Building My Own Computer

[MrMonkey]

Hi people,

This is the first time I've really done this. But I would like to know what would be good things to buy for a new computer. I'm going to build it all myself. I'm looking for a very high end spec but don't want to pay £3,000 which is what it would cost for an Alienware. So how much am I looking to spend and what should I get?

Thanks

 

[Steven11]

Well this is all the main stuff that you will need:

A case;
A Motherboard;
A graphics card;
A PSU;
Some RAM;
A Hard Disk;
A Floppy Drive;
CD Drive;
A Processor;

I think that is it, well thats what i used i will try to post some links.

 

[Bahawolf1]

I was able to put together a very high end system for about 1300 using NewEgg.com
Zipzoomfly.com
and
Pricegrabber.com

You could also check tigerdirect.com

 

[MrMonkey]

Eek, I live in the UK by the way so I think I'll look at English websites

 

[electro1]

if you live in the uk try techstore.co.uk

 

[Steven11]

Or
www.pcworld.co.uk
www.dabs.com
www.savastore.com
www.misco.co.uk

Thry all these, they are good deals.

 

[MrMonkey]

Kk, cool thanks alot.

What about individual items that would be good for a top spec PC?? I have no preference over graphic cards or processors etc.

 

[technoman2]

no go with eBuyer.com << its a UK one as well

i built my computer and i get excellent deals.

DON'T USE PCWORLD (over priced hardware)

 

[electro1]

a 3ghz+ processor a decent motherboard a geforce 6800 fx 512mb graphics card and a 160gb harddrive would be a top spec pc

 

[MrMonkey]

I was looking at the AMD 64 3800+, 2GB of PC4000 and something ram, the GeForce 6800 or X850XT, and a HDD around 200GB, but I've been told different hard drives of the same size can be better than others. What does that mean?