TECHS??Building a computer son for online games, and general use. What "parts" do I need to look for?
I want to build a computer for my son for xmas for his room. He has a puter in his room but it is so old that it wont even run some of the cheap games he bought at walmart!! It is over 15 years old. I need you to give me a list of "parts" to have this built. Now, my brother just closed a computer store in February and all of his stock is in my mothers basement. I cant ask my brother because he is "unavailable" for the next couple of years. (I’ll leave that at that!!) But, I have the opportunity to buy what i need at his wholesale cost before it is all sold. Tell me what I need from power supply, graphic cards, memory sticks, processors, fan motors, hard drive, video card, pci card,etc, and software that will build my son a good up to date computer. He is 12 years old and plays alot of games online like maple story and general game sites plus for his homework. The list i just stated was some of the stuff I saw in his stock. But I don’t know the "specs" or "speed" of what I need to look for on these parts. "PLEASE" help me as I know I can save alot of money buying this stuff.
hey let me buy too?? i can come over and give you a run down of everything. the thing is we need to know what he has, make, model number, so we can find out the specs. ill even direct you to a specialist site.
you need
case,
motherboard
ram
cpu
graphics card
onboard or separate soundcard
power supply
screw driver set
anti static golve
optical drive
im in the uk near yorkshire
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hey let me buy too?? i can come over and give you a run down of everything. the thing is we need to know what he has, make, model number, so we can find out the specs. ill even direct you to a specialist site.
you need
case,
motherboard
ram
cpu
graphics card
onboard or separate soundcard
power supply
screw driver set
anti static golve
optical drive
im in the uk near yorkshire
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Comment by kapow — March 24, 2010 @ 10:28 pm
i have an article that list parts if you’re looking to build a mid to mid-high range pc for under $500. all the parts are listed as well as the links to newegg.
i don’t get paid for any parts you buy as i’m not a newegg affiliate, i just love them!
http://www.madsquabbles.com/component/content/article/24-hardware/2039-pc-gaming-for-under-500
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Comment by danny — March 24, 2010 @ 10:33 pm
well about any mid size case will do, PSU about 500w now there are 2 types od CPU power plugs a 6 pin and a 4 pin so make sure you check which your motherboard has. motherboard i prefer a full ATX but any size will do but you will want to look the board up to see what CPUs are compatible. You got two main choices when it comes to motherboards, one for and Intel CPU or AMD CPU. Intels are nicer but cost more if you go with AMD make sure you had some extra fans to the case cause they run a bit hot. RAM again check what you motherboard supports and the max. Now you need a HDD given his age probaly 160GB check the board but it should support SATA which is faster you want a 7500 RPM HDD. DVD RW drive and an OS if you put Vista on it make sure you have atleast 2GB of RAM. that should do it if you have any questions feel free to message me.
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Comment by Ian C — March 24, 2010 @ 11:08 pm