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Originally Posted by quink99
Thanks, TDW, for the great response! It really got the juices flowing and now I plan to follow suit. Though I've never built a computer before I have a very knowledgable retired IT specialist in my small Mexican mountain town who has helped me with a couple of prior problems and has said he'll standby to assist if needed. And then of, of course, there's the internet.
Thanks for fanning the flames........It's time to be rid of my current dinosaur so I can really play the game as it should be played.
A quick question; Would you make any changes to your above quoted list for one who is contemplating starting very soon to follow that example.
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The satisfaction you'll get from building your own computer is great. You know how it works since you put it together. It's just one of those simple joys that I really enjoy.
If your funds are tight I would get the best power supply you can afford and the best motherboard you can afford (I prefer Asus motherboards as I've never had a problem with them). The rest of the items you can add to your system as funds become available.
As far as Intel vs AMD for processors Intel will do more per clock (higher IPC) but for the value you get you can't go wrong with AMD (plus I love the underdog). The new Bulldozer series of chips (FX series) are a waste of money. Stick with the 955BE, 965BE, or the X1100T for the CPU. You can pick up the 955BE and 965BE for cheap now (plus they are great overclockers - I had my 965BE running at 4GHz on air!). A good 500 series nVidia video card will probably be more than you'll ever need (I use my GPU for more than games - I also write programs that run on the GPU via nVidia's CUDA technology).