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gaming_case_pcBuilding a PC is not that big of a deal if you know what you are doing. For this you need some experience with hardware and software installation. Well to do this you need to buy all the different parts you would need to build your own PC from scratch. This simple step can be quite confusing if you don’t know what you want and what best works with what as there are lots and lots of hardwares available for PC. So you will need some information and some experience to build you own PC. There are some upsides to building your own PC, you could get a high end system for a very low price. A pre-assembled PC of the same configuration would cost much much more than if you build your own PC.

How to Build a Computer? Well for a novice it can be a very confusing and hard task but there are some sites that offer their expertise in building your own PC. Not only that, they will provide you with all the parts and instructions to do so. This way, you won’t have any problems with different parts not being compatible with each other as sites like Easy AS My PC that sell PC building kit would have tested the compatibility of all these parts. These kind of Build your own PC kits are much more cheaper than a pre-assembled ones. Easy AS My PC will also give all the instruction you would need to build your own PC with a very detailed illustration. Besides the kit, you would need only a screwdriver to do so. Doesn’t matter if you are a novice as the instructions are very easy to read and follow.

The best kit found at Easy AS My PC costs $1,199 which is a lot cheaper if you get a pre-assembled PC with the same configuration. This Build your own Gaming PC kit has:

  • Fully illustrated assembly guide
  • 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  • 2GB SDRAM (2 x 1GB)
  • 250GB Hard Drive
  • GeForce 8600GTS 256MB Video
  • 16X DVD-ROM
  • 750W ATX 12V power supply
  • Keyboard and mouse
  • Choice of operating system

thermaltake_toughpower_200_pc_power_supplyIt is not the best available configuration by far but it is not that bad either. For the best configuration, you would want to get a quad core processor and a bit more of RAM plus a Video Card with at least 512MB of Video RAM. I would also get a DVD Writer or even a BluRay optical drive if you want to go state of the art but it would cost you considerably much more money. Power supply and Hard drive looks good but you could get a bigger hard drive, maybe a 1TB hard drive. Thats just me though. This system should be enough for a regular gamer. Well, if you know what you are doing, you should get your own parts and customize it to suit your needs. This system is geared towards novices for building their own PC and save some money doing so.

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Dell Vostro 200Dell has just dropped the price of their Dell Vostro 200 series mini tower desktop PC. The regular price was $799 but dell has given an instant discount of $300 off of $799 so you can get this mini tower desktop PC for just $499 if you choose the default configuration. You can see the default configuration for Dell Vostro 200 series mini tower desktop PC. This system will have a Windows XP home edition operating system or a Windows Vista Home Basic edition on it which will depend on you. I like Windows XP as it uses very less hardware power than the new Windows Vista Operating system and lot of bugs on Windows XP has been fixed over time in contrast to Windows Vista Operating system. Below are the specs for the Dell Vostro 200 series mini tower desktop PC.

  • Intel Core2 Duo Proc E4500 (2.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
  • Genuine Windows XP Home Edition or Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Dell 20 inch Widescreen E207WFP Flat Panel Display W/ DVI
  • 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMM
  • 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
  • Single Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
  • Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
  • 1 Year Ltd Warranty with Next Business Day On-Site Service

For an additional $50, you can choose Intel®Core™2 Duo Proc E6550 (2.33GHz,4MB L2Cache,1333FSB). The graphics card on Dell Vostro 200 series mini tower desktop PC is integrated in the mother board so don’t expect too much from it. If you want a gaming sytem, you might want to select a 256mb NVIDIA 8600 GT for an additional $120. This video card will enable you to run almost all the new games on the market today.

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