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- Amplix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2true dat phore.
More people should know how to do this. +digg - WarDave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Its crazy that overclocking was put into that. People that are just building PCs don't need to be overclocking.... I don't overclock anyways buy that's just my preference.
- phore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this is a skill that everyone should know.. saves money and saves headaches
- KriLL3.2™, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0*fan... they really need to add some edit feature for us people with poor typing. :P
- trollking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0WOWIE! I can screw a motherboard to a case, slide a hard drive into a bay, put cards into slots, and cables into receptacles and I can say "I am computer builder...hear me roar." Or you could just shell out the bucks and buy it pre-built from someone who gets volume pricing on their components and you save cash. But then you couldn't brag about being able to do something a 9-year-old could do? So sorry.
- Araya213, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Really not much detail here at all, I think if I didn't already know what I was doing, I would be confused. As far as overclocking goes, I have a p4 2.8 overclocked to 3.4ghz and it is a marked improvement. I would recommend overclocking to anyone regardless of skill level, for P4 machines at least.
- bikeham, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I've always been disappointed when I've put in a faster processor in my MoBo. If you don't have an increase of at least double processor speed, it ain't worth it.
- kwellman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Why wouldn't people build their own computer when they can learn how to build a computer from places that are completely free like http://hansworse.freeyellow.com
- rm999, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't think building computers teaches you *that* much about computer hardware. Especially because computer standards change so much now-a-days (half the standards in computers have changed recently, including AGP and IDE).
- FunkyGuy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"true dat" Learn English hippie.
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hippies say true dat on tech websites? - Mongoose, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Cool. I may actually read that when I start thinking about a new comp for college.
- version30.x, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have $450 to burn and need to *assemble* a basic multimedia dev box -- targeting AMD 64 3200+ or better. Does anyone have a shopping list recently compiled with part numbers etc - mobo, ram, hdd, cpu? Though that I would check with this group before doing the Google.
- wilf_brim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0To those who feel that building a computer is easy and something anybody could do:
May I humbly suggest that you have greatly overestimated the technical saavy of the average citizen. Although the techincal skills and knowlege required in buying the components and assembling a new computer isn't that high it is extremely intimidating to many people. They wouldn't know where to start.
And, for the most part, you still get a better box when you build it yourself. Plus you don't have to deal with all the crap that comes pre-installed. - dewey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Good read, good digg. It's even pretty up to date, mentioning SATA and such.
- PacoBell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@linuxbox: You're absolutely right! How dare these english n00bs say that here? We all know it's really spelled "tru dat", after all. =D
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm still expecting the post "Yeah? So? I already know how to do this." LOL
This is a good thing for those who want to build their own computer but aren't too sure what to look for (ie: those who are willing to learn). The average citizen has to want to learn and this is something that's good for them. They may not know what everything means at first, but they'll learn. They won't read this site in a vacuum, wilf_brim. - trollking, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The problem with letting the average bloke build their own computer is when they have trouble with it they will be asking their already overworked friends & relatives that DO have a clue. So I beg all you technoilliterates: buy a computer from a major manufacturer who has good telephone support and don't bother me!
- fastfood15, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0cool but their are ton of sites like these. I dugg it anyway cause im a digg whore.
- Darth_tater, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0im not gona digg this because i dont like noob guides.... but it is a very important skill to have. saves time while trouble shooting and saves a lot of money
- KriLL3.2™, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0IMO it's dumb not to overclock.
All computers/components have a margin safety built into them for use in very hot places or to survive a failure of the cooling etc. If you know what you're doing and give the computer better cooling that the common one 80mm case can and one 60mm CPU fan on a aluminum cooler you can clock your computer quite alot and still remain safe.
But yes a person new to all this should not overclock. My rule of thumb is that if the person asks me how to overclock he/she isn't ready. ;) - linuxbox, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"true dat" Learn English hippie.
- trollking, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0You'd think by version 30 of this joker he'd figure out that this isn't a discussion board. http://www.googleityoumoron.com
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