# Need help building a computer **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 17, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071 "2009-06-17T14:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/1 "2009-06-17T14:45:42Z")
My computer is starting to behave erratically and I decided to build a new one. What I want is top performance and money is not an issue (within reason). I need help choosing the best motherboard, processor and graphics card. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/2 "2009-06-17T14:50:01Z")
[gratuitous self promotion from computer shop owner] What is your budget and where would you like it delivered? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/3 "2009-06-17T14:55:42Z")
1000 to 1500€. Athens, Greece ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/4 "2009-06-17T15:02:08Z")
> [@Dog80](#): > > 1000 to 1500€. Athens, Greece :eek: shipping for warranty work might get challenging. ---
**Author:** ![YamatoTwinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cc9497/32.png) [@YamatoTwinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YamatoTwinkie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/5 "2009-06-17T20:40:04Z")
[techreport](http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/16721/1) [arstechnica](http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/04/ars-technica-system-guide-april-2009-edition.ars/2) [anandtech](http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3542) Note that these guides are from April. Also you might want to look at: [Best Graphics Cards 2023 - Top Gaming GPUs for the Money | Tom's Hardware](http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-price,2323.html) to get a good idea on the current videocard market. If possible, you might want to postpone building a computer until Windows7 is released (October?), along with DX11 videocards, but keep in mind that something new is _always_ going to be around the corner. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/6 "2009-06-17T20:45:31Z")
> [@YamatoTwinkie](#): > > If possible, you might want to postpone building a computer until Windows7 is released I don’t know that I’d let that stop me. From what I understand, owners of OEM-licensed copies of Vista will be eligible for free upgrades to Windows 7. It may only to apply to copies of Vista purchased after a certain date, though. [Cite](http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=609&pgno=0). ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/7 "2009-06-17T22:49:32Z")
What do you want to do with your computer? Are there any special considerations? (e.g. size, noise). ---
**Author:** ![YamatoTwinkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cc9497/32.png) [@YamatoTwinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YamatoTwinkie)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-building-a-computer/500071/8 "2009-06-18T19:45:04Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I don’t know that I’d let that stop me. From what I understand, owners of OEM-licensed copies of Vista will be eligible for free upgrades to Windows 7. It may only to apply to copies of Vista purchased after a certain date, though. > > [Cite](http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=609&pgno=0). I worded that poorly. Last I heard, ATI is supposed to be releasing their new line of DX11 videocards alongside the release of Win7.