Planning to build a new CPU

[GTA_NYC]

Every two years, i buy new computer.But this year i am planning to build my own.But i have new done this before.I have a budget of 1000-1200 pounds (CPU only).I have always used INTEL and ATI.

 

I been going through a lot of websites , and have managed to gathered some information.But still struggling.

 

Ram slot(most mother have only two)

Crossfire technology.

quad/extreme processors.

PCI cards(are they important)

 

I know i need these parts to start with

 

1.Case

2.Power supply

3.Motherboard

4.Processor

5.Ram

6.Hard drive

7.IDE cable

 

1.Any idea or suggestion with other things i need to consider before i go ahead.

2.What combination should i buy.(i am planning for two years)

 

Thank

[Kaj.]

Well you'll no doubt want an optical drive (or two, depending on what you want), and from what I've gathered, this is going to be a rather powerful computer, with your Quad/Extreme Intel CPU's, and the 1000-1200 Pound budget (that's roughly $2000-$2400 USD, which can get you one hell of a computer when you build it yourself), you're going to want some extra cooling. Whether you want liquid or fan cooling is your call.

 

Personally, I'd give us an idea of what motherboards you've been looking at. Many of the people here can give you an excellent idea of what to buy, and what not to buy when it comes to computer parts.

 

 

Oh, and a CPU is the processor of a computer, not the computer itself.

[[CTD]LaBan]

Well if you want to build a new CPU, then you'll need a lot more money than this.

 

...and i don't care to post anything related to this topic.

[jelly]

 

Ram slot(most mother have only two)

Most decent motherboards have four slots, unless you're looking at the bottom of the bargain bin.

 

Crossfire technology.

 

Crossfire is unnecessary, a 4870 plays all games today very well and if your game doesn't have a 'Crossfire profile' in the drivers you're just using one card. A waste in my opinion, but it's your money.

 

quad/extreme processors.

Quad cores are nice as most demanding applications today are multithreaded. They're not necessary for games, though. 'Extreme' processors are a complete waste of money unless you're overclocking with liquid nitrogen or you feel that an extra $500-$900 dollars is worth it for a couple hundred MHz more of overclocking potential.

 

PCI cards(are they important)

 

PCI is just a slot type, what cards are you on about? Network, sound cards? Most of this stuff is integrated on the motherboard. If you want better sound than the integrated chip can give you some sort of sound card would be a good idea.

 

Oh, and you won't need an IDE cable (hopefully) - motherboards come bundled with the cables you need, and you'll want to get SATA hard drives and optical drive(s), not IDE.

 

For the rest, well, I suggest you read up more on Wikipedia and tech sites because it seems you have quite a blank slate to go on here.

[Slamman]

A CPU, PC and GPU are three seperate things, if you build a PC, learn the terms, most important...the mobo, and the North and South Gates in terms of longevity, as others will refer to here, your chipset determines how much upgrading you can get away with!!!