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Trying to make a good computer, What parts (such as CPU, Hard drive) should i get?

Really need a good specifications for computer parts, trying to build one out of scratch since my computer at the moment is horrible (I hate theCeleron processor) and my GhZ is bad as well. My budget is around $500-600 and people have mentioned sites to me such as newegg.com but i was hoping someone could be more specific Not necessarily a gaming computer either as well, but i do want a decent processor, graphics card, and so on to play some games on the computer My computer specifications: 256 Mb of Ram, 1.2 GhZ, 40. GB hard drive, Celeron processor, HP computer Its really old and bad. Appreciating all help ^_^

Public Comments

1. Building requires experience, I recommend getting a DELL. You can get something good with that money.
2. You can get one built by a pro for that kind of budget. Go to http://www.nicklockard.com/ and ask for the latest prices, since parts go down every day. Those guys are gamers and IT professional as well, so they will build to suit your needs.
3. I'd reccomend an Intel Q6600 for a cpu. It's pretty cheap for a cpu and can be easily overclocked to give you the same speed as a significantly higher processor. It's also quad core. Hard drives are pretty general. Just look for a well reviewed one (quiet and fast are good)
4. If you have to ask, you're not ready to build your own computer yet. I suggest you read up on different PC parts (sites like Anandtech have been useful to me in the past), form a preliminary list of possible PC parts and then ask for advice on that selection. Take peoples advice, make a new selection. Repeat until you are satisfied all the parts will work together and give you to power you want. Buy and build. Also try searching for guides to building your own PC. I'm sure the Internet is full of helpful material to first time computer builders.
5. hey , Go to this site http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/building-a-new-computer-part-1-choosing-hardware/ and click on part 2 to 5 ... and read this .this is simple you can choose hardware and do installing also..
6. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116072 Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134586 Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161259 HIS Hightech H485FN512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106263 LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098 Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817101034 ePOWER EP-550XPF 550W ATX12V Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case These are just the essentials totaling at $554.92 (as of now) without tax or shipping, no keyboard, monitor, or mouse. If you want to add a floppy drive or media card reader it'll cost you about $20 more. Also I have not included an operating system. You can decide whether you want XP, Vista, or a free Linux distribution. I see that everyone else's posts were all extremely unhelpful. I actually stifled a laugh at the person who recommended a Dell due to it being "cheaper". This build actually costs less than a comparable Dell system. You're paying mostly for labor.