Solved Is it hard to build a computer?

Really? I would have never guessed! Thank-you for telling me. I thought it was just like Windows! What about Linux Mint?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built/ Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-6300
    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G43
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    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
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    Asus GTX 750 ti
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    HP w2207h
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    Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
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    EVGA 500 Watt 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
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    Fractal Design Define R4
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    Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler
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    CM Storm Devastator - Red
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    Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX
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    Really fast.
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    Logitech G230 Headset

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro With Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom ll X4 840
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
    Memory
    Crucial 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac GeForce GTX 560 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC887 (OnBoard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer V196WLB, HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440, 900 (60 Hz)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar SE16 (568 GB),
    WD Caviar Blue (500 GB)
    PSU
    Corsiar CX 600
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    Some case from 2001
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    Cooler Master Hyper T4
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    Dell USB Keyboard
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    Gateway USB Mouse
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    Wave Cable
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    IE11, Safari, Chrome
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    Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes, EMET v4.0
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    Rosewell front USB and cardreader,
    HP DVD burner(x2),
    Pinnacle Systems Firewire card
Thanks for the link, I've got that bookmarked in my browser! :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built/ Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-6300
    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G43
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus GTX 750 ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
    Crucial M500 240GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 Watt 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler
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    CM Storm Devastator - Red
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    Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX
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    Really fast.
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    Firefox
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    AVG
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    Logitech G230 Headset
No problem :)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro With Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom ll X4 840
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
    Memory
    Crucial 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac GeForce GTX 560 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC887 (OnBoard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer V196WLB, HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440, 900 (60 Hz)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar SE16 (568 GB),
    WD Caviar Blue (500 GB)
    PSU
    Corsiar CX 600
    Case
    Some case from 2001
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper T4
    Keyboard
    Dell USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Gateway USB Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Wave Cable
    Browser
    IE11, Safari, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes, EMET v4.0
    Other Info
    Rosewell front USB and cardreader,
    HP DVD burner(x2),
    Pinnacle Systems Firewire card
Chuck38 said:
Yesterday Philip, from PCPartPicker, posted a video on a $700 gaming build.I changed out the video card and added an optical drive, OS, and a monitor. So it's no longer $700, but it's still in my price range. What do you think? Intel Core i3-4130, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660, BitFenix Comrade - System Build - PCPartPicker

P.S Nividia is giving away a free copy of Watch Dogs with the order of a new GTX 660 or higher video card! :D
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I would, if using that, change out the i3 for a quad-core i5. I really would not be gaming on titles you mentioned with an i3.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro With Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom ll X4 840
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
    Memory
    Crucial 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac GeForce GTX 560 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC887 (OnBoard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer V196WLB, HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440, 900 (60 Hz)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar SE16 (568 GB),
    WD Caviar Blue (500 GB)
    PSU
    Corsiar CX 600
    Case
    Some case from 2001
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper T4
    Keyboard
    Dell USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Gateway USB Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Wave Cable
    Browser
    IE11, Safari, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes, EMET v4.0
    Other Info
    Rosewell front USB and cardreader,
    HP DVD burner(x2),
    Pinnacle Systems Firewire card
The guys over at overclockers told to wait 'till two weeks or so before I plan on buying, so I won't be pricing anything out 'till August. :( They said that the market changes so fast that by the time I was ready to build, all the parts I would have picked would be outdated and I could get something better around the same price range. Thanks for the advice on the CPU, though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built/ Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-6300
    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G43
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus GTX 750 ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
    Crucial M500 240GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 Watt 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Devastator - Red
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    Really fast.
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    Logitech G230 Headset
No problem :) The haswell refreshes are coming and are said to be cheaper. Don't expect to overclock. They won't do it.
If you want to go there, you would have to get a motherboard with the z97 chipset (currently there is an ASUS TUF board with that) I could recommend an I5-4690. If you go there :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro With Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom ll X4 840
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
    Memory
    Crucial 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac GeForce GTX 560 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC887 (OnBoard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer V196WLB, HP w1907
    Screen Resolution
    1440, 900 (60 Hz)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar SE16 (568 GB),
    WD Caviar Blue (500 GB)
    PSU
    Corsiar CX 600
    Case
    Some case from 2001
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper T4
    Keyboard
    Dell USB Keyboard
    Mouse
    Gateway USB Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Wave Cable
    Browser
    IE11, Safari, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes, EMET v4.0
    Other Info
    Rosewell front USB and cardreader,
    HP DVD burner(x2),
    Pinnacle Systems Firewire card
Sorry for not giving you all an update. I just remembered this thread and thought I'd let you all know how things went.

You can find photos here, and I believe the specs are listed in 'My System Specs'. One thing that might not be in there, is that I did get round to buying a 240 GB SSD from Crucial. :)

-Chuck
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built/ Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-6300
    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G43
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus GTX 750 ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
    Crucial M500 240GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 Watt 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Devastator - Red
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    Really fast.
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    Logitech G230 Headset
Like everyone has said so far, compatibility is the biggest thing by far. It takes time to decide on the parts that you will use for a computer. I spent at least a couple days all together researching parts for the system I just built before ordering them to make sure they are compatible with each other.

For example, I knew the board I had was a 1155 socket. I knew it was compatible with CPUs that matched that socket in Core i3, i5, and i7 configurations. What I wasnt sure about however is if it was compatible with an LGA 1155 Xeon E3-1230 V2 CPU which is what I wanted to go with (for multiple reasons. If you want to hear why, PM me.) I looked up the manufacturer website for the motherboard and looked at the CPU support list. Turns out it was right in that list, so I was good. Research, research, and research more. That is the key to a well built system that will serve your needs.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.3-3.7 Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77-G41
    Memory
    16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1600
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    NVIDIA GT 730
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    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
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    Dual 20 Inch Dell
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    1680*1050
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    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
    Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
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    Thermaltake 550W
    Case
    Antec Nine Hundred Two
    Cooling
    Arctic Freezer i30 CO
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    Logitech K330
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    Logitech M215
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    60 Mbps
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    Comodo Chromodo
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    Comodo Internet Security Premium
ArazelEternal said:
Like everyone has said so far, compatibility is the biggest thing by far. It takes time to decide on the parts that you will use for a computer. I spent at least a couple days all together researching parts for the system I just built before ordering them to make sure they are compatible with each other.

For example, I knew the board I had was a 1155 socket. I knew it was compatible with CPUs that matched that socket in Core i3, i5, and i7 configurations. What I wasnt sure about however is if it was compatible with an LGA 1155 Xeon E3-1230 V2 CPU which is what I wanted to go with (for multiple reasons. If you want to hear why, PM me.) I looked up the manufacturer website for the motherboard and looked at the CPU support list. Turns out it was right in that list, so I was good. Research, research, and research more. That is the key to a well built system that will serve your needs.
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Hi ArazelEternal,

You can also use this website to check comparability. That's what I did and all my parts work together. :)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built/ Custom
    CPU
    AMD FX-6300
    Motherboard
    MSI 970A-G43
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus GTX 750 ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200 Hybrid Internal Hard Drive
    Crucial M500 240GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 Watt 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    CM Storm Devastator - Red
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    Really fast.
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    AVG
    Other Info
    Logitech G230 Headset
Chuck38 said:
Good to know! Now I'm really looking forward to building this computer! All I need now is money...
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Here's a small bundle to help you get started. Hope it helps and let me know if you need more because I have several more images of cash
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  • OS
    8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 24"
    Hard Drives
    1 TB WD
    PSU
    550w
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