Hello I am thinking of building a computer but I am very weary. I am not sure if It all goes together like a puzzle and you pop your windows cd in and wala. What is actully to it. Are there anythings you would reccomend like a case, hard drive power supply? Any input will be greatly apreciated. I am pretty sure I want to make a build though because If I bought a Pc I would eventully upgrade it put more ram and a video card but I dont think it is worth it because then the power wont be enought and the case wont be big enough for the power supply.

Well, you can start with telling us what you want to do with your PC? Just internet and word or also gaming or editing video? Try to give us as much information as possible so others (this ain't my specialty ) can tell you what to buy...

Robin

I would liek It to be a gaming computer with am2 mobo 1-2gb ram bbl Ill give more info

heyy, im a gamer and was just wondering why you have already decided that u want an amd system? especially with the new C2D's from intel amd is starting to be caught again, this time in the value of the CPUs, i have an e4400, it runs like a dream, and overclocks like one too. with the hdd everyone has different preferances, me, personally i dont mind so much the brand name just so long as it works, and make sure that it has the appropriate inputs for your mobo. as for the case, you'll want one with good ventalation, if you want one that looks cool, then look at cases from brands like ThermalTake, Antec, and other well know brands, if you dont need to have it look all spiffy, then just a generic case with a few 120mm fans will do ya. With the power supply, it is probably opne of the most overlooked components in a system, if it dies, so could everything else, so you'll want a good one, try and go for one above 600w, 800w if you may go crossfire or sli, just for the extra peace of mind, once again stick to the well know brands, personally i have a 600w thermaltake toughpower, it is very well made, and quiet. For a video card i would definately recommend a DX10 video card, but this depends on your budget, the 8800gts 640 and 8800gtx are good for future proofing, but the 2900xt is catching up now that it has better drivers, for cheaper than those above the 8800gts 320m is good but not as future proof, due to its lower memory. but i would recommend to wait till the second round of DX10 cards. and of course the mother board all depends on what you want to do, if you go the path of ati, and may consider crossfire you'll need to make sure that your chipset and mobo support xfire, same goes for sli, but the only mobo's that natively support sli are ones based on nvidia chipsets,also even if you go for a single card rig, make sure the mobo uses pci-e x16, and doesnt have inboard graphics with no room for expansion, i dont have any recommendations for the ram, since im just using cheap kingston ram and have never looked into the performance of different ram types as i have the other components, but if you want high end go for some trusted brands like corsair. towards the construction, it is fairly easy, and hard to mess up, things will only fit where they belong, organising the cables is the hardest bit, btw, make sure that youre grounded, touching a pc power supply that is plugged into a grounded outlet is a cheap way to do this without all the fancy grounding wrist straps, and its cheap, you SHOULD have a pc psu if you are building a pc

Sory for the long read, just trying to answer your questions, good luck with your pc