Deadcell
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Hey fellow techies .. Havn't posted in a while...
Anyway, I wanted to build my own desktop with my own money, buying seperate parts, possibly including a barebones kit, from discounters (Directron.com, Geeks.com, Newegg.com, etc) ... I understand the hardware and done a bit of research for a 13 year old, but here's the problem: My dad told me he didn't think it was a good idea to do that, for a simple reason: He said he'd tried the same thing, buying from Tigerdirect, but said that, if youre building your own PC, you can't easily install the OS. Now he tried this about 5 yearss ago with much less knowledge of hardware than I do...He advised my to look on Dell.com. Gimme a break (Typical Father - Anyway, eMachines and cheaper and more compatable) .... How would one, if they had installed a working PC and got the BIOS running, install an OS (XP or Vista) ... It's just like any other software installation, isn't it? I think its not as complicated as he puts it. If someone could give me an explanation, I'd be a real help.
P.S. - Here's the system I'm looking at:
NVIDIA SLI 650i Mobo, AMD Athlon 4200, (2x) 512 Corsair or Patriot RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, 450W PS, Integrated Sound Card
Anyway, I wanted to build my own desktop with my own money, buying seperate parts, possibly including a barebones kit, from discounters (Directron.com, Geeks.com, Newegg.com, etc) ... I understand the hardware and done a bit of research for a 13 year old, but here's the problem: My dad told me he didn't think it was a good idea to do that, for a simple reason: He said he'd tried the same thing, buying from Tigerdirect, but said that, if youre building your own PC, you can't easily install the OS. Now he tried this about 5 yearss ago with much less knowledge of hardware than I do...He advised my to look on Dell.com. Gimme a break (Typical Father - Anyway, eMachines and cheaper and more compatable) .... How would one, if they had installed a working PC and got the BIOS running, install an OS (XP or Vista) ... It's just like any other software installation, isn't it? I think its not as complicated as he puts it. If someone could give me an explanation, I'd be a real help.
P.S. - Here's the system I'm looking at:
NVIDIA SLI 650i Mobo, AMD Athlon 4200, (2x) 512 Corsair or Patriot RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, 450W PS, Integrated Sound Card
