computer building list check?
Jul 28th, 2009 by admin
i am in the process of summing up the cost of all the parts for my new PC.
i have only previously built IDE based systems, and am now building a SATA based system, and on my list i have
motherboard
processor
CD drive
case
graphics cards
Hard Drive
is there anything i am missing?
and also are there any tips you can give?
thanks
Hmmmm heres the list i made for myself. ( I make PC’’s very often),
Motherboard
HDD ( HARD DRIVE)
CPU (Processor)
RAM
CD DRIVE
CASE
Graphics Card ( Recommend: nVidia GTX 260)
SATA Cables
Power supply unit (recommended: Minimum 450watts to meet everyday needs).
Chasis Fans.
Thermal Paste if you CPU’s Heatsink doesnt have some on it already.
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Audio card.
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You may also want to add some RAM. It can be useful.
And remember that if you’re going over 3-4 gigs of RAM (depending on the video card and other components the number varies from 2.5-3.5gigs) you should run a 64-bit OS if you’d like to actually be able to address it all
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PSU, heatsink and fans, cable ties, power leads, keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS, thermal paste, memory, toolkit, anti-static mat/wristband, I/O shield, assorted screws/nuts/bolts/stand-offs/paper washers, instructions and a little bit of patience.
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Oh, and a working PC just for reference/downloads.
RAM
Operating system (like Vista)
Cooling fan(s)
DVD drive
Card reader
Power supply if not already in case
Network card of some sort either wired or wireless.
Processor paste
cable ties
misc screws
leads to connect all up inside
References :
Hmmmm heres the list i made for myself. ( I make PC’’s very often),
Motherboard
HDD ( HARD DRIVE)
CPU (Processor)
RAM
CD DRIVE
CASE
Graphics Card ( Recommend: nVidia GTX 260)
SATA Cables
Power supply unit (recommended: Minimum 450watts to meet everyday needs).
Chasis Fans.
Thermal Paste if you CPU’s Heatsink doesnt have some on it already.
References :
my brain
well i suggest that you to start with sit down and decide what your computer is going to do
is it for gaming? video editing? and so on
will you need lots of storeage or a high performance or more durable hard drive? it may be a good idea to buy two drives and have a smaller size high performance one as the boot drive that houses your os and installed progs and a seperate one for large files like video,disk images,and downloads
how meny usb ports are you going to need?
what os do you plan to use?
knowing what your computers purpose will be is the only real place to start
from purpose you can figure out how much processor power,ram,graphics card and storeage you need
the more extras you plan to run on it the better power supply you will want (example usb devices that are powered via the usb ports or extra hard drives)
do you have plans to overclock? you will need a more efficent cooling system
would having a quiet machine be important? think about this when picking the hard drive,cooling fans and power pack
what display devices you plan to use? you will need a graphics card that has the right connectors
does your mainboard and/or processor come with thermal paste?
does the onboard sound card have the specs you need or will u need to buy one? (meny shops do not stock sound cards and have to order them from their suppliers)
what mouse and keyboard you plan to use will u have egnoth usb ports or the correct connectors
what about your network connections do you plan to use ethernet or go wireless?
will you want firewire or whatever they are called now?
what about future expansion?
how likey is it your will want to improve on processor(s),Ram (having free slots is better than having to replace your sticks) ,graphics (meny people cant afford to have the best grahpics system from the get go so having two or three grapihcs card slots that support SLI could be a good future plan for double or tripleing the graphics performance), storeage (can the power pack handle extra harddrives to be added later or will you need more usb/firewire ports when using a external solution)
will there be egnoth slots to add new and cool things like extra graphics cards pci usb cards)
be patent as well!
make sure all the stuff you are shoping for are compatable!!!
you dont want to buy tons of parts to find some will not fit in the mainboad!
double and triple check!!!
References :
http://compreviews.about.com/od/general/a/DesktopPCParts.htm
you could also google or yahoo computer building checklist