For those of who mentioned building your own computer, that does sound
like alot of fun, I went over to NewEgg.com and for the average person
who was looking to the motherboards, cpu's, video cards, HD's, where is
the world do you start, for example I was reading the reviews on
motherboards, that alone is mind boggling anout sockets and getting the
right CPU, if I went with building one, is the dual core technology the
way to go these days, I were to order the components from NewEgg do they
have knowledgeable people to make the right decisions so the parts will
fit.

thanks
Chet

PS I did put another 128meg of ram in my computer, the topic was " My
computer is sluggish" it helped 100%

chet wrote:
I like to use TigerDirect myself. There are going to be people that will
post about Tiger this and Tiger that. I never had a problem.

There are what are called *barebones* solutions that have case, memory,
cpu and some other things in a package. You have to buy the other parts
like HDD, more memory, CD, and DVD etc, etc and put it in yourself. All
palaces have staff tech(s) that will assist you on a phone call.

For home usage, dual core is not going to buy you anything I think as
most programs for home usage will not use the dual core technology.
Business applications that crunch numbers for statistics programs of
the type will be programmed to use the technology.

Duane

"chet" <chet@epix.net> wrote in message
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Newegg is a excellent company but they send what you buy. Best way is to
look at "socket". An AMD socket 939 cpu will only work on a socket 939
motherboard. So you buy a 939 m/b and look and see what kind of memory it
supports and buy that. See if it has a PCI-E slot or perhaps a AGP slot and
buy a video card that matches. Simply put...the motherboard determines what
other parts you buy.

Rob

Wait a few weeks before buying anything. AMD is going to have a drastic
price cut when intel comes out with their dual core CPU.
I believe it is around July 23. I like newegg because they are low cost and
very fast delivery.



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Like someone else said, the motherboard, or mobo, sets the stage for the
other components. It'll be ATX, micro ATX, or BTX. The mobo will
determine what socket CPU you can use, what kind of RAM, video card,
case, etc.. Newegg has detailed specs listed for each mobo, so buying
compatable parts is easy. The mobo you pick will determine the final
PC's price/performance. If you want an el cheapo (but still decent for
most tasks except high end gaming), you can get a Biostar or MSI mobo
with built in video, sound, LAN card for like $50 or so. Then add HDD,
DVD-RW, case, RAM, etc.. Or get a mid-grade mobo and add moderately
better components. Or for high end PC's, get like a $120 Asus mobo and
add even better components. Also, if you have parts laying around like
hard drives, you can use those and save money, unless they're old/slow
parts that you don't want in your new machine. The manual you get with
your new mobo will show you how to build the system, and there's always
the internet for reference. It's easy.

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Don't use newegg, I would buy the components new (as I will when I
build my system), because then you know they actually work, unlike
newegg.com

JDL wrote:

I agree with all the other posts and it seems that NewEgg is the favorite.
The motherboard does determine what other components will be added. No one
mentioned upgradeability though. My rule of thumb when building systems is
this: How much are you planning to spend?
Can I get one step down for processor speed in my price range? (never buy
the latest ..too expensive and no real performance enhancements for the
average user)
Most motherboards are made from the same components. Look for features like
max processor speed and get the one that supports the fastest possible speed
in your price range. You don't have to buy the fastest processor to put on
the board but when the price comes down later it is upgradable. Same holds
true for memory, get the board with the fastest support and the most GB in
your price range add memory as you can afford it.
Video is the next most important item for system performance. Onboard video
is never a good chioce if you can help it. AGP supports most games and PCIe
is the latest trend and can support multiple cards if needed...if the
motherboard has both great get the AGP and upgrade later when you can to
PCIe if needed. Check the chipsets and pick the one that does what you want
to do the best usually ATI or NVIDIA. The card does not have to be made by
those two but the chipset you want is what is important ie FX5500, Rage128,
etc then get the one with the most memory for the price.
Save enough for HDD space. These days HDD's are pretty inexpensive and 200Gb
is not uncommon for necessary space. If you can, get two drives or more. One
for the OS and the others for everything else...If you have to reload the OS
you dont loose all your information..also good to upgrade to RAID
later..always think upgrade...
What you are adding to the system or may want to add later will determine
the case. Get the Biggest powersupply you can get anything less than 350
Watts is a waste of time and money (350 is the VERY lowest that I would
recommend) Look at the features of the case and make sure you like the looks
...you will probably have it around awhile so you should like it.
I try to add two optical drives one a burner the other plain jane use the
plain jane as the workhorse and the burner just as a burner..cheaper that
way and you have a backup in case the other goes out until you can get
another If you cant get two get the burner

There is many more items to get into but if you start there and think in
that fashion on each component you will build a great system at the best
price in no time that will be able to handle any new tecnology or program
that comes out for the next few years
Hope that helps

Brian
P.S. Read the buyer reviews at NewEgg they are very helpful in determining
which components to buy.

"chet" <chet@epix.net> wrote in message
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For those of who mentioned building your own computer, that does sound
like alot of fun, I went over to NewEgg.com and for the average person
who was looking to the motherboards, cpu's, video cards, HD's, where is
the world do you start, for example I was reading the reviews on
motherboards, that alone is mind boggling anout sockets and getting the
right CPU, if I went with building one, is the dual core technology the
way to go these days, I were to order the components from NewEgg do they
have knowledgeable people to make the right decisions so the parts will
fit.

thanks
Chet

PS I did put another 128meg of ram in my computer, the topic was " My
computer is sluggish" it helped 100%

Huh??? I have bought thousands of dollars worth of computer parts through
Newegg, all were new, a few were bad which I had no trouble exchanging. I
even bought my sons' Xbox 360 through Newegg. Great company that sells NEW
components.


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Newegg is simply the best online store for computer related purchases.

The ratings they have speak for themselves.

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2121.html



Newegg...

We speak your name!

"Michael-NC" <NoAddress@desolate.com> wrote in news:9M%og.6096$so3.850
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Yeah, newegg's a nerd's wet dream. What makes their store so great are
all the customer reviews you can read, and also the detailed specs of
each component. Plus the fast shipping. Imagine working in the
warehouse dept. of newegg? Salivating over all those stacks and stacks
of $300 Asus mobo's, $300 ATI video cards, etc.. Pure torture.

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