# New computer configuration

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-configuration/100938>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2002, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-configuration/100938 "2002-03-30T16:58:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-computer-configuration/100938/21 "2002-04-02T23:04:20Z")

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A lot of people are recommending **[tomshardware.com](http://tomshardware.com)**, and I CERTAINLY have to agree with them there. It will be a great deal of help when doing things like this.

Also-- I am currently running an AMD chip (as is just about everyone in my family, and most of my friends). I have yet to hear any real complaints about AMD’s chips. The only things about AMD chips is that they typically run hotter than Intel’s. This shouldn’t make a whole lot of difference, though, since you said that you weren’t interested in OVERCLOCKING or anything.

------- I bring the AMD thing up because you mentioned DDR RAM. Overall, AMD chips look like they make a little bit better use of DDR RAM than do the P4’s (which tend to work better with the RDRAM).

Anyway, good luck putting this thing together. : )  
LilShieste

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