Building my New PC - pics!

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Rico

#15
September 18, 2008, 05:14:19 AM
Well, if you've never done it I would try and find a local friend that has done this before to help you.  It's not that hard, but there are a lot of little things that go much easier with a person to help you out.

Blackride

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October 01, 2008, 05:37:08 PM Last Edit: October 01, 2008, 05:40:26 PM by Blackride
Building computers is really not that hard as Rico mentioned. I would stay away fom doing any type over overclocking if you are new to it. That can add unexpected complications that you don't need to deal with in my opinion. My advice for parts is buy the best memory with the lowest CL and the fastest hardrives. I would rather have fast SCSI drives over tons of space but SCSI is expensive.

This is what I use: 73GB 15K RPM Serial-Attach SCSI 3Gbps. Please note that this is extreme over-kill for normal users or even gamers. Unless you like enterprise level server drives in your desktop ;)

I also usually go the N-1 route when buying video cards otherwise you computer will be 40% video card costs.

Just my thoughts....
Ripley: Ash. Any suggestions from you or Mother?
Ash: No, we're still collating.
Ripley: [Laughing in disbelief] You're what? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.

Rico

#17
October 05, 2008, 04:19:38 PM
It isn't that hard if you have done it before.  I certainly wouldn't spend hundreds of dollars or more without someone either on hand or on call to help you through certain parts of the work that has some experience doing it.

P.S.  Blackride - SCSI?  Really??  Why???

Bryancd

#18
October 05, 2008, 04:45:20 PM
Just buy a Mac...it's much easier... ;)

Blackride

#19
October 05, 2008, 05:24:17 PM
Quote from: Rico on October 05, 2008, 04:19:38 PM
P.S.  Blackride - SCSI?  Really??  Why???

Hotswapable drive bays and performance. I know it's overkill for home solutions but I get good deals on stuff and gave me something to play with outside of work.
Ripley: Ash. Any suggestions from you or Mother?
Ash: No, we're still collating.
Ripley: [Laughing in disbelief] You're what? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.

Rico

#20
October 05, 2008, 06:05:58 PM
Quote from: Blackride on October 05, 2008, 05:24:17 PM
Quote from: Rico on October 05, 2008, 04:19:38 PM
P.S.  Blackride - SCSI?  Really??  Why???

Hotswapable drive bays and performance. I know it's overkill for home solutions but I get good deals on stuff and gave me something to play with outside of work.

Well, if you get them cheap I can see why you would use them but most boards don't support them these days and the performance increase is minimal.  Your average computer user probably has no idea what SCSI is even too.  LOL.

billybob476

#21
October 05, 2008, 06:49:56 PM
Well I'm confident your average computer user doesn't know what IDE or SATA are either. My wife calls the case the "hard drive".
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