Your second pc (How to Build the Perfect Computer)

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Product:	How to Build the Perfect Computer
Date:	18/07/03 (98 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheaper , Value for money , Better performance

Disadvantages: Technical, You may not have the confidance

Have you got a PC looking for a new one this article could save you £100`s. Your second/ Third or whatever pc even though it will be a better PC can be cheaper if you follow this. A package PC is great for your first PC when your just starting out, you get the software and all the hardware you need but after that a custom PC would be lots better and lots cheaper!

After your fist PC you already have lots of software so you dont need all the extra software you get with a package PC also you already have lots of the hardware you need!!

You will have;

Monitor ( screen)
Keyboard
Mouse
Speakers
Hard Disc ( you may want to keep this as a extra one )
A operating system ( you can keep this or buy a new one)
PC Case
Sound card
CD roms

and more


You might already have;

A Scanner
A Printer
DVD ROM
CD r/rw roms
MODEM
Most of the software you need
and more

So since you dont need to buy all that again that saves you lots the monitor will save you about £75 - £150+ and the operating system ( windows ) if you dont want to change it saves you about £100 ( i recomend you upgrade this) you have software so you save money from the software that comes with the new PC

Were to go

Local computer sales ( small ones )
NOT PC WORLD YOU WILL SPEND LOTS MORE

What you will need to buy;

CPU - you can buy 3 types of CPU ( INTELL, ATHON, DURON)
INTELL is the most expensive but the fastest speed
Athlon is the middle for cost but it performance does not suffer it fast
DURON is the cheapest and SLOWEST
i recomend you go for a ATHLON as it fast for the cost

STATS;
speed /OVERALL desktop performance
INTELL pentium 4 1.8Ghz / 100%

ATHLON AMD Athlon xp 1800+ / 115%

So i would go for a ATHLON xp any speed

ALSO YOU WIL
L NEED A CPU FAN ASK THE COMPUTER SALES MAN

Motherboard - ASK you computer salesman for the best motherboard for you selected ~CPU you can get motherboards with build in Graphics cards and sound cards with can save you money but they lack in performance

Memory - for a new PC you need at least 256mb RAM but you would be better getting 2 128mb RAM cards which = 256mb RAM as 2 cards will work faster. Also if the motherboard you selected has DDR conection your memory will need to be DDR this is a good thing as DDR is alot faster the PC 100 or PC 133 ( old memory) DDR( Double Data Rate ) works at depending on what speed you buy PC 2100 PC 2700 PC 3200 and PC 3700 the faster speed the higher the cost but i recomend you go for 2 128mb DDR or 1 256MB DDR if you are a extrem gamer you should think about getting more memory 512mb DDR

Power pack - you may not need this if your old Power pack is good enough but they are cheap anyway

HARD DRIVE - you may use your old one but its prob. full. With a NEW PC you would be looking at least 40gb recomened 60 - 80 gb a good 80gb can cost as low as £75. The more memory you buy the less it will cost per GB. YOU can never have enough space

Graphics card - if you motherboard has not got a build in graphics card or you want a better one you will need this look for at least 64mb ddr AGP on you graphics card as the min.

Sound card - prob. have this build in to your motherboard but if you want a better one buy one.

ALL other stuff
like MODEM CD ROMS DVD roms you can upgrade if you want but you dont have to or you can buy them over time


You can get the computer sales man to fit all of these parts or you can save more money if you have the confidance to build it yourself.

This also provides lots of knowledge of computers and is great for a hobbie

I think this is the best way to a new PC as i dont like Package PC i have been upgrading and fixes
computers for a couple of years now and i find it EASY. People may think building computers is hard but i have done jigsaws harder. Everything fits togher like a jigsaw and it is hard to put it in the wrong place.

I have build many computers anf fix them for people in my dads work and in my school
I AM ONLY 14 well nearly 15 ( in august) i recomend to any person looking for there next PC to Buy a Custom and save money

For my PC i saved £200 easly of the package price ( as i did not get all the software, printer and scanner as i had better equipment)

My record is £450 saved ( thats with the same spec. with printer and scanner ) prob. due to the store was greedy.

But for your first pc i say go for a PACKAGE PC after that its CUSTOM all the way

hope you learned something and saved those £`s if you need any help e-mail me on

paulwatson2003@hotmail.com

and check out my websites

http://www.unwind.brad.com and
http://www.vicecity.brad.com

Thanks

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