So, since I've recently come into a large (for me) amount of money thanks to training and not being able to spend it, I've decided to upgrade to a proper desktop computer for gaming, and use my current laptop for everything random.
To that end, I've got roughly $600 budgeted to build this machine. I can go over that, but I wouldn't like to.
Essentially, my questions boil down to: what do I actually need to build a working computer, and what are good items that I can use to do that? I'm browsing newegg right now, and all that has managed to do is reveal to me how hopelessly out of my depth I am at actually building one of these beasts.
For example, I'm looking at processors, and most of them seem to come with integral graphics chips. My experience with this laptop's Intel(R) HD graphics has taught me that integrated grahpics are terrible; is this actually true? Or is it just the Intel **** I've got?
I know some of the basics of what I'll need (or am at least decently sure):
Motherboard
CPU/Processor
Memory
Hard drive
Power source
Cooling fans
Case (assuming I can't get one elsewhere for free)
How important is a good motherboard, versus a budget one? What kind of power source do I need for this? How many fans is enough fans?
A few final notes before I unleash this post to the wilds:
If there's anywhere I'm willing to skimp on, it's the hard drive. I've never even been able to fill 500 GB, much less a full TB, so I'm not worried about getting a huge hard drive.
As the primary (but not only) purpose for this computer is gaming, a good graphics card/GPU is a must. That said, I have no idea what constitutes "good".
Again, keeping it at $600 or lower is ideal.
