What are all of the parts required to build a computer?

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Joey

This is how I want the question answered, please:

Make a list of all of the components of a computer, then the tools/items necessary to build it, and any other information you think I should know.

This is optional, but could you also please recommend good parts for the price?

This will be a gaming computer. I have $1,200.00 to spend, but I could go up to $1,350.00 if necessary. I will be using NewEgg.

Thank you all very much in advance. :)
Almost forgot - what protective gear do I need as well?

Answer
Case (main points, Look for tool-less and what cooling it supports.)

Motherboard (Determined by your choice of video card, processor, and ram)

Processer (Often can be found bundled with heatsink and mobo, make sure its at least 64bit.)

Heat Sink + Thermal Paste/Goo (better heatsinks can often times be a lot quieter or more efficient)

PSU (Power Supply Unit) (The main factor on this will likely be your video card(s))

Video Card(s) (For multiple - Nvidia look for SLI and for Radeon look for Crossfire)

Sound Card (Unless your an audiophile or went high end sound, onboard can be good enough)

Network Card (Most have onboard nics 10/100/1000 mbs, but if you want WiFi youll need a card)

Memory (Aka RAM, the speed of ram is limited by motherboard and processor, Look for at least 4 gigs.)

Hard Drive (You'll be looking at Internal SATA drives, IDE are outdated and SCSI are unnecessary)
Disc Drive (CD/DVD)

Fans/Liquid Cooling (Fans are easier, Liquid is typically quieter. Also there are adapters for 120mm fans, as they are typically quieter and to help with cleaning you can get simple filters that attach to the intake to limit dust.)

Peripherals - Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers/Headphones

You can also often times get lights that operate off typical molex or sata power connectors, if you want to have a fancy window on the side.

If you want wireless headphones, I'd suggest also getting Bluetooth and an A2DP headset. I've used normal ones with the "base" and haven't used any with more then mediocre quality.

Is this enough space for a gaming computer?

AliensHave

I would have 128gb SSD drive and I want to know if that's enough space for a gaming computer. I would have tf2 skyrim bf3 and the binding of issac also other new games. Is that going to be enough space for my needs I know I can uninstall games when necessary on steam but its a hassle to redownload them.

Answer
Hi,

It MAY be enough however it would be very tight, *assuming you have windows* your OS will take upu roughly 30GB of space. From there, skyrim is quite a big install and so is BF3 so lets say you've used half so far.

Plus any music and peripheral programs you may be running I think you'll push to maximum capactiy. In my honest opinion, spend the extra $70 to get a 500GB hard drive and connect it up.

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