Build Computer: Complete Guide


Build Computer: Complete Guide

You maybe a web designer, blogger, animator, student, gamer or just casual user and you need a computer for sure which fulfills all your requirements. So here is the straight forward guide to build computer your next perfect computer by choosing best core components to putting them all together. We do all hard work to find what’s best, cost effective and ready for the future core components to build computer.

Note: ‘Build Computer: Complete Guide’ updated periodically. Last Update: 27 August 2011
Quick Notes:-
  • We will build computer which can tackle almost anything that you’d want to throw at it. Gaming, movies, music, development, anything.
  • We will include monitor, keyboard, mouse and other input devices and accessories to build computer.
  • Budget: To build computer will cost you at least $1000 but you can always increase if you want the latest cutting edge technology.
ComponentModelPrice
Processor(CPU)Intel Core i5 2500$209.99
MotherboardMSI H67MA-E35$84.99
Graphics Card(GPU)XFX Radeon 6850HD 1GB$159.99
RAMGSkill Sniper DDR3-1333 2x4GB$48.99
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Green 2TB$84.99
Case/chassisAntec Three Hundred ATX$58.45
Power supplyAntec Earthwatts Green 500W$59.99
 Core Build Total$710
MonitorAsus VH236H 23″ Full HD$179.99
Keyboard and mouseLogitech Keyboard & Mouse Combo MK260 – Wireless$26.99
HeadsetPlantronics GameCom 367$29.99
Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit OEM$99.99
 Complete Build Total$1045
As I said earlier, we did our hard work to chose the best components from hundreds of alternatives but you can always check out user reviews to make the right decision to build computer.

Build Computer Motherboard
This is the brain of your computer so most of the performance depends on it. There are two major brands who make processor chips can be used to build computer – AMD and Intel. We recommend Intel’s latest technology calledSandy Bride which is a performance monster featuring quad cores and low power consumption to build computer for future perspective.

RAM
RAM is the physical memory of your computer which is anessential component to build computer. We chose GSkill Sniper DDR3-1333 2x4GB set of RAMs which comes withgood cooling, excellent reviews and great price tag.

Build Computer Motherboard
Major component to build computer which is too hard to select. You chose motherboard according to your processor. We chose MSI H67MA-E35 with H67 North bridge, SATA 6Gb/s ports, USB3 and auto overclocking tools; hard to find at this price.
Recommended: MSI H67MA-E35
The Best: GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD7-B3
Alternatives: ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3)

Build Computer Graphics Card
Your motherboard comes with in built graphics chip but we know you need more power on your best build computer. So we chose XFX Radeon 6850HD 1GB which is capable of running all latest games on 1920×1080 resolution. But if you areNVIDIA fan boy you can check out MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB which is equally efficient.

Hard Drive
This is the room for all your music, pictures, games and other data. Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB is what we think the best buy because it comes with good cache memory,large room(2TB) for your stuff and great price tag. But if you can afford SSD drives don’t hesitate to buy one as it will increase the performance heavily to your best build computer..

Build Computer Chassis
You may be one of those who like LEDs all around your chassis making it blingy but we recommend well developed, absolutely roomy and well ventilated Antec Three Hundred ATX.

Power Supply
This a crucial component of your build computer which provides power to every single component of your system. You can never go wrong with ‘Gold Certified’ power supply units but they come with big price tags. We chose Antec Earthwatts Green 500W which is best in its class and a perfect match to build computer.

Build Computer Monitor
Choices of monitor varies from person to person so we are just recommended the ‘Consumer Choice Award Winner’ andbest seller Asus VH236H 23″ Full HD which is a 23″ Full HD monitor with 1920×1080 resolution, 16:9 aspect and 2ms response time.

Build Computer Motherboard
Again its the matter of choice which differs with every person. People chose keyboard and mouse according to their budget, ergonomics, usability and stand ability. Still we are here to make things simpler to build computer to its best. So we recommend Logitech Keyboard & Mouse Combo MK260 – Wireless which is budget friendly and easy to use.

Build Computer Operating System
This is very obvious that 99% of you will chose to runMicrosoft Windows on your computer as primary operating system which is perfect for any user for day to day work. We recommend you to go with Windows 7 Home Premium but you may chose Windows 7 Ultimate if your require the best with uncompromising list of feature on build computer.

Build Computer Headset
Most of us use headsets on our computers specially when you don’t want to disturb people around you. You maybegaming, music or movie addict but Plantronics GameCom 367 will do it best of all. You may chose speakers to build computer components list.
Pheww! That’s all you need to build computer which is easy on your pocket and productive on your work.

1. Choosing Your Components
We covered it all above but lets watch a video by Newegg to set things to build computer.
2. The Build
How you will build computer? How will you put together all the components? Checkout this video.
3. Installing Windows & Finishing Touches
Finalizing to build computer.
I got this from [NEWEGG]
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