OK guys, here's my story. I need a new desktop. I have finally been talked into building the system myself, but I need gome guidance since this is my first time. I had ordered a dell xps 700, but I canceled the order just in time. It was about a $3800 system. I would like to spend 3000-3500ish and build myself a much better rig for the money.
There are many things I don't understand, but I want to learn. I need recommendations for every single part of the computer down to even the smallest detail. I will need every single component required to make the system complete. In other words, I'm starting from nothing.
I am completely lost on the mother boards. I have no idea which ones are good/bad and how to go about choosing one.
Computer case...same problem as with mother board.
Video card. I know the nvidia 8800 cards seem to be about the best around right now. I think 1 8800GTS will suffice for me, but why is it when I look on new egg it's like there are 20 different kinds of the same video card?
Hard drive, I require a fast, high quality hard drive, but not a lot of hard drive space. I have no idea what to choose. Would a second hard drive for storage be a good choice?
RAM...Lost again. I don't know what is good ram and what is bad ram, or most importantly, what is best for me.
Optical drives...I want 2 drives so I can quickly and easily copy dvds, etc. Need suggestions here also please.
Processor. I will use the core 2 duo by intel. either E6700 or E6600. I do understand that this will determine my choice of motherboard, but I still don't know which will best suit me.
Power supply. I need some solid suggestions here as well.
I'm sure I'm missing things here so please let me know what they are.
Here's what I want to do with this rig. I play some games. Not a huge amount but some. I want to be able to play around with and edit videos. I also use it for a lot of work for my job which consists mostly of stuff on Word.
I am very impatient. I hate computers that start up slowly and are slow to complete tasks. I want a computer that is very fast for everyday type use. This is extremely important to me.
I would like to try to get all the stuff I need from one place, so I can just order everything at once.
Maybe I am in over my head here...Should I just buy the computer I had originally planned? Help me out.
Thanks,
Jordan
PS. I have read the sticky information, and it does not seem to contain enough information for me.
There are many things I don't understand, but I want to learn. I need recommendations for every single part of the computer down to even the smallest detail. I will need every single component required to make the system complete. In other words, I'm starting from nothing.
I am completely lost on the mother boards. I have no idea which ones are good/bad and how to go about choosing one.
Computer case...same problem as with mother board.
Video card. I know the nvidia 8800 cards seem to be about the best around right now. I think 1 8800GTS will suffice for me, but why is it when I look on new egg it's like there are 20 different kinds of the same video card?
Hard drive, I require a fast, high quality hard drive, but not a lot of hard drive space. I have no idea what to choose. Would a second hard drive for storage be a good choice?
RAM...Lost again. I don't know what is good ram and what is bad ram, or most importantly, what is best for me.
Optical drives...I want 2 drives so I can quickly and easily copy dvds, etc. Need suggestions here also please.
Processor. I will use the core 2 duo by intel. either E6700 or E6600. I do understand that this will determine my choice of motherboard, but I still don't know which will best suit me.
Power supply. I need some solid suggestions here as well.
I'm sure I'm missing things here so please let me know what they are.
Here's what I want to do with this rig. I play some games. Not a huge amount but some. I want to be able to play around with and edit videos. I also use it for a lot of work for my job which consists mostly of stuff on Word.
I am very impatient. I hate computers that start up slowly and are slow to complete tasks. I want a computer that is very fast for everyday type use. This is extremely important to me.
I would like to try to get all the stuff I need from one place, so I can just order everything at once.
Maybe I am in over my head here...Should I just buy the computer I had originally planned? Help me out.
Thanks,
Jordan
PS. I have read the sticky information, and it does not seem to contain enough information for me.