Comments on: Remember that one time I BUILT A COMPUTER? – Part 1

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:34:21 +0000

Haha, excellent Although, I don’t currently take you for much since I only recently started following you on Twitter

I tried the Deathadder and couldn’t get on with it – it made my fingers feel too stretched out, and the sides were too slippery. I have a Steelseries Xai now and it’s like the best mouse I’ve ever used. Goes great with the Steelseries 4HD mouse mat.

I’ve had a poke at some gaming keyboards in shops but none of them really compare to the wonderful clickiness of my Cherry. Skype calls can get interesting, though. It sounds like this:
http://caerphoto.com/misc/cherryg80.mp3

Music to my ears But more importantly, the keys feel really nice. Honestly, if you’re going to be handling your parts all day, it should feel as nice as possible.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:49:11 +0000

Really, who do you take me for? ;D I have a Razor Deathadder and a Naga. I usually use the Deathadder, really like how it feels in my hand. I had the G5 for awhile too, really liked it. I have a thing for computer mice. Other women collect shoes, I collect mice.

Keyboard, I chose to go cheap on. I’ve tried gaming keyboards and I really don’t feel the difference between a cheap keyboard and a fancy one. I prefer quiet keyboards too, can’t stand the sound of keys! The microsoft one is ok. Very quiet. The only complaint that I have is that it’s hard to reach the left “alt” button. But otherwise, it does the trick.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:10:42 +0000

I was nodding my head in agreement (and in some cases wishful thinking, particularly with the CPU) until I got to this bit:

“Basic Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse kit (Keyboard – I couldn’t find one without a mouse – 30$)”

Do you already have a decent mouse? Cos if not I’d definitely recommend getting a good one like a Logitech G5. It’s one part you’ll be holding almost all the time you’re using the computer, so it makes sense to get a good one.

The same argument could apply to the keyboard, although less so for games as I guess you don’t spend much time typing in them compared to how much you use the mouse. Still, given you’re a blogger you owe it to yourself to get a nice keyboard (I have a Cherry G80 and it’s wonderful, albeit pretty noisy )

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:16:58 +0000

Assembly was pretty easy. Installing Windows though… I still get nightmares!

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:16:27 +0000

Hahaha, I was so worried that I’d zap my parts beyond use. And I kept touching everything I shouldn’t.

I’m kind of lucky though, I’m a pretty moist person, so I don’t get static very often. Still, I kept a lot of metal nearby to ground myself, I covered my workspace with the antistatic bags my parts came in and I tried very hard to not rub my feet on the carpet.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:13:42 +0000

Ah, don’t worry about it. That’s the beauty of pay-as-you-go phones anyway. It just hangs up when you run out of money, instead of surprising you with a 400$ bill at the end of the month.

By: Somnar

Somnar — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:35:11 +0000

I can’t wait to read part 2 of this! (And probably laugh at some of the same stuff I went through when I decided to build my first one..) Then, I got addicted to it, easiest thing in the world to do now.

Congrats on building your first one though!

By: Morrighan

Morrighan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:05:13 +0000

I can do the ordering and choosing part, and the installing software part. I am not, however, allowed to touch the inner parts of a PC. Why? Because I am STATIC WOMAN. See me spark. Especially in winter when I get static shocks from car doors, the cat, all sorts. The year I lived in the US (either because it was even dryer in winter or because they don’t have the third grounding wire in their electrics or both) I used to have to go shopping with gloves on because every tin in the supermarket, every fridge door – basically everything that could conduct electricity – would give me a shock. Too expensive to risk me blowing out a part!

By: raijair

raijair — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:37:35 +0000

Congrats on building your own Ophelie! and Noooo, not the dreaded 3-7 business days!!

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:29:36 +0000

I used Newegg for reviews and stuff, but they charge a lot for delivery and their prices were considerably higher than Memory Express. And since the delays were due to UPS and the fact that I live hours away from civilization, it would have taken just as long.

I did look at some guides for choosing parts, but I couldn’t find any up to date ones. A few magazines had recent reviews, but finding any useful information in there was like looking for a needle in a haystack! I used a few online guides a little bit, but for the actual building process, I found it easier to just follow the manual. Motherboards come with fantastic instructions.

Kudos to you for getting it all done on your own!