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Originally posted by pdiggitydogg

Its the picking parts that scares me.
Since Ive never given a rip about it, it seems thats there a ton of things out there. I know that not every part will work together (different motherboards, memory, hd connections) and thats whats stopping me...its greek to me. The physical building, I know I could handle.

Yeah, I know what you mean. It takes some time, but we can help you pick out good parts. I think I've built 10-15 computers now and haven't had any serious problems with it.

Also, the clock speed wars have changed. With AMD's efficient 64 bit architecture, a nice 2-2.5 GHz clock with compare with the high end pentiums for a little less money.

The only real compatability to worry about is motherboard -- memory. If you buy a new motherboard, chances are it will have pretty nice sound on it already, as well as LAN, firewire, USB (duh), etc. All you have to get is a good video card. Hard drive connections aren't really an issue. Either choose IDE or SATA. Most new motherboards have connections for both, but the in the future IDE will become more scarce, so go with SATA for about $3 more. Anyway, if you're serious about building, throw up some ideas and a price range and we can help you out.

You'll need:
Power supply
Motherboard
CPU
heatsink/thermal paste (if you are overclocking or buy an OEM CPU that doesn't come with one)
memory
cables
hard drive(s)
video
dvd/dvd-r/etc.
mouse?
case
fans