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Ok, so my dream computer is finally about to become a reality ( i hope). I am finally going to build my own custom made gaming machine. Is there a guide somewhere that I can look at to make sure I order all the right hardware? I'll post all the hardware I plan to buy in a few days.

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building a computer is a lot easier than you would think. Just make sure all your components are compatible and you should be golden. And yea i agree with resopalrabotnick, just post all your parts your getting here 1st and everyone will make sure you have the right stuff  :wink: .

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building a computer is a lot easier than you would think. Just make sure all your components are compatible and you should be golden. And yea i agree with resopalrabotnick, just post all your parts your getting here 1st and everyone will make sure you have the right stuff  :wink: .

thats what i did. and if i can build a computer...anyone can.  :wink2:
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Ok, here is what I have so far:

CASE: TBD

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POWER SUPPLY: TBD

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MOTHERBOARD: TBD

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PROCESSOR:  Intel Pentium 4 640 Prescott 3.2GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor- $89.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116197

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RAM: OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory- $97.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124

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HARD DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive- $79.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

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OPTICAL DRIVE:  SONY 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner- $52.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827131049

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VIDEO CARD:  HIS Hightech H260PRQT256DDN-R Radeon HD 2600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card- $112.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161099

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KEYBOARD:  Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black 105 Normal Keys 9 Function Keys USB Ergonomics Keyboard Mouse Included- $21.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109156

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MONITER:  HYUNDAI N91W Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers- $174.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824179035

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OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional- 139.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116059

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Total current price: $770.92

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Would Office 2000 be compatible with Vista Basic? My wife needs a cheap Computer to leave at her sisters and needs Office.

siince i can't say definitely from experience i'm gonna have to stick to probably.

why not upgrade to office 2007? the menu bar takes a little getting used to but the performance improvement especially on a smaller box is amazing. the apps really pop.

as for biker: looks decent, the pciexpress slot will let you upgrade the onboard graphics nicely and the works 8.0 will let you buy msoffice at upgrade prices.

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Guest kamil234

why not go dual or quad core theyre pretty cheap right now

p4 is outdated

but if ur not goin for top of the line prebuilt would be cheaper

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