I want to try building a new computer but don't know anything...can someone tell me what to buy?

Question

I have about $1000 to spend

Answer 1

Your building a system with $1000 to spend...

Here's the shopping list:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Asus P5K Motherboard
Cooler Master HyperTX 2 - processor cooler
2 GB Wintec AMPO PC2-6400
320 GB Seagate Barracuda SATA II 7200 RPM
Raidmax Smilodon - PC case
Fortron Source AX450-PN - Power Supply
Sony NEC Optiarc 7170 SATA - Optical Drive
EVGA Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB

Total Price: $990 (As of September 2007)

Now the prices used are as of last September, so if your buying now, it would cost much lesser giving you more room to spare for other modifications or even change the motherboard to a P35 based mobo like the Abit IP-35 or the Asus Blitz. You may also prefer to increase the video card selection to the 8800GTX if you will.

Go on a window shopping on the net or in your local computer shops for the best prices..

Answer 2

First you need a mother board. That decides the processor socket type and your ram type and frequency An am2 board will be a good first build as its proccessors have a large range ( for future upgrade) and its price is reasonable. tiger direct and new egg have large selections with many board mfgrs.They will also list the specs for each board and that will tell you what cpu's and what type of ram to look for. They also have power supplys( dont purchase anything under 600w) Then hard drives. two sata 300ata 150 gig.Then move to the computer case section and pick onean atx version, nothing else.( if it has a power supply already, ignore it if it's not a 600w) Next up is your video card . You'll see quite a large selection in pci-e. Thats the type of card you want( agp and pci are obsolete) If your thinking of Win Vista as your operating system then get a nvidea 8000 series or higher. It will support dx10. The lowwer series do not. Your mother board will have sound onboard and you will only need speakers. Look to your mother board manual to see how high you can go if you are an audio file; other wise just buy a two speaker system. Next is your dvd-rw go with a high XX super format and you wont have trouble reading any disk. Next a 31/2 floppy drive Next your case fans two 80mm or two 120's. That depends on your case and what comes with it.. Next up is your monitor. DONT SKIMP HERE! Dont go under 19" And shoot for a led, high resolution, high contrast ration and low response time .If it has speakers built in then dont buy two speaker externals. Next ,your key board and mouse, go usb as wireless can be problematic and your new at this.Now you will need a printer. Go with a fair priced all in one. Try not to purchase one with 6 ink cartridges as one color goes out and you can't even print in black if its full Stick with tri colors if your not into photo printing. Its expensive. The ink cartridges can cost more than the printer!!! Now your operating system. If you have transferable operating system then use it . But Vista will be what the future holds and in 64bit

Answer 3

About $1000 will buy you quite a bit now. Go with AMD, they're cheaper and more performance for your money. Athlon X2 4000 will do fine. Get at least 2 GB of RAM, you can pick some up on tigerdirect.ca (I order from them all the time, they're awesome) for around $80 for 800MHz DDR2 SLI approved. ONLY get OCZ, Kingston, Crucial or Corsair RAM, they are the best and arent all that expensive. OCZ is the best period. Grab an GeForce 7 motherboard. they're awesome for the price, but micro-ATX so if you need more slots, go with a full size. Grab a Serial ATA harddrive and burner, the cables are much smaller and extremely fast. Get Serial ATA 3.0 (3gbps) if possible. And finally grab a video card, the GeForce 8800GT is based on the G92 core, it schools the 8800GTS all over. Dont forget to get at least a 500 watt power supply to run it all. Ultra is a good brand, look around for others though.

So all in all you need the following, tigerdirect will tell you everything you need to know:
Processor (CPU) socket must match the motherboard
Motherboard (mobo) socket must match the CPU
RAM (type must match the motherboard, e.g. DDR, DDR2, SD, etc.)
Harddrive
CD Drive (optional but highly recommended)
Video Card
Power Supply (GET A GOOD ONE! these can kill your entire PC and waste your hard-earned cash if you get a bad one, look around online for good brands)
Case (if you really need one)

Hope this helps :)

Answer 4

Start at the library or bookstore. Find one of those Idiot's Guide or For Dummies books about assembling computers. Do as much research as you can before you spend money on parts you can't use or don't need.

Then decide what you want your computer to do for you. Are you a gamer, writer, composer, photographer, artist, etc? Or are you just looking for something to get you on the internet? That will help you decide what type of hardware you need to buy.

Good luck!

Answer 5

1. Motherboard ( depending on the CPU you want to buy)
2. Processor (intel or AMD)
3. RAM memory (Depending what type your motherboard will support)
4. Hard Drives
5. AGP or PCI-E video card
6. Sound Card
7. Power Supply (usually is included with the case)
8. Case
9. Operatin System Disc (Windows, etc)
10. CD/DVD Rom
11. Keyboard/ Mouse
12. Monitor
13. Speakers



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Answer 6

Walk down to Computer dealer, ask for all the best components, and they will build you a computer with out any additional charges, Just watch how they are assembling, Dont try assembling computer for first time without knowing anything.

:)

Answer 7

If you're asking what to buy, then what makes you think you can build it? You need to know in order to build.

And to defend the fact that building your computer is self gratifying. I build my own. Each month I buy a new piece of the puzzle. Put it together in its right place. It still is awaiting parts from Tiger. I ordered on the 1st and have yet to receive my product. Tiger takes 30 days or more to deliver.

Answer 8

You should learn about computers before you try to build one.

Oh and don't expect to save money building it yourself, you probably won't.

Answer 9

You really don't save money by building it yourself anymore if that's your goal. The big names can get things much cheaper then you can and with all the competition of the commodity product they don't make much money so that savings goes to you.

Answer 10

RAM - 2gigs or 4gigs
Motherboard - make sure its compatible with your RAM
Hard-drive - Try to get 100gb - 300gb
Graphics Card - Nvidia is nice
Sound Card
CD-RW Writer (Burn CD's/Music)
DVD Drive (Watch DVD's)
Battery (Powers up your PC)
Case (Your PC)
Heres a link for you buddy:

http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/