OK, duders and dudettes. Since I'm in school now, and in the coming year and a half I will need a PC (well, I want one for home, so I don't have to use the ones at school) for my Game Art and Design program at AI, I want to build a PC. My friend does also, so maybe we can knock out two birds with one stone.
I'm a n00b at building them, but this is what I'm sure I need:
� Case
� Motherboard
� Processor
� Hard drive
� Video card
� RAM
� Sound Card (I think)
� A copy of Windoze
If there's anything I missed, then please let me know. Cables I might need ... anything.
The problems: where do I get all of this stuff, and for the best price? Please don't tell me to Google it. I tried, and besides, I much rather talk with you all about it and get help from people who know what they're talking about (for the most part).
As for what type of chip I was looking to get, I'm thinking an Athlon processor is a choice. Are they not? I've read they have nice performance than Intel's chips in many instances, though not all. I don't need the mega top-of-the-line ****�I want something nice and that will last me a year or two.
I'm not even sure how to check to make sure the motherboard I get will fit the case. Hmmph. Guide me, my fellow MacNNers. It's for the good of the video game world. PC for school until I can finally get a dual G5! Guide me in the right direction! Thanks a lot, guys!
I'm a n00b at building them, but this is what I'm sure I need:
� Case
� Motherboard
� Processor
� Hard drive
� Video card
� RAM
� Sound Card (I think)
� A copy of Windoze
If there's anything I missed, then please let me know. Cables I might need ... anything.
The problems: where do I get all of this stuff, and for the best price? Please don't tell me to Google it. I tried, and besides, I much rather talk with you all about it and get help from people who know what they're talking about (for the most part).
As for what type of chip I was looking to get, I'm thinking an Athlon processor is a choice. Are they not? I've read they have nice performance than Intel's chips in many instances, though not all. I don't need the mega top-of-the-line ****�I want something nice and that will last me a year or two.
I'm not even sure how to check to make sure the motherboard I get will fit the case. Hmmph. Guide me, my fellow MacNNers. It's for the good of the video game world. PC for school until I can finally get a dual G5! Guide me in the right direction! Thanks a lot, guys!