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I am buying the components of a new computer separately.
Tower,
Mother-board,
Processor,
RAM,
HDD,
Graphics card,
Sound Card,
FDD,
CD-RW,
Etc...
Are there any specific compatibility issues anyone thinks I should be aware of before buying all that and then piecing it together?
-Harv
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if u but ddr400, make sure its corsair xms stuff. its very compatible, reliable and has a heat spreader so reduces heat probs. i reccomend buying epox or asus boards. epox being my fav as theyre v reliable and an overclockers dream if ur into that sort of thing too. also, stick with athlons, pentiiums are sh*t on price/performance. if u wanna avoid compatability problems then avid buyin cheap components. its a simple rule, but it has served me well. also 1 last thing, dont buy ibm hdds. they suck. go for seagate ones. they are v good quality and will last forever
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and by cheap components i mean generic brands etc, stick to the good brands and u wont have any problems...
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So i am not missing any components in that list for my tower to run then?
When i boot up the computer, the BIOS will be on the motherboard already?
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all looks good to me, cept u forgot about the heatsink & fan plus any compound.pads ur gonna use for the base of the heat sink. Also, make sure u check if ur tower comes with a psu tho cos often they dont. if it doesnt then get one from here:
www.quietpc.com
maplin also sell quietpc stuff for cheaper than the main site:
www.maplin.co.uk
free delivery over £30 too...
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Ta for the link, but i use my own trustly little shop down the road where i always get all my hardware from. They've been good to me in the past and always given me good deals. They said that they would supply a tower with a psu anyway.
Whats a compound pad then?
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its instead of using grease. i use the pads cos theyre alot less messy, and ive read a number of articles which say theyre better to use on permanent installations (ie when u dont swap ur processor/hsf every week) because the grease can run a wee bit and so not give you as much heat transfer. they dont cost much (£2.50 for 3) and it just makes the whole job alot easier and less messy.
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oooerr,
Didnt know it was as complicated as this.. 
I am used to supporting them once they are built... not building them!
I might ask for more advice in this thread once i get my super-duper king of computers.
...to be continued.
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pno probs m8... uve never built a pc b4?
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ahh the fun of building your first pc, never goes right first time lol. I built mine though so not rocket science
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Normaly the fan/heatsink for the processor comes with a pad on the bottom so all you have to worry about is breaking the mobo when you fit the f**king AMD fans...
But if you go with a Itel Pentium (which I would say is ALOT better 100% compatible and no worry's if you heatkin/fan fails) I would be running an Intel but but old PIII Mobo failed me (thats what you get for over clocking a moBo) so I had to get a new computer on the cheep, so the Athlon had to do  .
But it is stright forward fit all the parts to the spaces that it fitts (evey part you put in will had one place it will go) the Bios is built into the MoBo, then set up the Bios to boot from a CD rom and put in your autoboot copy of windows (or Linux if so inclinded) and install..
Thats it....
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Make sure the Bios reset is turned !!off!! (some Mobo makes leave it on reset mode and thus your computer will not start)
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first comp built, didnt have any problems with really, except that ^ didnt notice it, lol, i'd say im quite quick buildin the ol' computer now, dont take me long at all
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ive built all the machines in me flat (4 towers - i didnt build the lappy lol) plus a few others for other people inc my parents and stuff.
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Cool...
Ordered that PC now, picking it up on Saturday the 28th and gonna be building it later the following week.
Should be up and running soon and i will be using this new computer as the dogs body for applications including CS.
Speaking of which, I have posted another topic in the practice forum which will explain more about this situation...
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kool, womble is learning to build pcs v soon too... im gonna help him decide what components and stuff to get... heres your task for the day, what reasonable budget but good quality mobo would u reccomend. Im a bit behind on mobo info cos i built my last pc 6 months ago... whats the best board out atm for roughly around the £60-£70 mark?
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I normally go for Epox boards.
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me 2 but theyre not normally that cheap... my current one was brand new out at the time and its an 8RDA+ (2nd ever board out with an nForce2 chipset)...
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In case you lot hadn't figured out already, my new PC is up and running and will take the next few years for tweaking until i am completely happy with it. Just want to say thanks for all the advice and comments all of ya gave - that helped alot! 
Fankoo!!!
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come on then, do tell we all know ya wanna (cus were like it to)
And the final specs are.....
*awaits eagerly*
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Pentium 4 3.06GHz 533 FSB
1024Mb DDR RAM
Radeon 9800pro 128Mb GC
Soundblaster Live! 5.1 surround sound SC
40Gb 7200Rpm IDE HDD
52xspeed CD-RW
MS Bluetooth keyboard and Mouse
I'll post a pic here of it all set up once i get home.
The tower rules... It was chucked in as a buying bonus. It has a see-through neon-lit side with adjustable fans on the side, back and top.
The heat sink and fan for the P4 is as big as the PSU! 
/me rubs hands and sits outside his local Game store until 30th September... "Bring it on!!!"
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