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Build Your Own PC

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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

    9. 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

    10. 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.

    11. 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

    12. 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

    13. Video Card Power Consumption

    14. Video Card Benchmark

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 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

    18. CPU Power Consumption

    20. Average Power Consumptions

    21. 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

    22. References www.tomshardware.com www.anandtech.com www.xbitlabs.com www.amd.com www.intel.com

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