Help in building a PC.

[cat2k1]

This matter may have been brought up before but I would like to know the essentials for building a PC. I am sure that there are some Pro's out there who can help.

[bhess]

Welcome aboard. There is lots of info here. Look here: http://www.sysopt.com/guides.html under Upgrade Guides and Performance Tips.
Also use the search button at the top for past info.

[smartxtai]

The essentials are:

-the motherboard(asus, intel, abit, etc..)
-the cpu(intel, athlon, cyrix M3)
-the cpu fan if you do not buy the boxed version of the cpu
-the hard drive
-the cd rom
-the floppy disk drive
-the sound card(if there is no onboard audio and if there is, you can always disable it and use a sound card)
-the graphics card
-the modem
-and extra fans to put in the front and rear of your computer to keep your computer cool
Be sure to look up all the specs of the parts before you build your computer. It took me 2 weeks to check every product that i was going to buy to see if they were all compatible and if they were worth the price. buy online, its cheaper, but only from reputable companys, i suggest www.resellerratings.com (http://www.resellerratings.com) have fun building your computer!!

[cat2k1]

Thanks very much guys!

[Brian48]

If you need more URLs, there's a few here you can look at.
http://home.earthlink.net/~chinmonster/links/index_links.htm

[eagle1]

It seems that everyday someone wants to start building a computer..!!! Doesn't that tell you something about the computer industry???

[kite]

you forgot to say the case and the PSU