building a PC

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:17

is there a list somewhere of everything you would need to build a PC from scratch (ive never done it before

)

btw i dont need get an 8800 etc. as i know that lot. so far i can think of:

GFXcard
CPU (dose this come with a stock heatsink etc.?)
HDD ( i am going to re use mine tough

)
sound card (got allready)
MB
PSU
case
dvd/da drives

what else?

jackassuk56 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:18

cpu
ram
mobo
graphics card
power supply
harddrive
dvd burner
case

os

thats the basics realy

if you buy an OEM cpu then no you will not get a cooler

but if you get retail then you will get a cooler

most do come with one

deadeyedic30 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:20

Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor

If its a scratch build and you haven't got a pc already. Which you already have. :rolleyes:

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:20

lol i forgot the RAM o0

well im looking @ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-004-OK (+ that ram again to get 4GB)

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:22

well i ment if u have never done it before, like do u need that thermal paste etc.

deadeyedic30 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:22

4Gb of ram will need a 64bit OS. So Vista 64.

Should be some with the stock cooler. Artic Silver 5 regarded as the best.

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:23

would you recommend 4gb?
would u recommend 64bit vista ?

or should i stick with 2gb (would 3 run better?) and 32bit?

jackassuk56 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:24

if you want to overclock then get some of the stuff he quoted but otherwise stick with the thermal pad that is on the cooler allready.

supernova9 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:25

[PTG]shogun said:
well i ment if u have never done it before, like do u need that thermal paste etc.

CPU comes with a stock heatsink and thermal paste, but if you want to overclock it (which you should), you may well think about an aftermarket HSF such as the Noctua NH-12F.
Motherboards come with cables to connect the hard-drives/DVD drives etc

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:27

supernova9 said:
if you want to overclock it (which you should),

Not this build, maby next time i want to be able to build it first

i dont trust myself with overclocking yet

deadeyedic30 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:28

Depends on what you use the pc for.

2Gb with XP is fine, Vista benefits from more ram, but you have the potential issue of drivers for your hardware and programs not liking 64bit Vista. Plus SP1 for Vista appears to have been put off till next year.

[PTG]shogun · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:30

i have vista 32 so would 2GB be fine? @ the mo i have 2GB DDR on my P4 3.2 and i doesnt seem to set to any realy high percentage of use

deadeyedic30 · 23 Jun 2007 at 14:34

Should be, yes. My mate has Vista for his new build and 8Gb of ram, can't remember if its 32 or 64. Guessing 64 as the 2Gb limit is a 32bit software issue. There are work arounds, but as i don't use Vista yet haven't looked into them.