building a PC

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

depends on if u wanna run a pci-x video card, or have sata drives

lol, what one is better? (im so confused.......)

but my GF's dad does this stuff for a living so he can always help me

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

Main thing is make sure 1 part fits with another part.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

lol, what one is better? (im so confused.......)
but my GF's dad does this stuff for a living so he can always help me

PCI-Express 16x is the latest video card drivers (older computers generally use AGP, some new ones do too but not much), so they would be ur best bet to be able to upgrade later on too. As for SATA or IDE hard drives it doesnt really matter, its kinda personal preference, most motherboards have support for both, so if u buy a SATA or IDE hard drive they can both be connected on the motherboard. SATA cables are just really small compared the the IDE cables.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

well since all the new crap came out, everything else is going down sodoes it really matter if i get Pentium 4?

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Go here: http://forum.pcmech.com/.

I went through the same thing last month and finally settled on a pretty nice setup. Those guys helped me out ALOT! Plus, the stickies they have there are very worthwhile.

I bought everything through newegg. I saved about $500. No joke.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

thanks looks like a awesome site

 

[crow 10+ year member]

Building a machine is the way to go. I built my current machine and I couldn't be happier with it. You may not save any money, but you can tailor the machine for exactly what you want. For gaming, buy the most current motherboard you can afford. Avoid AGP as it has gone as far as it's going to go with respect to gaming. Find one that supports the latest cards.

Also, spend the money for a good case. It takes alot of the frustration out of putting everything together.

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

All I have to say is go with a Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.