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Leverton
Caldari
AWE Corporation
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.11 05:46:00 -
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I'm thinking about buying a computer, but in my experience computers that are pre-assembled either don't have everything I want in it, or are overpriced.
So I'm thinking about building a computer, but I have never done it before. If I wanted to learn how, would it simply be a matter or reading a step-by-step guide, spending a couple days reading up, or a semester long college course?
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Leverton
Caldari
AWE Corporation
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.11 06:29:00 -
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Well, I'm thinking about a computer that would be in the 1200-1500 dollar range retail, so I do NOT want to mess it up. The reason I want to build it is that I know I can get it cheaper that way, and I can't afford to pay full price 
I'm not one of those guys who doesn't know the difference between a CPU and RAM, but I haven't taken any classes in computers either.
It would be nice if there was a step-by-step guide for it. (1st: Connect that. 2nd: Plug that in... Final: Close it up, you're done building.)
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The universe is governed by the aggressive use of force.
Hows this for a little note! Oh, and YARRRRR!! - Petwraith
I prefer the term RAWR - Xorus |
Leverton
Caldari
AWE Corporation
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.11 15:57:00 -
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Troia Dante I found your information INCREDIBLY helpful, thank you. I'm just looking to gather information so when I go and do it I don't ***k it up.
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The universe is governed by the aggressive use of force.
Hows this for a little note! Oh, and YARRRRR!! - Petwraith
I prefer the term RAWR - Xorus |
Leverton
Caldari
AWE Corporation
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.11 23:25:00 -
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After doing some extensive reading, I think it may be possible to simply upgrade some aspects of my current machine, rather than make a new one from scratch.
The BIG problem I have now is that the motherboard does not have a PCIe x16 slot, only a regular PCI. This makes high-end gaming a nightmare (I CAN run oblivion with oldblivion on low settings!)
Other than that I've got 1GB of RAM, a sizeable HD, and a decent processor, 2.93Ghz.
It looks to me like purchasing a new motherboard might solve the problem entirely.
What I'm mostly looking for is a website to go to that has lots of information about how all of this works.
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The universe is governed by the aggressive use of force.
Hows this for a little note! Oh, and YARRRRR!! - Petwraith
I prefer the term RAWR - Xorus |
Leverton
Caldari
AWE Corporation
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.12 19:22:00 -
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I like the idea of building it naked to prevent static 
It seems to me like it is a lot easier than it used to be, and as long as I move slowly and use my head, there shouldn't be any problems. Does this sound right?
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The universe is governed by the aggressive use of force.
Hows this for a little note! Oh, and YARRRRR!! - Petwraith
I prefer the term RAWR - Xorus |
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