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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 1651547" data-attributes="member: 478">Some random stuff.  CPU power is not very important, really. Don't buy a high end CPU, it's not worth the money. Just buy one in the moderate to low price range. You cannot buy CPUs that are so low-powered, that they won't be able to do what you are looking for these days. Something in the 2 GHz range is more than enough. The AMD Athlon is a better choice than the Intel line (Pentium, etc) here.  DEFINITELY buy a CPU that comes in a complete box with a cooler (heatsink) already installed, so you do not have to do that part yourself, as you can easily kill your CPU this way, if you do not know what you are doing!  GFX card power is quite important, if you want to play the latest games (or use other graphics intensive software, but there really isn't much besides games). However, you won't need a super impressive high end card here either, but I'd rather spend more money on the graphics adapter, so you get at least something above average.  A decent mainboard makes some difference, too. I'd buy one with a brand name, and not some cheap imitation. ASUS produces very good mainboards. Be sure to check what stuff comes with the mainboard (onboard). Many have sound controllers installed already, so you don't need anything else, unless you want surround sound or other luxuries. Be sure to get the right one for your CPU.  Memory (RAM) is also quite important, as you mentioned yourself. With 512 MB you should be on the safe side for a while, but you can also go with 256 MB and if you really think it isn't sufficient, get another 256 MB one and install it later (that's no problem at all). Be sure to get the right one for your mainboard/CPU.  Harddisk, just get one that is big enough for your tastes. You can't do much wrong here. Be sure to buy an IDE hdd, tho, not an SCSI one, as you would need an extra card to use it.  The trickiest part when putting it all together, is doing the cable lines right (power connectors, data cables, etc), and setting any jumpers on the board, if that would be necessary. It's usually explained in the mainboard manual (another reason to buy a brand name product here, as they have better manuals <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />). Other than that, after everything is put together, you might need to customize your BIOS settings, which might be another tricky part. If possible, try to get some help there, so you are on the safe side.  And one final word. Many vendors will try to sell you stuff you don't need. Be sure to get more than a single opinion before you make your decision on what components you are going to buy.  Most computer parts vendors here in germany also sell completely customized machines, that is you say which parts you want to have exactly, and they put it all together for you at no extra cost or a very low cost. Maybe they do the same where you are. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Bye Thanee</blockquote>

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