Hi, I'm a complete newb and haven't made a computer before but I've decided to upgrade from my Athlon XP my brother passed to me XD (yes, loving the single core/40gb hard drive/1gb ram). Basically, I'm on a tight budget <$1100 so instead of buying some crap system sold at a shop, I think I might try build a good one so as to minimize costs.
My only requirement is a q9450 as I do some graphics work, and decided it would be a good platform to build from. I plan on overclocking but not right now so I guess no need for cooling stuff now and no screen/mouse/OS, just the box. I do play games so a good card please.
Nothing needs to be fancy just good enough so I can upgrade this and that when I get the cash. I think cpu/gpu/ram/hd/mobo/psu/case is all I need, but I may be missing something there. Thinking about moving to vista as well.
Thanks, any reply is much appreciated and if you have any tips for building feel free to add.
My only requirement is a q9450 as I do some graphics work, and decided it would be a good platform to build from. I plan on overclocking but not right now so I guess no need for cooling stuff now and no screen/mouse/OS, just the box. I do play games so a good card please.
Nothing needs to be fancy just good enough so I can upgrade this and that when I get the cash. I think cpu/gpu/ram/hd/mobo/psu/case is all I need, but I may be missing something there. Thinking about moving to vista as well.
Thanks, any reply is much appreciated and if you have any tips for building feel free to add.
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