Build Your Own PC

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Build Your Own PC

• Arianto Gunawan
• CS 147
• Fall 2004

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Main Components

• CPU (Intel and AMD)
• Hard Drive (IDE and SCSI)
• Motherboard
• Memory
• Power Supply
• Video Card

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Other components

• Computer case
• Monitor
• CD or DVD drive
• Floppy drive
• Speakers

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Auxiliary Components

• Sound card
• Printer
• Web cam
• Surround speakers
• USB Flash drive

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First Step Choosing the CPU

• Intel or AMD?
• AMD is more cost effective
• AMD takes less power consumption
• Older AMD models are more sensitive to heat
• Intel processors are generally better for
  multitasking

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Business/General Use Performance, Intel vs. AMD
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2nd Step Choosing Motherboard

• Each CPU has its own socket
• AMD Athlon XP Socket A
• AMD Athlon 64 Socket 754, 940, or 939
• AMD Sempron Socket 754
• Intel Pentium 4 Socket 775 or 478
• Intel Celeron Socket 775 or 478
• Be sure to get a motherboard that supports your
  CPUs socket

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Choosing a Motherboard (contd)

• Determine how much memory you are going to buy,
  motherboards can support memory ranging from 2GB
  to 4GB
• Determine the type of your Video card, some video
  cards requires PCI/PCI express slot. But
  generally, most video cards requires an AGP slot.

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3rd Step Adding Memory

• After choosing a motherboard, consult your
  motherboards manual to find out which memory
  type is supported
• Good memory brands Mushkin, Corsair, Samsung
• Value memory brand Kingston

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4th Step Choosing a Video Card

• Depends on what type of computer you want to
  build
• For general purpose computer, a GeForce MX card
  should be sufficient.
• For multimedia and gaming, a GeForce 6600 or ATi
  X700 should be enough
• For extreme 3D gaming, a GeForce 6800 or ATi X800
  is recommended

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Video Card Power Consumption
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Video Card Benchmark
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Hard Drive

• IDE or SCSI?
• IDE is a lot cheaper
• SCSI is faster
• IDE drives generally has more storage
• Unless you need speed, go with IDE

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Monitor

• CRT or LCD?
• CRT is less expensive
• CRT generally has higher refresh rate
• LCD takes up less space
• LCD produces less heat
• LCD requires less power
• In the long run, LCD is more cost effective

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Power Supply

• In general buying a 350W power supply is enough
  for most computers
• But if you plan to build a multimedia computer,
  get a power supply with higher power rating,
  preferably 400W

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CPU Power Consumption
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Average Power Consumptions
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Where to Buy?

• Research first
• Figure out the system you want to buy
• www.tomshardware.com
• www.xbitlabs.com
• www.anandtech.com
• Shop smart
• www.techbargains.com
• www.pricewatch.com

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References

• www.tomshardware.com
• www.anandtech.com
• www.xbitlabs.com
• www.amd.com
• www.intel.com