Building my own PC?

[Fairchild]

Hey guys!

Much love to everyone, and so forth.

Anyways, yesterday evening my trusted old computer went ahead and drew it's very last breath, and so I am now using a friends computer.

My plan now, is to NOT pay a fortune to some store for a new one, but to order the parts online and build the thing myself. I have never done that before, but I have upgraded the old one a couple of times, so I'm not COMPLETELY retarded when it comes to these things. (Damned close though).

I am prepared to invest quite a large sum of money in this thing, as I'm thinking that it should last me at least ten years or so (with upgrades along the line, of course).

So anyway, are there any skilled computer nerds on here? I could sure need some tips about this.

I'm pretty sure that I should start with the mother board, but after that I'm lost!

Oh, that's right, what I want is a very strong gaming computer!

That's about it, thankful for any help I can get!




(Wow, that must be one of my longer posts!).

 

[shaggydude]

 

[Vanilla Bear]

If you're about to spend alot of money then take an Intel i7 Quad Core CPU and a matching mainboard! Best you can get, but not cheap!

You need AT LEAST 4GB of RAM! (DDR3)

Oh and when you're about to build the PC do not forget the separators under the mainboard! I made that mistake once and wondered why my fuckn' machine won't start! :o

 

[Fairchild]

Wowsers! And I thought that TWO cores was the new shit!

 

[Vanilla Bear]

There's already SIX Cores by now! But they cost about 1,000 bucks or so! Just the CPU! I don't think anyone needs that! :dunno:

 

[Member442]

Don't neglect the case you choice. Since you want a high powered gaming machine I suggest you look into gaming cases. I have the cooler master HAF X series.It can be water cooled. I don't though. It has tons of space lots of room for fans so I didn't need that feature as of yet. The only draw back to it is since it has so many mess areas and so many fans it does get dusty about 10x faster than most cases. Since I have had my computer die on my in the past the dust is more than worth not worrying about my computer coming to a young death.

 

[D-rock]

Keep in mind that if your going to have a new high end graphics card in it you need to make sure you put a power supply in it that runs off enough watts. A lot of the newer card actually require it to be directly plugged into it and don't just run off the juice coming from the motherboard. If you put a lot of devices in it you also might not end up with enough power to run everything you want at once.

Another thing when building a computer, and this is yet another of the big advantages when building your own, get something that has a lot of internal connections and plug ins for peripheral devices You Might put into it. It really sucks to open up a computer to put another hard drive or DVD player in it for example and realize you've already run out of them even though the actual frame of the tower still has slots where they can be put in. It's a lot better to have too many of them than not enough.

Remember that when building your own computer that none of the manufactures’ software or the free stuff they usually give you will come with it. Things like operating systems and everything else you need for it to even practically function you will have to buy separately for it. It sounds like something that easy to understand, but there are people that don't think about that until they have gotten ready to buy one or even after they have started buying all the components. It sucks to maybe have hundreds of dollars in needed software you didn't take into account.

You also need to make sure all the components work together. Theoretically, most of them should, but in reality sometimes certain things just don't go well together. When you buy a finished computer from the manufacturer from someplace usually that's all taken into account (Although I've seen it where they have did a bad job of it.) It's just one of those things were it's smart to do your homework and read some of the reviews giving to the major components of a computer your going to build yourself, like the motherboard.

Depending on what your planning on putting in it make sure your computer has an adequate way to ventilate heat, and has proper heat sinks in it.

 

[Mayhem]

If you're about to spend alot of money then take an Intel i7 Quad Core CPU and a matching mainboard! Best you can get, but not cheap!

You need AT LEAST 4GB of RAM! (DDR3)

Oh and when you're about to build the PC do not forget the separators under the mainboard! I made that mistake once and wondered why my fuckn' machine won't start! :o

Wowsers! And I thought that TWO cores was the new shit!

There's already SIX Cores by now! But they cost about 1,000 bucks or so! Just the CPU! I don't think anyone needs that! :dunno:

Quad core is the shit. I've got it on my computer and it just munches it's way through the applications. If you want any chance of it lasting ten years, it's what you need.

 

[Fairchild]

Don't neglect the case you choice. Since you want a high powered gaming machine I suggest you look into gaming cases. I have the cooler master HAF X series.It can be water cooled.

I was actually thinking about going with water cooling. And obviously, a very cool looking case!

 

[Fairchild]

You also need to make sure all the components work together. Theoretically, most of them should, but in reality sometimes certain things just don't go well together.

I would say that this is my main concern. I have been looking around on a few online stores, and there seems to be a dizzying number of different standards. Different sockets and stuff.

 

[Fairchild]

Quad core is the shit. I've got it on my computer and it just munches it's way through the applications. If you want any chance of it lasting ten years, it's what you need.

Yep, I'm going with at least four cores. I just realised that there are CPU:s with EIGHT cores now! Those are somewhat pricey though!

So, where do you guys order your stuff from?

EDIT: Looks like I need to learn how to multi-qoute!

 

[Member442]

I was actually thinking about going with water cooling. And obviously, a very cool looking case!

I like mine its all black the front fan has a sweet red led light on it that I love very much. The side has a clear viewing box so if you want to light the inside it would look sweet. The case also offer the a very sweet set up so you can hide all the wires if they are long enough behind a panel behind the motherboard so the inside has a very clean look to it.

 

[Roald]

I was actually thinking about going with water cooling. And obviously, a very cool looking case!

Ask Mr FreeOnes his experience with watercooling before you decide to do so lol

 

[Fairchild]

If you're about to spend alot of money then take an Intel i7 Quad Core CPU and a matching mainboard! Best you can get, but not cheap!

You need AT LEAST 4GB of RAM! (DDR3)

Oh and when you're about to build the PC do not forget the separators under the mainboard! I made that mistake once and wondered why my fuckn' machine won't start! :o

I asked my brother about it, and his first choise was also the Intel 7 quad core. I now have it from two different sources, so it looks like I'm going with this one.

For the mother board I was thinking of the "ASUS Maximus III Republic of Gamers ATX ip55" (long names are cool, right?).

What do you guys think about that?

 

[shayd]

Hey guys!

Much love to everyone, and so forth.

Anyways, yesterday evening my trusted old computer went ahead and drew it's very last breath, and so I am now using a friends computer.

My plan now, is to NOT pay a fortune to some store for a new one, but to order the parts online and build the thing myself. I have never done that before, but I have upgraded the old one a couple of times, so I'm not COMPLETELY retarded when it comes to these things. (Damned close though).

I am prepared to invest quite a large sum of money in this thing, as I'm thinking that it should last me at least ten years or so (with upgrades along the line, of course).

So anyway, are there any skilled computer nerds on here? I could sure need some tips about this.

I'm pretty sure that I should start with the mother board, but after that I'm lost!

Oh, that's right, what I want is a very strong gaming computer!

That's about it, thankful for any help I can get!




(Wow, that must be one of my longer posts!).

I ask this any time someone wants computer advice from me: What do you want to use it for? Also how much are you willing to spend (ballpark estimate).

Wowsers! And I thought that TWO cores was the new shit!

8 cores are pretty much top of the line right now, although I've seen some prototypes at Intel that have 12.

 

[titsrock]

Don't neglect the case you choice. Since you want a high powered gaming machine I suggest you look into gaming cases. I have the cooler master HAF X series.It can be water cooled. I don't though. It has tons of space lots of room for fans so I didn't need that feature as of yet. The only draw back to it is since it has so many mess areas and so many fans it does get dusty about 10x faster than most cases. Since I have had my computer die on my in the past the dust is more than worth not worrying about my computer coming to a young death.

If someone shows Namreg this post he will totally ~spooge~ all over his monitor

:computer::rubbel:

 

[kksguy]

:wave:

Hi Fairchild,

I've built a couple computers. the assembly is not difficult.

I don't know where you live but in the USA you can buy all your components from a company called Newegg on the internet. They have great prices sometimes free shipping and the best thing is
NO SALES TAX.

Another site for instructions to actually build the computer is
HOME PC BUILDER. Step by step video instructions on "How to Build a PC".

For component compatibility issues many motherboard and video card manufactures have compatibility charts in the support sections, that were very helpful.

I think water coolers for PCUs are more trouble than they are worth.

Buy a case that has a lot of cooling fans and plenty of internal space. I used a full tower on both computers I built. Plenty of room for cables and ventilation for cooling.

Good Luck..........:thumbsup:

 

[Fairchild]

I ask this any time someone wants computer advice from me: What do you want to use it for? Also how much are you willing to spend (ballpark estimate).

Well, I'm looking to build a pretty strong gaming computer. I will also use it for watching movies and browsing the interwebs. That's about it.
About the money part, I'm thinking 10000 Swedish Kronor, which comes to about 1300 US dollars.

I think water coolers for PCUs are more trouble than they are worth.

Buy a case that has a lot of cooling fans and plenty of internal space. I used a full tower on both computers I built. Plenty of room for cables and ventilation for cooling

OK, so I'm guessing that water cooling is a bit over the top for me. I'll just go with a lot of fans and a big tower casing.

Thanks for your replies guys!

Now then, let's talk power supply units! You know, the thing that brings the electric current down from 230 volts to 12 volts. It shouldn't be all that complicated, right? And still, there seems to be a lot of different options. Any thoughts?

 

[316sherm]

The main thing is to not skimp on the processor and the RAM! You'll regret it later...:yesyes:

 

[MIA34]

I would buy a new computer but I wouldn't want to go on the internet with it and go to Freeones