Build your own PC guide.

[OUTLAWS The Machine]

For all of those thinking about building a computer here is a great article. I was going to write one myself but it looks like they covered it pretty well.

LINK (http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/02q3/020904/index.html)

[Sirc]

Wow! That is a sweet article. VERY detailed. Thanks Machine!

[Nobody]

You should have posted this when Slik was building his :D .

[SHOTGUNmaniac]

Damn good article

[SHOTGUNmaniac]

hey machine, do you use messenger at all????

I could do with some advice on my comp. You seem to be into it pretty well.

[OUTLAWS The Machine]

my msn is in my profile. let me know how I can help with your computer problems.

[OUTLAWS high ping camper]

Thanks Machine...........I added that site to "my favourites".
Someday I might have enough gutts to do some upgrades myself. :oops:
Right now, I still take my PC to a near by shop. :)

[Mr Clean]

That was a good article Machine, I also made it a 'Fav'. However, as long as I have Hammer and DirtGod around I'm in good shape. Those guys are whizzes with this stuff....

[Death-Dude]

Tom's Hardware always does thorough, informative looks at things, and this is a guide (much updated since) that I used in prepping for building my first DIY box.

[Red[GummiBear]]

Ars Technica also has very good articles and how0to on everything from DIY computers to OCing. check them out here
http://arstechnica.com/

their forums are also a very good place with a wealth of knowledge. i always cruise by there to pick up some valuable info

[Death-Dude]

Originally posted by Red[GummiBear]@Jan 13 2003, 06:43 PM
Ars Technica also has very good articles and how0to on everything from DIY computers to OCing. check them out here
http://arstechnica.com/

their forums are also a very good place with a wealth of knowledge. i always cruise by there to pick up some valuable info
I like Ars very much, too, they have several good reviews on cases. Of course, Anandtech is also a great place to start.

Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/)

And AMD Motherboards, a great site to go for help and info on your AMD stuff.

AMD-MB (http://www.amdmb.com/)

[EXEcution]

I was also checking out some articles, and i'm planning to make my own PC in the future, and of cource people have diff't opinions on how to make the best one, i'm just waiting for the right time to buy the necessary components for a PC. Has anyone seen any good, up to date motherboards? (price doesn't concern me now)Thanks :thumbs:

[JIMINATOR]

Originally posted by xtremegamer@Mar 20 2003, 08:53 PM
I was also checking out some articles, and i'm planning to make my own PC in the future, and of cource people have diff't opinions on how to make the best one, i'm just waiting for the right time to buy the necessary components for a PC. Has anyone seen any good, up to date motherboards? (price doesn't concern me now)Thanks :thumbs:
There isn't ever a right time. There will always be better faster cheaper hardware coming out. I used to say that if you had extra money to get the biggest monitor you can afford, but now they are cheap also. I'd say to get a radeon 9700, (or similar, soon when the new ones come out). The other stuff is less critical, esp if you can hand it down to others in the family. Some people buy a system and forget it until it becomes obsolete. I am always swapping out hardware and doing os reinstalls. If you want the fastest, it is going to be intel. If you want the most bang for the buck, then amd. USB 2.0 is mandatory, maybe ata-raid. Otherwise I haven't seen any other interesting technologies that really help (ie: serial ata)

[EXEcution]

Thanks alot for the help jiminator :jammin:

[JIMINATOR]

Not to reawaken old threads, but for any beginner looking to build a new system,
there is a great article at http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1444

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[OUTLAWS The Machine]

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[Death-Dude]

Another how-to build page, it takes it's time and is fairly thorough, with some decent hints to first-timers, at Short-Media.com (http://www.short-media.com/article.php?110.0)