Computer building advice

Hey, everyone. I was wondering if I could get some advice. I would like to build my own computer and I was wondering if I could gt a somewhat easy how-to on building it. Also, I'm only 15 so I'd like to keep it on a budget, something under around $800. It doesn't need to be an ultimate computer, but I'd like to do a little bit of gaming on it. Thanks for the help!

Elmo

Don't worry, it's still possible to get a basic gaming computer around your price range. For a CPU, try looking at a core 2 duo at @ 2.4 GHZ or better, or a basic AMD Athlon X2 or Phemon X3. After choosing one, GPU could be the most concerning. For ATI, look at a card around the HD 3000 or 4000 series, as it has low, normal, and high performance cards with some of it's newest technology still available to you. For nVIDIA, look at a high 8000 series or something place in the 9000 series. Ram, I would recommened 2 gigabytes of ram, but make sure you have the kind supported for your motherboard. Also for motherboards, im not in-depth about them, but make sure you have a PCI Express x16 slot which comes basic for most computers. Some popular brands are ASUS, Gigabyte, Foxconn, even Intel. A recommened amount of space for a hard drive according to your price range should be around 500 gigabytes. Finally, your power supply should have a wattage according to your graphics card's system requirements. For example: If a card needed 500W power supply, look for one at 550W or better to guarantee it runs.

If your looking for pre built computers (recommened for you) just look at brands with at least your wanted processor, or with ram, etc. Who knows, you might get more bang for your buck. But still you will most likely need to upgrade your computer, so look at newegg.com, a very trusted website with so many computer parts with price ranges (did I mention rebates?)

I hope this helped :)

Alright, thanks for the help :D

Anyone else?

Elmo

Don't worry, it's still possible to get a basic gaming computer around your price range. For a CPU, try looking at a core 2 duo at @ 2.4 GHZ or better, or a basic AMD Athlon X2 or Phemon X3. After choosing one, GPU could be the most concerning. For ATI, look at a card around the HD 3000 or 4000 series, as it has low, normal, and high performance cards with some of it's newest technology still available to you. For nVIDIA, look at a high 8000 series or something place in the 9000 series. Ram, I would recommened 2 gigabytes of ram, but make sure you have the kind supported for your motherboard. Also for motherboards, im not in-depth about them, but make sure you have a PCI Express x16 slot which comes basic for most computers. Some popular brands are ASUS, Gigabyte, Foxconn, even Intel. A recommened amount of space for a hard drive according to your price range should be around 500 gigabytes. Finally, your power supply should have a wattage according to your graphics card's system requirements. For example: If a card needed 500W power supply, look for one at 550W or better to guarantee it runs.

If your looking for pre built computers (recommened for you) just look at brands with at least your wanted processor, or with ram, etc. Who knows, you might get more bang for your buck. But still you will most likely need to upgrade your computer, so look at newegg.com, a very trusted website with so many computer parts with price ranges (did I mention rebates?)

 

I hope this helped :)

Griffonzo

Who knows, you might get more bang for your buck.Griffonzo

 Theres a reason I said that, but there is definitely more possibilities of what you can get for $800, and it's like he said, if you do it right, you'll get more :)