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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: catmandew on January 22, 2004, 01:09:57 PM
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Well i have 3 computers and all networked, But still need one more, I want too build my own! Where do i start, any sites that may be helpful. I want one that will scream, just for gameing
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Ok no one answered your post so I\'ll write a lil summin summin\'. See what the latest motherboard chipsets for either AMD or Intel and start from there. Asus makes good motherboards, get one loaded with onboard LAN and firewire.
Graphics card - Radeon 9800 Pro or XT
Sound card - either onboard nForce2 for AMD or Audigy2/M-Audio Revolution 7.1 for Pentiums.
Ram - 1gb of Crucial.com
HD- Seagate 7200rpm
Power Supply - 400w+ Fortron/Sparkle, Antec, or Enermax
http://www.anandtech.com
http://www.tomshardware.com
http://www.arstechnica.com
http://www.newegg.com
http://www.directron.com
http://www.zipzoomfly.com
http://www.pricewatch.com
http://www.pricegrabber.com
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Hey THX, Wow great job, i\'ll keep you posted its goning to be a screamer?
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Sound cards, unless you plan on using 5.1 / 7.1 surround in gaming. Just get a Sblive5.1, It\'s cheap and has good sound.
For the onboard nforce2, make sure it\'s MCP-T technology. Not just MCP. So your Cpu doesn\'t have to do the work. You\'ll also get onboard Dolby Digital Encoding that a Reciever can decode.
For the HD get ATA133 7200rpm etc. I\'d only go for Seagate or Western Digital.
Mem go for brands like Crucial, Kingston, Samsung. I\'ve also heard Transcend is good too. Although it didn\'t like my Kingston mem. Depending on the Motherboard u get, try to get memory that’s closest to the FSB of your motherboard/cpu. If your using Winxp, get 512 meg minimum.
As for PSU, I have a Just Cooler SP400 and it rocks. Never had any trouble with it, only stick with High-end PSU units.
As for motherboards, brands like Asus, Abit and Gigabyte are my personal favs.