# What do you need to build a PC? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 19, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762 "2005-04-19T08:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/21 "2005-04-19T08:46:45Z")
So, what will work with what? Like will any motherboard work with a processor? Or should I just buy a “combo” thing? ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/22 "2005-04-19T08:48:37Z")
> [@raverjames](#): > > I agree. I am working with Unigraphics and Solidworks at the lab here and it is on a dell with the best of everything. It is slow. My 2 year old home pc is alot faster with these programs. Dell uses some cheaper parts so the quality is not always up there with home built systems. all of the manufacturers put a lot of their own shit into startup and that’s why they run slow. Either install a fresh copy of XP or delete the manufacturer specific shit and it should run like any other pc. ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/23 "2005-04-19T08:50:56Z")
> [@raverjames](#): > > I agree. I am working with Unigraphics and Solidworks at the lab here and it is on a dell with the best of everything. It is slow. My 2 year old home pc is alot faster with these programs. Dell uses some cheaper parts so the quality is not always up there with home built systems. Ehh kinda agree, kinda dont One thing to keep in mind is that if you leave on the copy of XP that Dell provides it is bloated with all kinds of shit that other companies pay Dell to have their software installed. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/24 "2005-04-19T08:51:35Z")
> [@bobby311](#): > > Ehh kinda agree, kinda dont > One thing to keep in mind is that if you leave on the copy of XP that Dell provides it is bloated with all kinds of shit that other companies pay Dell to have their software installed. :repost: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/25 "2005-04-19T08:51:37Z")
ooh dammit…def 2 minutes late way to go 77redneck 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/26 "2005-04-19T08:52:11Z")
> [@bobby311](#): > > ooh dammit…def 2 minutes late > > way to go 77redneck 🙂 :love: ---
**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/27 "2005-04-19T08:58:42Z")
> [@bobby311](#): > > Ehh kinda agree, kinda dont > One thing to keep in mind is that if you leave on the copy of XP that Dell provides it is bloated with all kinds of shit that other companies pay Dell to have their software installed. Well you cant take it off if you are like us. WVU has a contract with dell amnd they cant change the OS. It isnt XP BTW. We only use windows 2000. It is a fact that dell uses cheaper parts. I know what brands are good and I spend some time researching parts before buying. I like to know that what I am using has been thoroughly tested and works well. ---
**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/28 "2005-04-19T09:03:47Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > So, what will work with what? Like will any motherboard work with a processor? Or should I just buy a “combo” thing? You should go with a combo, or read up alot more on how to build a PC. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/29 "2005-04-19T09:06:09Z")
> [@raverjames](#): > > Well you cant take it off if you are like us. WVU has a contract with dell amnd they cant change the OS. It isnt XP BTW. We only use windows 2000. It is a fact that dell uses cheaper parts. I know what brands are good and I spend some time researching parts before buying. I like to know that what I am using has been thoroughly tested and works well. which is why your home pc is faster than your work pc. Dell,hp,sony all use components that work very well together ---
**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/30 "2005-04-19T09:07:11Z")
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**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/31 "2005-04-19T09:10:27Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > which is why your home pc is faster than your work pc. Dell,hp,sony all use components that work very well together no, they use components that they can buy cheap and in mass quantities. Sony probably uses the better hardware of all those, but you pay for it. [www.alienware.com](http://www.alienware.com) makes pc’s with nice components but is overpriced. Gotta pay to play… unless you build your own. My home PC is also faster because it is overclocked and all the hardware was at the top of the reviews. Epox motherboard, EVGA video, Crucial ram… ---
**Author:** ![raverjames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@raverjames](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raverjames)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/32 "2005-04-19T09:15:39Z")
For reviews incase you have a question about quality: > **[AnandTech: Hardware News and Tech Reviews Since 1997](https://www.anandtech.com/)** > > News and reviews of PC components, smartphones, tablets, pre-built desktops, notebooks, Macs and enterprise/cloud computing technologies. [www.hardocp.com](http://www.hardocp.com) (they have a good link page too) [www.tomshardware.com](http://www.tomshardware.com) ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/33 "2005-04-19T09:22:38Z")
you people don’t need blistering fast computers FYI. you don’t do anything ‘intensive’ enough… trust me. any basic p4 will work fine. no need to blow a ton of $ on top of the line products… just get the basics at a discount if you can. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/34 "2005-04-19T09:26:14Z")
> [@raverjames](#): > > no, they use components that they can buy cheap and in mass quantities. Sony probably uses the better hardware of all those, but you pay for it. [www.alienware.com](http://www.alienware.com) makes pc’s with nice components but is overpriced. Gotta pay to play… unless you build your own. My home PC is also faster because it is overclocked and all the hardware was at the top of the reviews. Epox motherboard, EVGA video, Crucial ram… I never had a performance problem with any dell, compaq, hp, sony I have ever dealt with. Take all the BS out of memory and they run the same as any other home built pc with the same shit. but I agree, your p4 that you bought is 10x better than the p4 that comes with the dell’s. my home pc is a compaq evo with a new video card and it runs every game out there and is just as fast as the pc’s I have built for people with the same speed processor (p4 2.4ghz). I don’t know why people think that home built pc’s are automatically better than a manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/35 "2005-04-19T09:46:04Z")
Well, I think I’m almost done specing out what we are going to suggest to the big boss… I’ll show you guys so I can get some input. ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/36 "2005-04-19T10:42:10Z")
I’ve always had a lot of luck with Tiger Direct/Global … they’re the same damn place… eveyrone else on here seems to say that they dont like them, but i’ve never had problems… biggest thing is, to get parts cheap there, you need to send in rebates… and if you’re doing computers in quantity, rebates dont help much. ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/37 "2005-04-19T10:44:18Z")
I agree… i dont think you need a 3.2 Ghz P4 for the computer to run fast… 2.4 P4s run great, especially if you have enough ram in them… ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/38 "2005-04-19T10:44:20Z")
Well, I speced out some stuff and the guy here thinks we can get away with stuff from AMD, I speced out Intel brand stuff, SOOOOO I’m back to the drawing board. ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/39 "2005-04-19T10:51:36Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > Well, I speced out some stuff and the guy here thinks we can get away with stuff from AMD, I speced out Intel brand stuff, SOOOOO I’m back to the drawing board. just save yourself a bunch of time and buy from a manufacturer. With all the time and hassle, it would be better for the company to just buy the prebuilt stuff. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-need-to-build-a-pc/173762/40 "2005-04-19T10:51:59Z")
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