[Desert Hydro]

so im new to this whole thing completely. i know how to use a computer and all the basics but its kinda like my iphone, there's so much untapped potential if i only new all the secrets haha.

my main goal was to build something that could handle D3. im not a big computer gamer but i have always been a fan of diablo from the beginning. when d2 came out i had a compaq that had a 3gig hard drive lol. sure enough, it couldnt handle it lol. i know im a few weeks behind on the launch date and im many levels behind my buddies at work so i have some major catching up to do!

anyways i went as nice as i could for as cheap as i could. got a decent graphics card, a SSD and a decent processor im my price range all goin into a in win micro atx dragon slayer case which will all be lit up GREEN since we are all on the green team here at icmag haha.

i do not know a whole lot about computers as of yet but im hoping with this build something will spark my interest and the knowledge will flow.

here's a pic of the case lit up in blue i found online

[Hammerhead]

Building your own is a fun project. You learn allot about the different peripherals you can get...I have built a few myself. Put quality components where you need them. Processor,Ram,SSD,Monitor,Ethe rnet card/wireless wifi, a good game controller. Anything you save put it into a upgraded component like video card. Good Luck

[bigbrokush]

What motherboard are you looking to go with? I'm building one also and I'm using a AsRock X79 Extreme9 motherboard, with the G. Skill Ripjaws Z series 64GB Memory card. And I'm putting it in a Carsair Obsidian Series 800D Case

[Desert Hydro]

mine is an asrock as well but just a cheap intel board. the buddy that helped me with the build is EXTREMELY budget mindful and he didnt seem to keen on my spending extra money lol. he's probably right in my case. its my first and i dont do anything too crazy with my pc's. icmag, d3 and the occasional cruise on pornhub haha
god bless the internet

[thelaughingman]

mobo: Evga x58 sli
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
memory: 6gb of Mushkin Memmory 6-7-6 cas
PSU: Seasonic 540 fully modular
GPU: Evga 580 Copper 850MHz, memory=4196MHz effective, 1536MB GDDR5.
water cooled
SSD boot disk and 3.5TB HDD

[dbuzz]

Originally Posted by bigbrokush

What motherboard are you looking to go with? I'm building one also and I'm using a AsRock X79 Extreme9 motherboard, with the G. Skill Ripjaws Z series 64GB Memory card. And I'm putting it in a Carsair Obsidian Series 800D Case

Why on earth would you ever need 64gigs of ram? Did I read that right?

And building computers is fun, basically an adult lego kit.

[TheGreenBastard]

Originally Posted by dbuzz

Why on earth would you ever need 64gigs of ram? Did I read that right?

And building computers is fun, basically an adult lego kit.

Ever heard of a RAM disk? There is software capable of turning your RAM into usable disk space which is several times faster than even SSD's. Of course to retain that data in-between boots you need to save it to a more permanent storage medium such as a HDD or SSD.

[Snagglepuss]

Technology has gone and passed me by,im still building computers with socket A boards..I tried many different types over the years Asus ,Abit ,Iwill...But my favorite
Is the MSI K7n2-Delta LSR....Ive gotten this board 4 times now...

Amd Amd Barton cpu
2 gigs ram
Sapphire Radeon 512 DDR 2
650 watt psu.....

From trial and error my favorite and most important component .Is the video card,,I always try and get the best one i can afford at the moment when upgrading.....
Happy PC Building you geeks ...LadaZ

[thelaughingman]

Originally Posted by TheGreenBastard

Ever heard of a RAM disk? There is software capable of turning your RAM into usable disk space which is several times faster than even SSD's. Of course to retain that data in-between boots you need to save it to a more permanent storage medium such as a HDD or SSD.

What?

[dbuzz]

My first PC I built took me about 3-4 hours of carefully making sure everything was right. After 20 minutes of inspection I was ready to press the button. So I held my breath and did it. And nothing happened. I just sat in disappointment for like 2 minutes, staring and thinking I had a defective part. Then it clicked, I forgot to switch the power supply on.