Experienced Noob, so to say...

[moviemaggot]

Hi Everyone,

Ive been on this forum alot but couldnt figure out my login stuff after a year so I made a new account.
I built and fixed computers for many years and worked on computers almost everyday. But I havent worked with building and fixing them for a year. So Im kinda of lost. Are builing and upgrading computers any different with all this new technology such as dual core processors and such. I really just want to get back into the flow of things but Im finding it a little hard to catch up on the past year.

Can anyone help me or offer advice?

Thanks a bunch!

[EzyStvy]

Same O same O. Just like riding a bike....

[jer888]

AMD got beat by Intel's Core 2 Duos. AMD is no longer the king. Its QUAD core proccessors now lol.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by EzyStvy Same O same O. Just like riding a bike....

Yeah, assembling computer is basically the same. All you have to do is familiarize yourself with some of the new stuff and you should be fine.

Cricket

[moviemaggot]

Originally Posted by Cricket Yeah, assembling computer is basically the same. All you have to do is familiarize yourself with some of the new stuff and you should be fine. Cricket

Like what new stuff?
Mainly my problem is trying to find the best parts and which ones are compatable.

Thanks for the help

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by moviemaggot Like what new stuff?

Stuff like the new dual and quad core processors, PCI-Express 16 video cards, DDR 2 and the upcoming DDR 3, SATA drives, ATX 2.0 power supplies...stuff like that.

Cricket

[LeftyAce]

Take a look at some of the recent builds in the BYOPC forum for some lists of 'modern' parts. Intel Core2Duo is king right now, and as always we're recommending ASUS motherboards :-)