-a.html This goes over the basics when planning a new build. Get very friendly with the mother board manual as well as the support site for updates on the hardwares along with the board you install.
Here's a few other links for guides on how to install different versions of Windows as well as how to partition and format hard drives. http://freepctech.com/guides.shtml
Another site that provides guides for preping the case, installing the cpu, memory, power supply, and the other hardwares is found at http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm
Here's a few other links for guides on how to install different versions of Windows as well as how to partition and format hard drives. http://freepctech.com/guides.shtml
Another site that provides guides for preping the case, installing the cpu, memory, power supply, and the other hardwares is found at http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm