Computer Hardware
The first thing to do is to pick out some parts for a new build. The parts used in this build are listed below, but don’t use these parts as this build is a couple years old. Most builds will assemble exactly like this one, or very close to it, so take a read through the guide to get familiar with building a PC.
If you need help with build ideas, please look here at the computer builds list.
Case – NZXT Apollo
Motherboard – GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3
Video Card – XFX Radeon HD 4850
PSU - Corsair 400CX
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 X@ 5200
Hard Drive - Western Digital
Sony DVDRW Drive
Operating System – Windows 7 64bit
Motherboard
CPU socket
RAM Slots (aka DIMM slots)
SATA ports
Drive SATA Ports
PCI Express 16x 2.0 slot
PCI Express and PCI slots
Sound header(Used for headphone and microphone jacks on the case front)
USB header (Used for the case’s USB ports)
Front Panel headers(For the power switch, power LED, reset switch, HDD activity LED, and speaker for the motherboard)
