Re: how do i build a computer
- From: "Dave" <noway@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 21:25:34 -0400
I include component selection, and at least to some extent the OS/driver
install as part of a build.
Good. If done correctly, the pre-hardware purchase research should take a considerable amount of time, even if you are experienced at it.
The more challenging part seems to more or less come from experience;
picking the components that are more likely or less likely to play
nicely despite being compatible as judged by the specifications.
Y'know, many people say that some motherboards are picky about ram or whatever. I guess I'm lucky as I haven't run into many compatibility problems. At least not with systems I've spec'd. But then I tend to go for brands like Kingston and Crucial and OCZ for RAM. Though my last build I used Patriot, just because I got like a 40% discount over any better known brand with similar specs. No complaints, it works great!
Picking the drivers that will layer nicely and not break each other's
configurations can be fun too -- There was a good deal of time where
configuring a Microsoft keyboard and a Logitech mouse on the same system
took a bit of juggling if you wanted all of the extra features of both.
Luckily today the problem is less of an issue then it was in the past,
although perhaps my view is slanted since I swore off VIA chipsets and
AMD CPUs entirely and standardized on one motherboard manufacturer.
Hmmmmm . . . for a while I used AMD CPUs almost exclusively. Every once in a while I'd help someone build who insisted on using Intel for no good reason at all other than "it's intel". Not a big deal, I have nothing against Intel, it's just that for a LONG time Intel was really bad as far as bang/buck goes. :) It's too bad you swore off VIA chipsets. I've had really good luck with them. Several years ago, a friend's system had a power supply die, and it took his intel chipset mainboard with it. He didn't have a lot of money, so I found a cheapER power supply and the cheapest motherboard I could find, happened to be VIA. He was THRILLED with the replacement mainboard. That VIA chipset mainboard kicked the crap out of his high-end Intel board. He had benchmarks that he'd run before the power supply died and the same benchmarks run on the VIA board showed the VIA chipset board to be much faster. Incidentally, that system is still going strong, since we rebuilt it several years ago. It's horribly outdated, but still in use daily. :)
I tend to shop for components by features first, then name brand. For example, if an Intel CPU has the better bang/buck in my price range, I'll gladly build Intel. Same with chipset. I don't need fastest necessarily, but I want the best features at a decent price, then I'll look for one of my favored brands of mainboard maker with that chipset. Don't care if it's VIA or Intel or whatever, whoever has got the goods at the moment, I'm buying. I seem to be greatly biased toward nvidia chipset video cards, but not exclusively. Last one I bought was a ATI something or other when my workstation at work needed an upgrade.
I think you are limiting yourself by swearing off AMD CPUs and VIA chipsets. I really do. Not that I'd recommend either at the moment. -Dave
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