Hardware Compatibility

[Apple3.14]

Ok, in the same line as the thread about upgrading RAM, I have a question..

 

I am planning on building a computer pretty soon, and its the first time I'll be building one, as opposed to just buying it all assembeled. I was just wondering what key things to check for as far as mother board, CPU, and RAM compatiblity, to make sure I don't do something stupid, and buy stuff that isn't compatible.

 

Or if anyone happens to know of a good source to check the compatibility of such things?

 

Thanks for your help...

[albertlee]

You better buy a book about that..... a simple and straightforward is just neccessary, should explain what is each piece of hardware, its relative info, and how it works on behalf of the whole computer assembled.

 

 

Go to the bookstore and find one yourself, in reality, assemblying a PC isn't hard. ;-)

 

Regards,

[Dave]

Once you've decided on the features you want (CPU type, RAM type, etc) then it's pretty easy to go around and find the appropriate components. Just check the specs of the individual components and you should be fine and dandy.

 

Also, there's plenty of online resources out there for this kind of thing. Remember: google is your friend

[Apple3.14]

Yeah, I just need to make sure I don't take a wild guess as I've been known to do before.

Like when I upgraded my RAM a long time ago, and got ECC, and then found out I needed non-ECC. I'll just check everything to make sure it is compatible.