Building A Computer

Ziac45

Alright well this is my first time building a computer (whoo) I'm pretty excited for the experience and have a decent amount of knowledge on how to do it. Either way though are there any sites I should read just to get an even better Idea of what I'm getting into? Also I could use suggestions for the parts to buy mainly going to be used for Gaming MMO's RTS's and the like. Price isn't really an object since I can get the parts I need wholesale.

Mr_Rose

There are many many places on the intertron which can tell you what the latest and greatest hardware is doing; I suggest you check out a few of those like www.tomshardware.com and see where the state of the art is at (I'm not going to make a recommendation here because it will inevitably be out of date by the time I hit submit).

Other than that, you will need an open space with lots of light to assemble the thing in, as well as enough room that you can get access to al six sides of the case without too much contortion. Make sure you have all the bits to hand before you start and please actually read the manuals that come with the bits first. Test-fitting is your friend too.

Occam's Rocket Launcher

This case is on sale at Newegg for a few more days. It's pretty damn nice.

As for parts, at least a Gig of RAM, if not two. My knowledge on Motherboards and CPU's and such is out of date though.

Raziel_pm

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_To_Build_A_Computer

After reading that, i was able to build THIS:

61" 1080p Samsung DLP(you're damn right I run EVERYTHING in 1920x1080)


My baby...


as guarded by Optimus and Unicron


Her inards


RAM glowing with 3vil light


Specs:

Case - GIGABYTE 3D Aurora 570 GZ-FA1CA-ASB Black 1.0 mm Aluminum body ATX Full Tower
MOBO - ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel
Processor - Intel C2D E6600 2.4GHz (OC'd to 3.6GHz)
RAM - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 TWIN2X2048-6400PRO(with activity LED's)
Graphics Card - Sapphire ATI Radeon 1900XTX 512MB GDDR3(hooked to TV via HDMI)
Soundcard - Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS 7.1
3 320GB Seagate HD's
Power-supply - Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W
Keyboard - Logitech G-15

tsmvengy

Go here. Say "I want to spend x number of dollars, I want to use it for y and z - what should I get." The thread dropped off the front page - needs to be a sticky again!

Shmoepong

Tom's Hardware is very good as they have DIY articles on the low, mid and high end price ranges. They also test most components in the PC and have accompanying charts for easy comparisons. Tom's will likely be your 'one stop shop' for information.

Use wikipedia and the manufacturer sites for any technical information you may need. As a general rule of thumb, I never go cheap when buying parts, so I stick the name brand supplies (micron, eVGA, XFX, Maxtor, Seagate, Asus, Gigabyte, etc...). Generic parts will only land you in trouble. Although the afore-mentioned companies have other products, they usually specialize in one.

If you want to find information on current pricing, I'd check out these sites:

www.pricewatch.com
www.newegg.com
www.mwave.com

tsmvengy is right too. Ask questions! =D