Computer Help

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » May 17, 2003, 2:37 am

Ok, so I consider myself pretty computer literate, Ive built every computer Ive owned for like 8 years... and the time has come again for me to build a new one.

So, Im surfing all of the pricing sites and looking for deals... and I realized Im a bit behind since I left the computer industry 2 years ago.

Where is a good place to go to do the reasearch on the boards/cards/ram? Things I want to know are like differences between the GeForce chipsets currently on the market, whats the best preformer for the price? What kind of Ram should I be buying for a Athalon 2.5-3.0ghz?

Ive got cases and floppy drives and stuff, just looking for board/chip/video/ram atm... Any help is appreciated

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 17, 2003, 10:15 am

Tom's Hardware is usually pretty good for this kind of stuff.

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » May 17, 2003, 11:21 am

http://www.ars-technica.com/

Taly · Post by **Taly** » May 17, 2003, 1:35 pm

http://www.pricewatch.com

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » May 17, 2003, 3:48 pm

Thanks Met, thats exactly the type of site I was looking for.

Joramile · Post by **Joramile** » May 19, 2003, 3:02 am

For a processor that speed you're looking at at least a 300w power supply.

Get DDR RAM...not only is it uber fast but gettin' cheaper too.

ATA133 or bust on the hard drive, unless you can afford to do RAID LOL

As for the vid cards, just check'em out. The stats differ with the price just stay away from the GeForce MX series or whatever that lousy excuse for a video card was...

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » May 19, 2003, 9:12 am

Well, I picked up a 333mhz FSB MB with a Athalon XP 2500+, two sticks of PC2700 512MB DDR and a Radeon 9700. Gonna use my current HD and case, I think Im running a 400w power supply.

I should be pulling trains again in no time

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » May 20, 2003, 6:50 am

/panic