Learning how to build your own PC?

[Tommy-boy]

PC Hardware In A Nutshell by Robert and Barbara Thompson is very help. Not sure what the current version is, might be 3. Also, they have a website forum. I've posted questions about my computer builds on that forum and Robert took the time to answer my questions. He's incredibly knowledgeable and really helped.

Hardware Guys II

[strandkorb161]

The posts about building a pc on Coding Horror were very helpful to me.

[fastlanestoner]

scour the internet for knowledge. it's really not that hard, only about 6 or 7 parts working in harmony. the university of youtube could probably get you there in no time

[CharlesEdward]

Originally Posted by fastlanestoner

scour the internet for knowledge. it's really not that hard, only about 6 or 7 parts working in harmony. the university of youtube could probably get you there in no time

Yeah but it seems nobody really takes the time to go into detail. Was looking into this website http://www.homepcbuilder.com/, but not sure if it will pertain to my audio needs. If anybody know if these guys are legit please let me know.

[omegaweapon]

you can go to newegg.com or tigerdirect.com and order pre-bundles. everything is alright included based on the specs you want.

"building" the pc is more logical than anything else. just look at it and figure it out.

its probably alot easier to find info as to how to assemble.

[Kaoz]

Read computer websites on what goes with what - watch videos on how to put it together.

Is all fairly easy.

[CharlesEdward]

Originally Posted by omegaweapon

you can go to newegg.com or tigerdirect.com and order pre-bundles. everything is alright included based on the specs you want.

"building" the pc is more logical than anything else. just look at it and figure it out.

its probably alot easier to find info as to how to assemble.

Ain't nothing logical about overclocking. Either you know what you are doing or you don't.

[Rust Creep]

Intel core i5 or i7 is cake to overclock with a good asus board. I have an i5 2500 at over 4.9 Ghz, air cooled to 24 celcius with a noctua air cooler... asus makes overclocking easier than any other... used to love abit.. been building my own for 15 years

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[Syncamorea]

Originally Posted by CharlesEdward

Ain't nothing logical about overclocking. Either you know what you are doing or you don't.

I've done a bunch of OC competitions and even managed to win a couple. The best thing to do IMO is to read forums like Extreme Systems and find out what people are willing to disclose. If you get to know a really good RAM guy, he can help you with the timing optimization - at least a place to start and a general flow to work through the options. I've had simpler, more stable OCs using Mushkin RAM. Some good luck with Crucial, but less stable.

But - why OC? Do you truly need the power? If not, run stock until you run out of processing headroom. I've only needed to OC for gaming rigs, video editing and showing off. I no longer see the need to OC for gaming.