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kelsin, but I never got off my @$$ to actually buy it. I thought Newegg.com sold whole computers, but apparently they don't. I do not need a monitor or other peripherials, just everything that goes in the case. So what do I need to get, and do you have recommendations for which one? I will be installing Win XP on it (possibly Vista), MS Office, Firefox, and assorted games. I want to be able to play Starcraft 2 when it comes out.
I feel like these are the parts I need for a computer.
* Case
* Motherboard (is the processor typically integral to this?)
* DVD R/W
* Hard Drive (100+ GB)
* Video Card
* Sound Card
* RAM (1+ GB)
* USB slots (2 minimum, 6 ideal - are these usually integral to the motherboard?)
* Wireless card (Bluetooth not required)
* Power supply
* Fan
What parts am I missing, and what do you recommend for each? I'm counting on YOU,sirroxton, and maybe kelsin since I'm thinking of converting the old box to linux. ^_^ I'm hoping to order this next week, in the same order as a conure-cam.
kelsin, but I never got off my @$$ to actually buy it. I thought Newegg.com sold whole computers, but apparently they don't. I do not need a monitor or other peripherials, just everything that goes in the case. So what do I need to get, and do you have recommendations for which one? I will be installing Win XP on it (possibly Vista), MS Office, Firefox, and assorted games. I want to be able to play Starcraft 2 when it comes out. I feel like these are the parts I need for a computer.
* Case
* Motherboard (is the processor typically integral to this?)
* DVD R/W
* Hard Drive (100+ GB)
* Video Card
* Sound Card
* RAM (1+ GB)
* USB slots (2 minimum, 6 ideal - are these usually integral to the motherboard?)
* Wireless card (Bluetooth not required)
* Power supply
* Fan
What parts am I missing, and what do you recommend for each? I'm counting on YOU,
sirroxton, and maybe kelsin since I'm thinking of converting the old box to linux. ^_^ I'm hoping to order this next week, in the same order as a conure-cam.
Caitlin's
Date: 2008-06-06 02:46 pm (UTC)I would suggest not doing wireless and running a cable for the desktop. Esp if you want to game on it, dealing with random interference lag is annoying, just my opinion though.
USB Slots will be on your motherboard, nothing to worry about there. Fans will come with the case (and one will come on the chip, and on the graphics card). So unless you are planing some ridiculous system and then going to overclock it you should be fine. You can buy a motherboard with chip attached but normally you buy both separate.
Any questions just ask, or shoot me a budget via email and I can show you what I would buy from newegg via a saved cart.
Re: Caitlin's
Date: 2008-06-06 02:49 pm (UTC)Re: Caitlin's
Date: 2008-06-06 07:49 pm (UTC)If you get your own components, you'll pay a little more, get a little less, but it's reassuring to 1) know that you personally evaluated every component and 2) have the fix-it confidence that comes from building it yourself. I would pay (and have paid) $150 extra to hand-build my own system. I consider that a neurosis on my part. If you don't share my neurosis, then I really can't recommend DYI. :)
You might find your concerns better addressed via IM. If you'd like, e-mail me your IM info (or we can just discuss this over e-mail). roxton@gmail.com