Building Computer- Ideas?

:-/ hello. I've been saying I'm gonna build my college desktop for ages now, and I need to do it before school starts in September. So, I wanted to know if anyone had suggestions for components I should use.

I was going to choose the monitor myself, and I was planning on picking the case depending on how much space I'm going to need.

I wanted the computer to be performance heavy (great graphics card and fast hard drive but with still lots of memory).

I also don't know much about computers so this is a learning experience, so don't laugh at my ignorance.

well it might be a good idea to start with a website like www.newegg.com or www.novatech.com who have "barebones" deals, a case with the motherboard and PSU already installed and all the fans and lights wired in.

Budget? If you want a performance heavy one, you're to have to cough some good amount of dough.

Yea I've been checking out newegg and fudzilla for a few months now.

And as far as budget goes, I'm not sure. I figured I'll pick out parts and if the total comes out more than I would like, then I'll switch things out as necessary.

it's easier to build to a price tag.

Hi sweetnich19. I can help you find a good computer for gaming, doing work and etc

Here is some questions first.

What is your base price? (Max Price You Can Buy For Parts To Buy the Computer)

Do you have a preferred type of CPU Manufacturer? If yes is it Intel or AMD. If No then put Any

Do you have a preferred type of GPU Manufacturer? If yes is it NVIDIA or ATI. If No then put Any

Do you know how to build a computer with parts or do you need a computer already build?

Please reply. Thanks

Until you give an appropriate budget for us to aid you, then just a few quick tips.

-PSU in my opinion the most crucial piece, it's obviously important, but capable of **** up more **** than all your other parts combined.
: Expect to pay for quality.
: Worry about Amperage not Wattage.
: Get a Massive Single 12v Rail to avoid wasted trapped power.

-Case
: One thing, **** the appearance (No one gives a **** other than you) just get what has preferred size, budget, and internal design.

-HDD
: Want Speed? Get a small SSD as your boot device and pair up with a typical large HDD.
: Seagate offers better performance, but Western Digital offers larger options and better value for the money.
: Yet, just a large capacity HDD will serve fine as your boot device unless you're that much of a **** to complain about waiting 10 seconds for a boot.

-Graphics
: Not much to it other than comparing specs and checking review sites.
: ATI. Bang for buck, but generally gheyer drivers than Nvidia.
: Nvidia. Wins the War, but sucks up more juice and handles AL weaker than ATI.

-Mobo
: Simply what's capable with your other shiet. (Especially if it supports your CPU)
: Sideport memory feature = Makes your HDD boot like a SDD, and makes SDD = Lightspeed.
: Other than that, any more features to the mobo is just shiny.

-CPU
: Intel. Wins the War, no questions, their price doesn't **** lie. For Richiez only.
: AMD. Serves perfectly fine and shouldn't be underestimated. Just a friendlier price.
: Anything more than 4 cores is completely unnecessary, unless you're rendering videos or compiling graphic design (Which is generally a career thing).

-RAM
: Just if it's capable with your mobo, easy peasy.
: 4 Gigs is generally the minimum.

all i can say is get a 6 gig RAM and 1 terabite HDD , if you cant find an internal 1 terabite then go external

moniter you want to go dual screen it makes it much easier to study and do home work

Graphics you want HD no matter what your doing

but i disagree with tai , AMD wins , iva had many intel laptops and all of them are now in a scrap head somewhere beacause they burnt out, AMD offers quality at a good price and maybe go for quad core for the speed

we could help alot more if you told us what you were courses you are doing , you want to build it around your course for the best performance

iva had many intel laptops and all of them are now in a scrap head somewhere beacause they burnt out

Laptops = Garbage Cooling Systems, I've had Intel and AMD laptops and they've all reach above 60°C.

Get off the fanbase war.
AMD is the better bang for the buck obviously, because no one generally needs an expensive high-tier Intel unless you're considerably wealthy and want absolute top dog. They win at value, because most people can deal with waiting a few more seconds on processing then spending an extra hundred for an Intel.

Intel has won at every core processing and threading towards direct head-on to AMD, and has a larger memory cache. AMD however provides excellent enthusiast options for a wallet-happy price. Intel was intended for absolute top-end market, hence the top-end price (Muthafucking OP $1000) and the fact Phenom II was only geared towards Core Duo and not the i7 series.

AMD: Value
Intel: Quality

End of story.



All the modern graphics are "HD," even the Low-Profile Ones.
And Dual Monitors isn't necessary, it's very handy, but I think you deal with ALT-Tab since generally your "2nd Screen," is a course book.







Also, Sweet you planning to a bring a laptop? Because that's more preferable as it's more serious for Schoolwork.

For a very good laptop that actually beats my laptop mine is on sale for $999
SAMSUNG RF Series RF511-S04 Notebook
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...2630QM%282
Sandy Bridge Intel i7 2630QM Quad-Core (2.00ghz) L3 6mb Cache 32nm
8GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 1GB Video Memory
640GB 5400rpm Harddrive

This is guarantee to run any game at high settings.
and weight around 5 pounds it is the average weight of any laptop.

Or
This laptop in my opinon would be a little lower but a little bit but is pretty powerful. Priced at $725
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6834157877
HP Pavilion dv6-6140us
AMD A-Series A8-3500M (APU) Quad-Core 4mb Cache 32nm
AMD Radeon HD 6620 (APU)
6gb RAM
Blue-Ray Combo
640gb 5400rpm Harddrive
APU = Accelerated Processing Unit (CPU/GPU)

This is guaranteed to run almost every game at high setting. This uses less power and and uses the new CPU/GPU that AMD released so more battery life. Weigh similar to the Samsung near 6 pound range.


@craigpd Intel CPU are high quality made for high end users plus they beat AMD performance . However AMD is good in quality and decent for the price. Performance/Price Ratio. If you wanted a 6-core CPU you would go to AMD for priced at $100-200 unless you have $600-1000 which I doubt then you would go for the high performance intel. Almost forget, It is actually your fault if your laptops burnt out. You neglected to clean your cpu fans in the laptop which causes the cpu to overheat or you neglected to replaced the thermal paste after a few years.

I'm a AMD/Intel Fan