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[Doubler]

Here's the situation: I'm moving in a few days, which means I'll have to get myself a new desktop in a relatively short amount of time. Since a lot of my day-to-day activities revolve around it, I decided to invest in it a bit.

Now I've seen a decent pre-built pc in stores, but it's still far from ideal. I've looked into building a pc myself, but I'm rather inexperienced when it comes to this. It's hard navigating all those parts and getting a good idea of what's needed and what's decent.

So I could really use some help. I was hoping to get some opinions and suggestions here

As far as general information goes: I'm located in the Netherlands, and my budget is €1500. This is somewhat flexible, though. I'm not stuck to any specific brands. Suggestions for a good set of speakers, a good monitor or a good keyboard are also very welcome. I also need a trackball, but I've got a good idea about that. Finally, I need Windows XP, as my games span 25 years.

[Icewolf]

Do NOT purchase anything from DELL.

[Scatty]

Do NOT purchase anything from Compaq and / or Hewlett Packard :cheesy:
Those three mentioned brands usually have computer parts that are a bit behind time, especially Compaq computers are always limping behind, while costing as much as computers which have much better hardware.

[The Fifth Horseman]

If you need to use Windows XP, stay clear of 64-bit. Heard there are compatibility problems.

What is the newest game you intend to play on this system?

[Quintopotere]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

If you need to use Windows XP, stay clear of 64-bit. Heard there are compatibility problems.

Are you talking about the 64 bit windows version (for which there are compatibility problems for sure) or the 64 bit CPUs (that seem to have no problems and are the only new CPU type that they sell)?

However, I agree with what above mentioned. To assemble a PC by your own is simplier than how it could seem!
Also you can find many "how to" on internet!

[Doubler]

The newest game? Assassins Creed. Mass Effect. Spore. Whatever else interesting comes out in the next few years. It's something to last

The problem isn't assembling the pc, it's choosing the parts. There's a lot to choose from, and what to go by?

[Burger Meister]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

If you need to use Windows XP, stay clear of 64-bit. Heard there are compatibility problems.

What is the newest game you intend to play on this system?

Ummm I have XP 64bit due to my rig having 4gb of ram and I have yet to see one driver or game not work... people must be trying to play really crappy games or something.