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I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
unit. Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
(Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
any comments on that?
Thanks much
Jim

Unless you want the latest and greatest and understand how to troubleshoot
a computer assembly you would be better off buying a pre-built box.
It is really not worth building a machine unless you clearly know what parts
you want and why.
Many novice builders believe they put things together properly and then
their machines will not post, often because of some simple overlooked item,
and may end up taking the unit to a repair shop anyway.
There are amazing bargains in the 500-1000 dollar range that will do more
than what you specify and come with a warranty.

On Feb 23, 3:19 pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

Its easy but you are the support person, google is your friend, here
is a list (link)
http://www.google.com/notebook/publi...zpIgoQ5NjTyIAi

On Feb 23, 3:19*pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. *Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

"I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal
satisfaction..."

That is an important statement, you should do this be cause you want
to
and for now other reason, because building your own is time consuming
tedious and frustrating (especially trouble shooting). However, when
the job
is well done, it is very satifying and rewarding in the sense that you
learned
and further developed your capabilities. As for specs...you don't
seem to
need a beefy system and budget is not the primary concern so you're
pretty
felxible.

> MOBO / PROC (try newegg.com "or other" and find a mobo/proc heat sink
combo deal, whatever the combination, check user and editor reviews
"independently"
at review/comparison sites. In the past, I've had great sucess ussing
the previous years most celebrated hardware, by then the price has
dropped.

> Editing video and high res graphics is labor intensive work for procs
if you plan to do this, you should research what procs, memory and
graphics
cards are used by people in the video/graphics editing world.
Although you may
not care much about which proc to use, the truth is that not every
proc can do
video/graphics editing well. Multiple cores is beneficial maintaining
stable pc
function while running complex program routines.

> Don't assume that video gaming graphics cards are the better choice, they often are not adequate
for editing. There are well known graphics cards for this purpose, so
do your homework
on the subject.

> The space needed to store video and large image files is substantial, you should
buy at least 1 TB of storage to start (could use 2+). Dont sacrifice
drive speed because
read/write/seek times will affect performance.

On Feb 23, 3:19*pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. *Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

"I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal
satisfaction..."

That is an important statement, you should do this because you want
to and for no other reason, because building your own is time
consuming
tedious and frustrating (especially trouble shooting). However, when
the job is well done, it is very satisfying and rewarding in the sense
that you
learned and further developed your capabilities.

As for specs...you don't seem to need a beefy system and budget is
not the primary concern so you're flexible.

> MOBO / PROC try newegg.com "or other" and find a mobo/proc heat sink
combo deal, whatever the combination, check user and editor reviews
"independently" at review/comparison sites. In the past, I've had
great success
picking from a list of the previous year’s most celebrated hardware,
by then the price has dropped.

> Editing video and high res graphics is labor intensive work for procs,
if you plan to do this you should research what procs, memory and
graphics cards are used by people in the video/graphics editing
world.
Although you may not care much about which proc to use, the truth
is that not every proc can do video/graphics editing well.
Multiple cores is beneficial to maintaining stable pc function
while running complex program routines (provide the
programs being used support multiple cores).

> Don't assume that video gaming graphics cards are the better
choice, they often are not adequate for editing. There are well
known graphics cards for this purpose, so do your homework
on the subject.

> The space needed to store video and large image files is substantial, you should
buy at least 1 TB of storage to start (could use 2+). Don’t
sacrifice
drive speed because read/write/seek times will affect performance
while working.

Happy building!

On Feb 23, 3:19*pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. *Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

"I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal
satisfaction..."

That is an important statement, you should do this because you want
to and for no other reason, because building your own is time
consuming tedious and frustrating especially trouble shooting).
However, when the job is well done, it is very satisfying and
rewarding in the sense that you learned and further developed your
capabilities.

As for specs...you don't seem to need a beefy system and budget is
not the primary concern so you're flexible.

> MOBO / PROC try newegg.com "or other" and find a mobo/proc heat sink combo deal, whatever the combination, check user and editor reviews "independently" at review/comparison sites. In the past, I've had great success picking from a list of the previous year’s most celebrated hardware, by then the price has dropped.

> Editing video and high res graphics is labor intensive work for procs, if you plan to do this you should research what procs, memory and graphics cards are used by people in the video/graphics editing world. Although you may not care much about which proc to use, the truth
is that not every proc can do video/graphics editing well. Multiple
cores is beneficial to maintaining stable pc function while running
complex program routines (provide the programs being used support
multiple cores).

> Don't assume that video gaming graphics cards are the better choice; they often are not adequate for editing. There are well known graphics cards for this purpose, so do your homework on the subject.

> The space needed to store video and large image files is substantial, you should buy at least 1 TB of storage to start (could use 2+). Do not sacrifice drive speed for capacity because read/write/seek times will affect performance while working.

Happy building!

On Feb 23, 3:19*pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. *Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

"I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal
satisfaction..."

That is an important statement, you should do this because you want to
and for no other reason, because building your own is time consuming
tedious and frustrating especially trouble shooting). However, when
the job is well done, it is very satisfying and rewarding in the sense
that you learned and further developed your capabilities.

As for specs...you don't seem to need a beefy system and budget is not
the primary concern so you're flexible.

MOBO / PROC try newegg.com "or other" and find a mobo/proc heat sink
combo deal, whatever the combination, check user and editor reviews
"independently" at review/comparison sites. In the past, I've had
great success picking from a list of the previous year’s most
celebrated hardware, by then the price has dropped.

Editing video and high res graphics is labor intensive work for procs,
if you plan to do this you should research what procs, memory and
graphics cards are used by people in the video/graphics editing world.
Although you may not care much about which proc to use, the truth
is that not every proc can do video/graphics editing well. Multiple
cores is beneficial to maintaining stable pc function while running
complex program routines (provide the programs being used support
multiple cores).

Don't assume that video gaming graphics cards are the better choice;
they often are not adequate for editing. There are well known
graphics cards for this purpose, so do your homework on the subject.

The space needed to store video and large image files is substantial,
you should buy at least 1 TB of storage to start (could use 2+). Do
not sacrifice drive speed for capacity because read/write/seek times
will affect performance while working.

Happy building!

On Feb 23, 3:19*pm, "jimmy" <jap...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal satisfaction
> along with being able to use it. I do presently have a good functioning
> unit. *Everything is fairly clear in my mind except for the
> motherboard..Maybe someone can suggest a make and model # after reading this
> info...I am not into gaming nor will I be..I do NOT edit video now: however
> may be doing that in the future, so I would like that option. I do a lot of
> graphics in so far as editing still images in vivid colors... I understand
> it is better to have a video (graphics) card attached as opposed to have
> video integrated into the motherboard..Audio is not a necessity as far as
> loud blazing noise, heck I cant hear anyway....
> I am doing some light word processing along with lots of broadband internet
> activity.. I am using USB 1 now and would want to upgrade to USB 2.
> (Firewire ???) I will add the most ram, (memory) allowed.
> As far as (intel) or (amd) processor, it doesn't matter to me as long as
> it's a dependable unit...not concerned about dual chips one way or other.
> I'm not on a limited budget, although I do not want to go overboard
> either..If I am correct sata is newer and better than ide.
> I may or may not have covered all the bases, just looking for some concrete
> advice from you.I also see quite a selection of barebone units on Target,
> any comments on that?
> Thanks much
> Jim

"I am going to attempt putting a computer together for personal
satisfaction..."

That is an important statement, you should do this because you want
to
and for no other reason, because building your own is time consuming
tedious and frustrating (especially trouble shooting). However, when
the job is well done, it is very satisfying and rewarding in the
sense
that you learned and further developed your capabilities.

As for specs...you don't seem to need a beefy system and budget is
not
the primary concern so you're flexible.

MOBO / PROC try newegg.com "or other" and find a mobo/proc heat sink
combo deal, whatever the combination, check user and editor reviews
"independently" at review/comparison sites. In the past, I've had
great success picking from a list of the previous year’s most
celebrated hardware, by then the price has dropped.

Editing video and high res graphics is labor intensive work for
procs,
if you plan to do this you should research what procs, memory and
graphics cards are used by people in the video/graphics editing
world.

Although you may not care much about which proc to use, the truth
is that not every proc can do video/graphics editing well. Multiple
cores is beneficial to maintaining stable pc function while running
complex program routines (provided the programs being used support
multiple cores).

Don't assume that video gaming graphics cards are the better choice;
they often are not adequate for editing. There are well known
graphics cards for this purpose, so do your homework on the subject.

The space needed to store video and large image files is substantial,
you should buy at least 1 TB of storage to start (could use 2+). Do
not sacrifice drive speed for capacity because read/write/seek times
will affect performance while working.

Happy building!