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xfluffybunnyx
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barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts?
#1812063 - 08/14/03 12:58 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok so i ordered a sapphire 9500 pro vid card last week... it got here yesterday and (please someone call me a noob) i realized my comp doesn't even have an agp slot so i just spent $150 on something i cant use... so i'm left with 2 options... return the card and deal with piss-poor graphics/framerate or upgrade my entire system
i'm using an emachines 1gig celeron pos i put in a nice soundblaster, 510 ram, robitics 56k, and it has a good burner/dvd drive/soundblaster live drive in it so i have some decent components to transfer if i buy a barebones system
i checked up and i could get a nice amd xp2600 system with motherboard on ebay for like $275... which sounds reasonable to me right now. i'm just wondering how difficult it is to start something like that
it will have no os or hard drive with it... can i transfer my hard drive over, thats something i've never changed, and i don't know if there are compatibility issues with some drives with some mobos if i get one with a new hard drive, how does one go about starting it up without an os... i don't really know how to ask what i'm wondering, i'm interested in doing this, but i don't know if it's out of my tech-league... i'm kinda lookin for a step by step/ how-to for building a comp from scratch... $275 and a little time is worth it in my mind, but i don't want to order something, try to make it work, and end up losing both pc's and having to face the "real" world :P
(this is not an ad link, just to give an idea of what i'm looking at buying, if this is bad, feel free to remove)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2746652026&category=38114
so i'm hopin for some advice here, or a link to a step-by-step how to, i dunno help
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daussaulit
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: xfluffybunnyx]
#1812180 - 08/14/03 02:06 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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xfluffybunnyx
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: daussaulit]
#1812375 - 08/14/03 03:14 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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thank you so much
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PjS
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: xfluffybunnyx]
#1812390 - 08/14/03 03:24 AM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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It isn't hard at all, those links above are pretty good.
And no, it's probably not the best idea to just put the old HD in there with the old system/drivers installed, it is almost guaranteed not to work, and if, then very very badly.. Your best solution would be to backup, format, re-install fresh. You'll need a bootable CD of your favorite OS (every Win version since 98 has been bootable from CD so that shouldn't be a big worry).
Alternately, if you don't wish to backup, wipe the OS before installing the HD in the new system.. C:\Windows\ for 9x systems, C:\WINNT\ for NT-based ones, http://www.budja.com/w2k/uninstall_w2k.html for a list of files you'll want to get rid of, too. I wouldn't recommend this way either unless you're willing to put up with random bitchiness of the compootar.
Or.. keep the old HD as it is, get a new one to put a new OS on, no backups needed that way. Programs installed on the old HD will give you grief about missing registry entries more likely than not, though.
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: PjS]
#1814037 - 08/14/03 03:02 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yes, thats some great advice! As to building your own machine, I've built three of mine, and I must say, it's nice to have a 'puter that fits your needs, instead of one that someone else thinks you need! It takes a bit of research, but you'll be glad you did!
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: xfluffybunnyx]
#1814099 - 08/14/03 03:23 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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Last friday I bought a motherboard and an AMD 1800+ cpu for only $59 at Fry's.
Definitely a good deal
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Le_Canard
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Re: barebones - how hard to build a pc from parts? [Re: wingnutx]
#1814859 - 08/14/03 07:02 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
wingnutx said: Last friday I bought a motherboard and an AMD 1800+ cpu for only $59 at Fry's. Definitely a good deal
No...thats a great deal!
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