Hi all, :wavey:
I posted my introduction yesterday (and got a few replies, thanks ppl) so now I can get on with the reason for me joining this forum.
I'm new to custom PC building and overclocking. I want to build my own basic/mid-range system with which to gain some initial experience. I will wait until the Nehalem release is closer before I start my build so the prices of my intended components fall. This gives me the added benefit of extra time to pester all you knowledgeable folk, increasing he chances of my success.
Okay so here's a brief list of my wants. They aren't set in stone so feel free to suggest changes if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree or indeed in the wrong forest entirely.
ASUS DDR2 Mobo. Why, because it seems that ASUS is pretty reliable, very newbie friendly (CPU level up etc...) and DDR2 is cheap and powerful enough for a beginner. The mobo does not have to be dual PCIe 2.0x16 as I will probably use only 1 GPU.
Core 2 Duo CPU. Why, because it seems that games can't really cope with quad core yet and apart from the experience of building/overclocking, games are what I will use my system for. I would like a core that is overclocker friendly, gotmaxpower suggested the E7200.
=> 512MB GPU. Why, because I will probably only use 1 card I would like it to have a decent amount of power. I think that DX10 compatibility would be useful but let me know if you don't agree.
Air cooled. Why, because as a newbie I would like to get to grips with the basics before I start playing about with water and the like
I have not even began to research other components (case, PSU etc..) so any advise on these would be welcomed.
One thing I would ask is that if ppl could give complete advice. By this I mean that could you suggest parts that will work well together i.e. there's no point telling me about the best 1000w PSU as the system I will build will not need that much power.
I know that this is in the Mainboard & CPU section, but I couldn't see one for complete builds. You may argue that this is an 'overclocking' site, not a custom build site, but I wan't to build this system so that I can learn about overclocking. Bit of a catch '22'.
If there are any articles which list the components I could use to build such a system, please could you direct me to it. If not, perhaps the most experienced of you could combine to produce a review regarding building a system using the best 'old' parts. This type of thing would really help all the beginners such as me who are starting to learn the trade – something similar to an essential tools list.
Anyhow, thanks in advance for any advice, :worship:
I posted my introduction yesterday (and got a few replies, thanks ppl) so now I can get on with the reason for me joining this forum.
I'm new to custom PC building and overclocking. I want to build my own basic/mid-range system with which to gain some initial experience. I will wait until the Nehalem release is closer before I start my build so the prices of my intended components fall. This gives me the added benefit of extra time to pester all you knowledgeable folk, increasing he chances of my success.
Okay so here's a brief list of my wants. They aren't set in stone so feel free to suggest changes if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree or indeed in the wrong forest entirely.
ASUS DDR2 Mobo. Why, because it seems that ASUS is pretty reliable, very newbie friendly (CPU level up etc...) and DDR2 is cheap and powerful enough for a beginner. The mobo does not have to be dual PCIe 2.0x16 as I will probably use only 1 GPU.
Core 2 Duo CPU. Why, because it seems that games can't really cope with quad core yet and apart from the experience of building/overclocking, games are what I will use my system for. I would like a core that is overclocker friendly, gotmaxpower suggested the E7200.
=> 512MB GPU. Why, because I will probably only use 1 card I would like it to have a decent amount of power. I think that DX10 compatibility would be useful but let me know if you don't agree.
Air cooled. Why, because as a newbie I would like to get to grips with the basics before I start playing about with water and the like
I have not even began to research other components (case, PSU etc..) so any advise on these would be welcomed.
One thing I would ask is that if ppl could give complete advice. By this I mean that could you suggest parts that will work well together i.e. there's no point telling me about the best 1000w PSU as the system I will build will not need that much power.
I know that this is in the Mainboard & CPU section, but I couldn't see one for complete builds. You may argue that this is an 'overclocking' site, not a custom build site, but I wan't to build this system so that I can learn about overclocking. Bit of a catch '22'.
If there are any articles which list the components I could use to build such a system, please could you direct me to it. If not, perhaps the most experienced of you could combine to produce a review regarding building a system using the best 'old' parts. This type of thing would really help all the beginners such as me who are starting to learn the trade – something similar to an essential tools list.
Anyhow, thanks in advance for any advice, :worship:
erformance than nvidia cards and you shouldn't stick to one brand.
