I need somewhere where i can learn to make my own computer from scratch. Like some tutorials, what i need, avaerage costs. Blahblah.
I'm planning to buy and make an AMD 3.2 ghz with 1gb+ of memory with and 80 gigabyte hardrive partitioned to have linux and windows running together. and an Nvidia GFX card, plus a DVD writer and a cdwriter and a cd burner floppy drive (ofcourse) and a zip drive. with alot of USB hubs... with a 19" Flat screen and surround sound. Sounds costly?

A great place to buy parts (I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them): The Computer Geeks Discount Outlet

Unless you are going to be doing alot of heavy-duty 3D rendering, more than about 512mb is useless.

Why the heck do you want a ZIP drive?

I don't like nVidia, but maybe I'm just prejudiced; I love ATI cards.

Making a computer is easy, you should be able to figure out most of it just by reading the motherboard manual, anything else just post and I'll see if I can help. (The hardest part of putting together a computer is hooking up the LEDs and internal speaker)

If you want a book just go to your local library, you don't need to but the book when you're just going to use it for a few days.

okay thanks hawg! thx alot... 512mb? only! :blink: i'll take your advice into account! :P ;)

For the best price, you should shop around (of course, taking shipping and handling into account).

well ya know even if 1gb memory would be useless for anything but 3d rendering, it would still be really cool to have in case someone asked ya B)

If you have the extra cash, that is ;)

Kinda off topic, but i was wondering, is 2.0 Ghz enough? or do u NEED more?

Bah, I do fine with an 800mhz Duron.

i still say if your building your own computer save up and build the biggest baddest home pc that can be built MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i agree! Braggin to ur buddies, is awesome!

but if ur looking for the most function for ur buck, u don't need 1 GB of RAM or a 3.2GHz processor.

But if i build a computer, i want it mean, i want it bad... i want it to rule the world... :P... well anywho... i want a good one

When I build a computer I want it to be cheap and I want alot of bang for my buck. The computer I built about 13 months ago, here are its specs:

• 800mhz Duron CPU
• 256mb RAM
• 8.7gb Hard Drive
• 32mb AGP 4x ATI Radeon Video Card
• ASound PCI 10/100 Ethernet Card
• Integrated sound -- actually remarkably good, has 3D support
• 48x CDROM Drive -- I wish it was slower for faster access times
• Floppy drive
• Genica case
• Motherboard with Award BIOS

All of that for about 330 USD. Take into account when I bought it and you'll see the kinds of prices I got. It has rarely not been enough computer for me, and it's little bit of weakness forces me to take weaker computers into account as I write programs.

woah.. hawg tiny!

Doesn't seem to have restricted me in either programming or gaming realms...

Actually, my computer probably goes about 30% faster than it would in anybody else's hands; I take pretty good care of it.

http://www.pcmech.com/build.htm has tutorials on putting together PC's, servers and home networks
although it would have been a lot more interesting if you were looking to put together a cpu

CPU is processer right? how would i build my own processer? :blink:

With a lot more time than you probably have on hand. CPUs like the Pentium are the product of decades of work.

yeah, u might as well buy the cpu (central processing unit). Its easier than making ur own!

how do you make your own?

A typical CPU works by blocking (guiding) an electrical pulse generated by a quartz (or some other) crystal. This pulse is typically generated 800000000 to 3000000000 times per second, but computers keep on getting faster. Complex sets of transistors inside the CPU determine where the clock pulse goes.

That's the general idea, but implementing it as well as a Pentium would take decades of work from a large design team. The closest you can ever hope to get to building your own CPU is probably working at Intel or something.

I have 600mhz (with it was at least 1.0 Ghz)
320mb ram
20gb hardrive

(All I can remember at the moment)

-Works fine for me

There's ain't any Amd proc that runs 3,2 ghz , it's called 3200+ and the actual speed variez between 2000-2100 mhz , it's called this way because it's considered to be as powerfull as a P4 at 3,2 ghz.
A great pc sped would be :

amd Athlon64 3000+ , the cheap one -250 $ (it's a 64 bits proc)
mobo gigabyte with nForce 3
2x256 DDR400 (for DUAL config)
HDD WD 120 gb cache 8mb
gpu gygabyte Radeon9600 Pro
...

www.webmonkey.com teaches you how to make a computer. It tells you all the parts, what you need to do to make it, and basically everything you need to know. And it wouldn't hurt to try to take apart an old computer. I'm going to take apart one soon.

A place you could probably (not for sure) get parts would be off of ebay.com

If you have a couple of old PC's lying around (or you have access to some cheap old machines) then build ing a machine is fun and relatiively straight forward and cheap.

But if you are buying the pieces individually it can get expensive. Uless you want to build yourslef some kick ass specialised machine I would just buy a dell it will be cheaper.

i was wondering, i got a lot of junk computers u no like 200mhz proccessor etc...
i was windering if u could like take em apart and make 1 big uber computer lol
u get the idea

probably nothing good :mellow:

If you load linux onto them you could configure them as a beowolf cluster (not sure on the spelling).

:blink: what is beowolf cluster ? i haerd this on linux flash

FAQ

Check out question 3.

Basically its a cluster of computers connected via ethernet cables that a task can be distributed over.

Loki

Oh you mean like a distributed system ?

If you live in or around Portland, you can get involved in FreeGeek. This is a nonprofit organization that recycles computers; you can voluteer for 24 hours and get a free recycled computer, or build 6 computers, install Linux, etc. and get the 6th one free. I'm just getting into this, and it's a pretty cool program.

http://www.freegeek.org/

I only wish there would been somthing like this in LT :(

You need a 40 gig hard drive, and at least 1012mb or RAM. 2.8 ghz processor, and a good video card. Thats what I need anyway.

Why do i need so mutch
i would be happy with
1GHz 256Mb RAM and
a 32Mb GeForce Video Card
I'm not a gamer anyway so why should i need more

I am... so I need it.

1012mb is not buyable, I don't think; I thought a gigabyte was 1024. Maybe I'm wrong... Why not just say 1GB?

Yes 1GB = 1024MB = 1048576KB = 1073741824 Bytes = 8589934592 bits :P

or more concisely 2^33 bits.

Sorry, I meant 1024.

Allways have to be the smart one :P