building my first PC

[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,Ethernet 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]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]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 [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GPU: [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Evga 580 Copper [/FONT]850MHz, memory=4196MHz effective, 1536MB GDDR5.
water cooled
SSD boot disk and 3.5TB HDD
[/FONT]

 

[dbuzz]

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]

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]

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.

 

[thelaughingman]

nice... I can't say I haven't done that HAHAHA!! one time when I had to take out the mobo I plugged a multi card reader into the wrong header.. stoner moment...

 

[storminmormon]

Building your own computer is always sort of magical, even if building computers is second nature to you.

How is your computer running? Any problems with the hardware?

I've been upgrading my computer here and there for about 5 years and it's still going strong. I don't play as many video games as I used to, but I think I need to build a new computer next year. I just bought new hard drives on black friday! These two put me up to 6 terabytes of storage space...3.5 of it used up. I'm a bit of a digital hoarder. I promise there are only about 50 gigs of porn...and it's all high quality. haha.

 

[thelaughingman]

Iye matie haha I concur Its kind of like the feeling "ITS ALIVE HAHAHA!!" she runs like a champ I did have several problems at first but a few RMA's and a service pack later everything's running like a champ. I don't like to be to far behind technology either I would like upgrade to usb 3.0 and upgrade my boot drive to ssd, but that would cost hella money haha..
nice come up on bf ..I was thinking about doing that, but I went for broke on turkey day maybe next year..peace

 

[storminmormon]

Black friday is a painful day to be broke. I wonder if there are more deals on grow equipment around black friday or around 420. haha.

My friend won't stfu about his SSD drive. I might beat him to death with it. =)

 

[Peter Parker]

Good luck to ya! I am hoping to join the same boat and build my own pretty soon!

 

[Samporasa]

Nice Build

 

[Gry]

A lot of joy doing this though the years. Just lost an edit box I built over 12 years ago - abit mb socket a in a leanneli case with a hot 2 gigs of ram - I think I had almost 2 grand in it at the time .Can't help but want to cry as I think of all the money I handed mr gates though the years. Why did I never consider linux as I was doing multiboot configs back then ?

 

[bonecarver_OG]

im just about to build my first pc ever. ive been reading up and doing research for a month now.. i think i got a pretty good setup planned out. i would like to know if there is any tech-ppl out there who can see some changes i should make. im really trying to be a on a tight budget to be able to get the r9 280 3g.

mobo: MSI H97 PC Mate
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2Ghz Box
memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 8GB 2x4GB CL7
PSU: Corsair CS550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 OC windforce 3GB GDDR5
box: Nox NX-3 USB 3.0 red LED
fans: 2x Tacens Mars Gaming MF12 120x120
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB SATA3

the box comes with 1 fan from the factory. im adding 2 more fans.

dvd and soundcard i will recycle from my old pc. i use a external profesional soundcard for music production, no need to upgrade that atm.

all help or thoughts apreciated.

peace / bone

 

[SPG.]

Yea best way to save money is build ya own!
Built my 'Gaming' desktop some yrs ago complete with neon alien looking case!
Quite simple and satisfying gd,lk

 

[Bababooey]

im just about to build my first pc ever. ive been reading up and doing research for a month now.. i think i got a pretty good setup planned out. i would like to know if there is any tech-ppl out there who can see some changes i should make. im really trying to be a on a tight budget to be able to get the r9 280 3g.

mobo: MSI H97 PC Mate
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2Ghz Box
memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 8GB 2x4GB CL7
PSU: Corsair CS550M 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 OC windforce 3GB GDDR5
box: Nox NX-3 USB 3.0 red LED
fans: 2x Tacens Mars Gaming MF12 120x120
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB SATA3

the box comes with 1 fan from the factory. im adding 2 more fans.

dvd and soundcard i will recycle from my old pc. i use a external profesional soundcard for music production, no need to upgrade that atm.

all help or thoughts apreciated.

peace / bone

Looks like a solid build. This for gaming? What kind of monitor(s) are you running?
No SSD? The crucial mx100's are pretty cheap, about 50 cents a gig, and they're solid in performance.
I think you can run intel smart response technology (srt) to run an ssd cache: get a 64gig or smaller ssd, and can set that up with an hdd for a combined/hybrid drive (with the storage of the hdd, but the fast response of an ssd for frequently accessed programs).