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| Thread ID: 25320 | 2002-10-01 08:25:00 | Buying parts and putting it all together...is it really that hard? | Jase1 (459) | Press F1 |
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| 84983 | 2002-10-01 08:25:00 | Hi I heard that you have to be quite careful when you buy different parts of a computer eg CPU, Mother board, Fan, Heat sink etc and putting it all together could be quite hard. So I was wondering what things should I look out for when I go out and buy a certain CPU and Motherboard. How would I know if this CPU would run on this motherboard without any trouble. I know you that motherboards comes with a manual that says what type of CPU it can support and how fast, so that part of the manual I could understand but what I don't understand is that sometimes I heard people say you have to watch out for the FSB speed of the CPU and the motherboard. So is it really that hard to buy a CPU and Motherboard...? For example: Would a Microstar Motherborad 6378 *200/266MHz FSB, Supports AMD Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP up to 1900+ support a AMD Duron 900. I know this sounds very stupid to some of you people out but please help :) Thanks alot Jase Sen |
Jase1 (459) | ||
| 84984 | 2002-10-01 08:40:00 | Everyone has to start somewhere. It's not a bad idea to get hold of an older computer at say an auction or a garage sale etc, just to pull apart and put back together again. It wont be the same as the latest specs, but will give you a feel for things. Then there is a lot of reading to do via books and web sites. Toms Hardware site is a good one to go to. On the main page is how to build your own PC, that would be well worth looking at. http://www.tomshardware.com/ There are also reviews of mainboards, cpus etc, a good site. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 84985 | 2002-10-01 09:14:00 | I'd also agree with going to tomshardware for a basic guide to building a PC . And to answer your question yes that motherboard would support a Duron 900 . The way to tell which chips fit which boards is to go by the name of the socket . ie Durons/Athlon/Athlon XP are all referred to Socket A so fit a socket A motherboard . Compared to Pentium 4's which are socket 478 and Pentium 3/Celeron which are socket 370 . You just have to make sure you don't buy a chip, say Athlon XP 2200 for that board as it may not support it due to the board limiting the maximum MHz CPU it will take . |
kewefella (2092) | ||
| 84986 | 2002-10-01 21:07:00 | Thanks alot :) Jase Sen |
Jase1 (459) | ||
| 84987 | 2002-10-01 22:04:00 | Another way of getting the right bits is to get MB, CPU and RAM from the same supplier and get them to guarantee the components are suitbale for each other. Often suppliers will have CPU/Motherboard bundles anyhow. | Biggles (121) | ||
| 84988 | 2002-10-01 22:05:00 | It is relatively simple once you've got the hang of it. That was an excellent suggestion to buy an older one and put it back together. The easy thing is that most Motherboards have almost everything you'l need, Onboard AGP, Sound, 4 USB, network, Modem. You really just need a HDD now days and a few other things, FDD, Power Supply and also a CD-Rom (Maybe R/W if you have the extra $$$ ) Buying one first as a test, pull it apart, that's a great idea, if it works, Go right ahead and make one of your own. If you get stuck, Just ask, we're here to help (I can say that because my PC is also home-made) Cheers Chilling_Silence |
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