I?ve finally finished selecting hardware (see below, signature may be a little outdated), so on to the next step: actually building my own PC, solo. If anyone with any experience building this type of system, or any for that matter, would care to advise me, it would be greatly appreciated. I?m pretty nervous since this is my first solo build, and I want it to run as smoothly as possible. I?m planning to basically follow a tutorial, here are the ones I?ve found online:
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/ (seems pretty comprehensive)
http://www.dansdata.com/buildpc.htm (outdated)
http://www.pcguide.com/ (mostly tips)
http://multimedian.com/diypc.html (not very comprehensive)
http://www.barnettcomputerservices.com/tutorials/build_your_own_pc_tutorial.htm (haven?t reviewed this one yet)
Also, do I need to buy any extra supplies like thermal paste or tape? Still trying to find that sort of info online, but thus far to no avail. Thanks, and sorry about my ignorance, heh.
Processor: AMD 2500+ Barton Core @ 1.83 Ghz, 333mhz FSB
Motherboard: Abit NF7-S Rev 2.0 (onboard LAN/sound)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Special Edition 80GB
RAM: 1024MB Corsair XMS PC3200
Video Card: ATI OEM Sapphire Radeon 9800 Non-Pro 128mb
Optical Drive: Lite On 48x24x48 CD-RW / 16x DVD Combo Drive
Case: Black Chieftec Aluminum Dragon
Power Supply: Fortron FSP400-60PFN 400w
Speakers: Logitech Z-340 3-Piece Speakers
Floppy Drive: Samsung 1.44? Floppy Drive
Keyboard: Logitech Access Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX 300
Operating System: XP Home
Monitor: To be decided later.
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/ (seems pretty comprehensive)
http://www.dansdata.com/buildpc.htm (outdated)
http://www.pcguide.com/ (mostly tips)
http://multimedian.com/diypc.html (not very comprehensive)
http://www.barnettcomputerservices.com/tutorials/build_your_own_pc_tutorial.htm (haven?t reviewed this one yet)
Also, do I need to buy any extra supplies like thermal paste or tape? Still trying to find that sort of info online, but thus far to no avail. Thanks, and sorry about my ignorance, heh.
Processor: AMD 2500+ Barton Core @ 1.83 Ghz, 333mhz FSB
Motherboard: Abit NF7-S Rev 2.0 (onboard LAN/sound)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Special Edition 80GB
RAM: 1024MB Corsair XMS PC3200
Video Card: ATI OEM Sapphire Radeon 9800 Non-Pro 128mb
Optical Drive: Lite On 48x24x48 CD-RW / 16x DVD Combo Drive
Case: Black Chieftec Aluminum Dragon
Power Supply: Fortron FSP400-60PFN 400w
Speakers: Logitech Z-340 3-Piece Speakers
Floppy Drive: Samsung 1.44? Floppy Drive
Keyboard: Logitech Access Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX 300
Operating System: XP Home
Monitor: To be decided later.