Time for a new computer! Any suggestions? - Page 2

[:1]Building your computer isn't really that big of a deal. I think people assume it's way harder than it actually is before they try. Make sure you don't shock your components (especially during dry seasons ) and that the ports match the motherboard. That's really the basic idea.|||"MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB 3.8GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E 2"

A good equipment, i recommend.|||Oh, and as for a monitor, here's mine:

Hanns-G 27.5" LCD - $270

Hard to beat that price for something so enormous.|||Thanks a lot for all your help guys. Does anyone know of a good website that I could take a look at for instructions on building your own PC?

This seems to be the consensus of the best way to go, but I would need some direction. I think I have a pretty good idea of what types of components I want for the system, but actually putting it together would be a first for me.|||Not sure about a good site for putting it together, but its pretty straight forward for the most part. Its a square peg, round hole kind of deal. Almost everything will only fit in the slots they are designed for. Main thing to watch for when purchasing stuff is matching connection types. For example, if the CPU you want is an Intel chip with an LGA 1155 socket type (this is just pin configuration FYI), make sure you get a motherboard with that socket type also. Do that and putting it together is a piece of cake.

When putting it together, main concern is static electricity. Always ground yourself when working with components directly. Touch metal before you pick something up and maintain contact with the metal of the chassis when plugging stuff in. I'd recommend getting a wrist strap of some kind.|||List the parts you are buying and I'll give you the best instructions possible as to how to build it. I might make some tutorial videos if you think it would help you.

Meanwhile, those videos will give you a good idea on how to do it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIJx6Y3tofg&hd=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfaUqk9wQOU&hd=1|||Awesome, thanks a lot! I'll work on coming up with a good list of stuff. One last thing I'd like to ask simply because I don't think I have gotten a response about it yet.

Has anyone had experience with iBUYPOWER or CyberPowerPC? Most of the hardware I have looked at and liked was through making configurations at these sites. iBUYPOWER seems like they might do a decent job. They also have tons of good deals for Labor Day (mail in rebates, free upgrades etc.), I won't be ordering a machine today but it gives me hope that maybe they'll have a similar big sale around Halloween?

As you can probably tell I'm still wary of building my own but with your guys' support I'm really leaning towards just doing it myself.|||One of my friends bought a comp from iBuyPower and I think he was pretty happy with it. That's about all I know, though.|||Quote:








Building your computer isn't really that big of a deal. I think people assume it's way harder than it actually is before they try. Make sure you don't shock your components (especially during dry seasons ) and that the ports match the motherboard. That's really the basic idea.




ok, so I shouldn't use defibs on them except during wet seasons and that I should a shipping port that matches the motherboard, gotcha.







......it didn't work and I got shocked

yes, I'm that dumb...|||If you don't trust yourself getting a guy that good at electronic assembly to help can often be done for a 12 pack of beer.

Teens are great that way, just pay after they test it.



Just teasing