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How to Build Your Own Computer |
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Parts I Choose and Why |
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Case - Aero Cool Jet Master Jr. (Black) - $59.00 |
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I choose this case because it looks really neat and has a lot of room for components helping cooling and such. I also
Performance - 35% Looks - 40% Cost - 25%
A case should look good first and perform good next. This is one of the only components where Looks are more important than Performance |
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CPU - AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Deigo?? - $368.00 |
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I choose AMD because they use 64-bit arcitecture where Intel uses 32-bit. This means AMD is better.
Performance - 60% Looks - 0% Cost - 40%
Better value ring a bell? |
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MoBo - Asus A8N-SLI Premium?? - $170.00 |
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I was just going to go for the SLI Deluxe but I read there is a problem with the northbridge fan, where this one uses a heat pipe so no fan. Hooray!
Performance - 50% Looks - 20% Cost - 30%
Looks play a role for this one because I have a window in the side of the case |
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RAM - OCZ (2 X? 1GB)? PC 3200 Platnium - $257.00 |
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This is definitly the best RAM for the money. It has low latency and max capacity.
Performance - 60% Looks - 5% Cost - 35%
Looks don't really matter for RAM but these look pretty damn good. |
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Video Card - ATI X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCIe X16 - $283.00 |
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ATI has always been near and dear to my heart. Plus not many game support SLI now, I can always upgrade in the future.
Performance - 60% Looks - 5% Cost - 35% |
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PSU - ??Aero Cool Turbine Power 550W - $106.00 |
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With all these new components you need something with a lot of power, 550W should do it.
Performance - 50% Looks - 30% Cost - 20%
Cost does not matter much because PSU's are relitively inexpensive. |
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Heatsink - Thermal Take Venus 12 80mm - $36.99 |
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Although my CPU comes with a heatsink, it's not as good as this one. This one moves about three times the air.
Performance - 70% Looks - 5% Cost - 25%
These are pretty cheap too. |
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