building my first PC

ninjaskull

ninjaskull

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could someone help me with what I would need to build a PC. Here is what I would be using it for.

I am getting a digital camera and SD card for my birthday and will be taking thousands and thousands of photos with it (literatly) and a lot of home videos. I would be using the PC for the web and keeping all my CDs and DVD collection on. I will be using a lot of USB devices such as the digital camera, webcam, wireless network card, key board, mouse, scanner, printer, my portable HDD, and anything else I can't remember now. I would like to use two screens. I would be watching TV on it and watching DVDs on it. I would also be burning my home videos onto DVD. I don't really want windows as the OS but if there is a way to take away all windows programmes and change the start up screen and log on screen then I will be happy with xp.

here is what I think I will need, if I miss anything out please tell me:

Case
Mobo
CPU
RAM
HDD x 2 maybe 3 or 4
DVD-rw x 2 (so I can watch DVD and burn at same time or even burn 2)
SD Card reader
monitor x 2
tv out card
GFX card
USB card
Sound card
PSU
mouse
keyboard
printer
scanner
webcam
wireless network card

anything else I missed out?

I have some of these already so I will make a spec once I know everything I need for it.

many thanks

Murray
 
I already have a DSL router
what is a UPS/surge spike protector and Multiway power block?
would I use AMD or intel?

many thanks
 
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ok now I know what I need here is what I need from the list:

Case (maybe have)
Mobo
CPU
RAM
HDD
DVD-rw
SD Card reader
tv out card
GFX card
USB card
Sound card
PSU
UPS/surge spike protector.
TV out-card is GFX card (if it has S-Video out)
TV Tuner/capture card

here is what I already have:

HDD
DVD-rw
monitor x 2
mouse
keyboard
printer
scanner
webcam
wireless network card
CPU heastink/fan
Speakers
Headphones
DSL router
Multiway power block

many thanks
 
ok I wont be using it for games at all. I havn't really thought about it but I was thinking of buying parts every few weeks and put it together gradually. I want to make my own spec because I want to actually acheive something

many thanks for the help
 
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