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Build Your Own PC

Build Your Own PC. Arianto Gunawan CS 147 Fall 2004. Main Components. CPU (Intel and AMD) Hard Drive (IDE and SCSI) Motherboard Memory Power Supply Video Card. Other components. Computer case Monitor CD or DVD drive Floppy drive Speakers. Auxiliary Components. Sound card Printer

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Build Your Own PC

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  1. Build Your Own PC Arianto Gunawan CS 147 Fall 2004

  2. Main Components • CPU (Intel and AMD) • Hard Drive (IDE and SCSI) • Motherboard • Memory • Power Supply • Video Card

  3. Other components • Computer case • Monitor • CD or DVD drive • Floppy drive • Speakers

  4. Auxiliary Components • Sound card • Printer • Web cam • Surround speakers • USB Flash drive

  5. First Step: Choosing the CPU • Intel or AMD? • AMD is more cost effective • AMD takes less power consumption • Older AMD models are more sensitive to heat • Intel processors are generally better for multitasking

  6. Business/General Use Performance, Intel vs. AMD

  7. 2nd Step: Choosing Motherboard • Each CPU has its own socket • AMD Athlon XP = Socket A • AMD Athlon 64 = Socket 754, 940, or 939 • AMD Sempron = Socket 754 • Intel Pentium 4 = Socket 775 or 478 • Intel Celeron = Socket 775 or 478 • Be sure to get a motherboard that supports your CPU’s socket

  8. Choosing a Motherboard (cont’d) • Determine how much memory you are going to buy, motherboards can support memory ranging from 2GB to 4GB • Determine the type of your Video card, some video cards requires PCI/PCI express slot. But generally, most video cards requires an AGP slot.

  9. 3rd Step: Adding Memory • After choosing a motherboard, consult your motherboard’s manual to find out which memory type is supported • Good memory brands: Mushkin, Corsair, Samsung • Value memory brand: Kingston

  10. 4th Step: Choosing a Video Card • Depends on what type of computer you want to build • For general purpose computer, a GeForce MX card should be sufficient. • For multimedia and gaming, a GeForce 6600 or ATi X700 should be enough • For extreme 3D gaming, a GeForce 6800 or ATi X800 is recommended

  11. Video Card Power Consumption

  12. Video Card Benchmark

  13. Hard Drive • IDE or SCSI? • IDE is a lot cheaper • SCSI is faster • IDE drives generally has more storage • Unless you need speed, go with IDE

  14. Monitor • CRT or LCD? • CRT is less expensive • CRT generally has higher refresh rate • LCD takes up less space • LCD produces less heat • LCD requires less power • In the long run, LCD is more cost effective

  15. Power Supply • In general buying a 350W power supply is enough for most computers • But if you plan to build a multimedia computer, get a power supply with higher power rating, preferably 400+W

  16. CPU Power Consumption

  17. Average Power Consumptions

  18. Where to Buy? • Research first • Figure out the system you want to buy • www.tomshardware.com • www.xbitlabs.com • www.anandtech.com • Shop smart • www.techbargains.com • www.pricewatch.com

  19. References • www.tomshardware.com • www.anandtech.com • www.xbitlabs.com • www.amd.com • www.intel.com

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