The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

noise · 02-06-2010, 09:47 AM

it's pretty basic as long as you know what you're doing.

first decide what you want in terms of ram, video card, and cpu.
then find a nice motherboard that suits your needs. be sure to consider things like the number of USB ports, SATA plugs, etc.

next, consider drives - hdd and optical.

once you've got all that, figure out how strong a PSU you'll need. don't forget that a lot of graphics cards these days are not powered through the mobo, but through a separate connection to the PSU. and don't go cheap on the PSU! it's one of the most important parts of your machine!

case comes last. not sure why you need a manual for it though, it's just a box

unless you want one of those fancy ones with an LCD temp display or something...

as for building it, you're right - snap snap and it's done. you can go from opening boxes to installing your OS in under an hour.

02-06-2010, 09:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	it's pretty basic as long as you know what you're doing. first decide what you want in terms of ram, video card, and cpu. then find a nice motherboard that suits your needs. be sure to consider things like the number of USB ports, SATA plugs, etc. next, consider drives - hdd and optical. once you've got all that, figure out how strong a PSU you'll need. don't forget that a lot of graphics cards these days are not powered through the mobo, but through a separate connection to the PSU. and don't go cheap on the PSU! it's one of the most important parts of your machine! case comes last. not sure why you need a manual for it though, it's just a box unless you want one of those fancy ones with an LCD temp display or something... as for building it, you're right - snap snap and it's done. you can go from opening boxes to installing your OS in under an hour. __________________ my flac collection