Building PCs - How do you Choose Your Components?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday November 22, 2005 @02:15PM from the only-the-freshest-ingredients dept.

ATP asks: "It's been a few years since I built my current system by ordering parts from the cheapest vendors I could find. Everything went smoothly with very little research, and my system is still running great today. I'm now looking into building another desktop system, but I've become quickly overwhelmed by how complex components have become. In particular, motherboard/CPU compatibility are confusing (think: single/dual, socket 478/604/754/939/939pciExpress/940/LGA775, OS compatibility, memory types, etc). Is there a guide to the not-so-novice PC guru somewhere that would help me catch up on the developments in the last couple years?"

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How do I chose? by Jeff+DeMaagd · 2005-11-22 14:17 · Score: 2, Funny

I spew alpha-numeric soup, much like the story submission, until the salesman faints!
Re:i have a bigger problem ... by mrs+dogbreath · 2005-11-22 14:32 · Score: 2, Funny

Try the gay bars, no more girl problems!
Re:i have a bigger problem ... by dascandy · 2005-11-22 22:13 · Score: 2, Funny

There's a kernel of truth in this reaction.

Try the apple stores. No more home-built computer problems.