# Checklist for Building a Computer **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 27, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023 "2005-11-27T13:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/1 "2005-11-27T13:20:17Z")
Ok, so I want to build a computer. I have a pretty good idea of what I need, but to make this easy, can someone maybe post up a thorough checklist of what exactly is needed to build a computer? ---
**Author:** ![shabacash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@shabacash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shabacash)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/2 "2005-11-27T13:44:38Z")
case + power supply motherboard ram dvd rom drives graphics card ethernet card hard disk(S) sound card ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/3 "2005-11-27T13:58:48Z")
not a dvd rom drive… a dvd burner drive Also… get a floppy drive. Some people will say that you don’t need one but they can always be handy. ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/4 "2005-11-27T14:09:39Z")
shaba’s list is pretty good. best thing to do is to decide exactly what you intend to do with the machine, and then build it for those reasons. the bottomline is always the apps you intend to run. ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/5 "2005-11-27T14:32:07Z")
POWMAX CP0327PL-4 Window Black/Silver SGCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply - Retail BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M7 Socket 754 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Sempron 2300+ Thoroughbred 333MHz FSB Socket A Processor Model SDA2300BOX - Retail CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model connect3D 3038 Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Maxtor M01H250 250GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive - Retail Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit 30SB041000000 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM Is that pretty decent? Am I missing anything, or should I change anything? ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/6 "2005-11-27T14:53:18Z")
not a bad budget setup - don’t expect to play the latest doom at full rez though. if the mobo has built in sound (most do these days) then the SB Live is redundant. I would say this system is excellent for surfing, and most work/school apps. it’ll be a little slow rippin dvds, but certainly not too bad. my fav retailer is newegg. stay away from tiger direct if it involves rebates - they’re not a good company to deal with in that aspect. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/7 "2005-11-27T15:00:49Z")
what is your budget? Toss up a number, and I bet some people will have fun just putting something together for ya… ---
**Author:** ![shabacash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@shabacash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shabacash)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/8 "2005-11-27T15:13:41Z")
> [@Clean Baldy](#): > > what is your budget? Toss up a number, and I bet some people will have fun just putting something together for ya… :hay: ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/9 "2005-11-27T16:21:45Z")
> [@Clean Baldy](#): > > what is your budget? Toss up a number, and I bet some people will have fun just putting something together for ya… :word: ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/10 "2005-11-27T17:54:42Z")
def under 1000, but if it’s going to be near that i want a 19" lcd too ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/11 "2005-11-27T19:38:20Z")
That is a good setup you’ve got there.I personally would just get rid of the “Sempron 2300+”,the sempron 2300+ is the same thing as a barton core athlon XP processor. The Sempron 64’s on the other hand…are up there in performance with the athlon 64’s and in alot of the benchmarks i’ve seen they are only a few points behind.$99 for the Sempron 3100+ 64 bit,but why not spend another $15 and get the athlon64 with the extra L2 cache? [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103452](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103452) Socket 754 stuff is CHEAP now and you can build a nice budget system because of it being outdated. Here is the sempron for $99… [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104237](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104237) Spending the extra on either processor will make a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/12 "2005-11-27T20:36:30Z")
see that’s the thing i don’t know the difference between stuff like that. if someone wants to put together a system for me, that’d be fuccillo. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checklist-for-building-a-computer/5023/13 "2005-11-27T21:48:04Z")
Here is what i’d build for myself (similar budget)… Case/PSU : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155) Motherboard : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081) Processor : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537) Ram : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440) Video Card : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814142052](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814142052) Hard Drive : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065) DVD Burner : [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058) Total build cost : $670 and that leaves you enough to be slightly under $1,000 with a 19in LCD. I can put one together that is a little cheaper but wont be as powerful,what will you be doing with the system?