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The Basics of Building a Computer Part 3
By Philip Stripling of Project PET Board
Ok. Now is when you start to buy all your parts. You have to get certain parts for certain motherboards as they will only work with certain types. It is pretty easy to find out what is compatible. Once you have all your parts, THEN start to build. Don't start before you get them all. There are VERY many details that you have to look at before you can buy your parts. If you would prefer not to have to go through all that trouble, then you can just get a barebones kit. It will come with most of the necessary parts to build a computer and they will all be compatible with one another. Your motherboard will be a certain size. It will be either ATX, MicroATX or MiniATX. You have to get a case that is compatible with your size of motherboard. On the specs page for the motherboard, it will tell what size it is and on the specs page of the case, it it will tell what size it is. Your memory has to be compatible with the motherboard. It will require a certain type (ddr, ddr2, ddr dual channel, ddr2 dual channel, ddr3, laptop, Apple memory [for Macs], ECC, Flash, SDRam) and a certain speed (333 MHz, 400 MHz, 1066 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1600 MHz, 1800 MHz). Each motherboard will have different specs for different things. The cpu will have to be a certain socket number (478, 771, 754, 775, 940, AM2, AM2+, F) and the motherboard also has to support that kind of processor. It will tell what kinds it will support on the specs page. The cpu fan will have to be a certain size to fit a certain socket cpu. The HDD will have to be a certain type (ATA, SATA, RAID, IDE, Internal IDE, PATA). Here is the list of specs for a motherboard from Tiger Direct. Anything listed on here will be listed from Tiger Direct. Specifications
Form Factor: ATX
Processor Interface: Socket 775
Processors Supported:
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
Intel Pentium 4 EE
Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad
Front Side Bus:
533MHz
800MHz
1066MHz
1333MHz
Northbridge: NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI
Number of Slots: 4
Number of Pins: 240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported: 8GB - 64bit
Memory Supported:
533MHz DDR2
Dual Channel Supported
667MHz DDR2
800MHz DDR2
1200MHz DDR2 (SLI-Ready)
Channels: 8 Channels
Audio Chipset: Azalia Audio CODEC
Supported Devices: 2
Hard Drive Types: ATA/133
USB Version: 2.0
USB Data Transfer Rates: 480Mbps
LAN Type: 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit
Port Type: 2 x RJ-45
PCI Slots: 2
PCI Express X1 Slots: 1
PCI Express X16 Slots: 3
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: 1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: 1
LAN Ports: 1
Audio Out Jacks: 2
Line In Jacks: 1
Microphone Jacks: 1
Center Audio Jacks: 1
IDE Headers: 1
FDD Headers: 1
Serial ATA Headers: 6
ATX Power Connectors: 1 24-Pin Connector
S/PDIF Connectors: 1 - Optical
Length: 12.000 in. (30.48 cm)
Width: 9.600 in. (24.5 cm) This will be all that I post about this subject. If you have more questions, email me at philip1192@bellsouth.net Make the subject Qassia Post. |
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PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE
Project PET
A nice Megaman site with good info and RPs
www.projectpetboard.net
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