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    Default Best site to build a computer

    EDIT: To anyone else whom reads this new question

    1. Are all video cards, cpus, and ram compatiable with any motherboard or do you have to get a certain kind?

    2. Will no matter what everything fit inside any case?

    3. Are there special PSU's for certain cases? Or do any work?


    Thanks a bunch guys
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    if your building your own, newegg.com
    if your buying then I would go alienware

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    Quote Originally Posted by MylesMadness View Post
    if your building your own, newegg.com
    if your buying then I would go alienware
    So he can get overcharged for their junk?

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    Alienware was never good.

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    Definitely newegg.com for building... but if you want to build and add some style to it... use www.xoxide.com

    If you know what you are doing and willing to take the crud load of time to do it... you can spec out alienware to get a monster at a reasonable price... but 98% of the time, they are not worth it..
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    Quote Originally Posted by All that is man View Post
    EDIT: To anyone else whom reads this new question

    1. Are all video cards, cpus, and ram compatiable with any motherboard or do you have to get a certain kind?

    2. Will no matter what everything fit inside any case?

    3. Are there special PSU's for certain cases? Or do any work?


    Thanks a bunch guys
    1) Certain CPU's require certain motherboards that have the same socket. For example most new AMD chips require AM3 motherboards, while a i7-920 requires lga1366. No AMD chips are compatiable on a intel mobo, and vise versa.

    2) For most everything, yes. Unless you buy something like a 5970 or maybe a 5870 you shouldn't have a problem. If you plan on buying a beefier card like that then get a ATX case instead of a mATX case.

    3) Nope, you can use any PSU in any case except maybe in some special cases but you need not worry.

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    1)When you pick out say, a processor, it will tell you which motherboard socket it requires.

    2)You can probably shove everything inside most cases but the temperatures won't be great in smaller cases.

    3)Pretty much any work.


    I suggest what you do is, get a list of all the parts you think you want and then post links to them all in a thread asking about compatibility either here, or on a PC oriented forum. Don't post the link to your shopping cart either, post individual links to each part.

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    Thanks to both of you!!

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    Yep, I'd say NewEgg. Find several processors you might like, and you can filter the motherboard search by what socket the processor is.

    NewEgg has their own PSU calculator, here, and you'll want to round your PSU up a bit. You don't need to go overkill with it, I see too many people getting 1,000 watt power supplies and their parts don't even break 450 watts in parts. Leaves you room to upgrade, but your money your choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capricorn View Post
    1) Certain CPU's require certain motherboards that have the same socket. For example most new AMD chips require AM3 motherboards, while a i7-920 requires lga1366. No AMD chips are compatiable on a intel mobo, and vise versa.

    2) For most everything, yes. Unless you buy something like a 5970 or maybe a 5870 you shouldn't have a problem. If you plan on buying a beefier card like that then get a ATX case instead of a mATX case.

    3) Nope, you can use any PSU in any case except maybe in some special cases but you need not worry.
    Can you write like a guide or list of things people would need when making their own computer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by noidea View Post
    Can you write like a guide or list of things people would need when making their own computer?
    Case
    Power supply
    CPU
    Motherboard
    RAM
    Hard drive
    Graphics card (motherboards sometimes have an integrated one that is good for casual use instead of gaming)
    CD/DVD player/burner
    Heatsink and/or thermal paste (only if overclocking)
    Possibly a monitor

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    Quote Originally Posted by bullzeye95 View Post
    Case
    Power supply
    CPU
    Motherboard
    RAM
    Hard drive
    Graphics card (motherboards sometimes have an integrated one that is good for casual use instead of gaming)
    CD/DVD player/burner
    Heatsink and/or thermal paste (only if overclocking)
    Possibly a monitor
    Keyboard, mouse, and operating system.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scubajesus View Post
    Keyboard, mouse, and operating system.
    You don't need that stuff to make a computer. They're convenient to have after it is built.

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    And speakers if you need them

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