Some OTHER PC Websites for Builders:

[Euphod]

I know most of us PC builders are familiar with
New Egg http://www.newegg.com/
and
Tiger Direct http://www.tigerdirect.com/
but there are some other sites which cater to our electronic needs. Two that I can think of are:
MWave http://www.mwave.com/mwave/index.asp
and
Frys http://www.frys.com/template/index/

Feel free to add your own sources in this thread, and perhaps we can make a one stop reference thread for Trainz PC Builders!

 

[titaniclover]

Great idea Euphod.
Here is two I would recommend:

Tom's Hardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/

Great place to ask a question on the forums and check in on the latest tech anywhere.

TestFreaks
http://www.testfreaks.com/

Another great place that has reviews on computer parts. I haven't looked through it a whole lot but looks like a great site to check on what people think of products.

Adam

 

[jkuhn]

If you hadn't started the topic, I would have never found this setup! I went to MWave and it's exactly what I'm looking for!

 

[Euphod]

If you hadn't started the topic, I would have never found this setup! I went to MWave and it's exactly what I'm looking for!

Cool! That's exactly the results I was hoping for, thanks for posting!

I'm going to add this one as an excellent source of information with benchmarking charts for CPUs and GPUS, and entire systems:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

 

[jkuhn]

I want to add another website, something many of us might know... CompUSA.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=31&name=Barebones

CompUSA is still in business online and in Canada. They have really good deals too!

 

[RRSignal]

I don't know all the intricacies, but CompUSA is the brick-and-mortar retail arm of Tigerdirect. CircuitCity is, apparently, filling a similar role as well.

 

[Euphod]

I'm fortunate enough to live near two TigerDirect/CompUSA brick and mortar stores, and one is the regional warehouse! I was just at the store last weekend, buying a mobo! I wish they were still separate entities, but then again, I wish ZipZoomFly hadn't gone south either!

 

[RRSignal]

Microcenter is pretty good too, if you have one around. My closest one is 45 minutes away, out by Villanova U, but well worth the drive. (And there's a lot of rail around there...another good reason to go! )

 

[Euphod]

Here is a calculator to guess-timate your power supply needs:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

[RRSignal]

Yeah, I've used that calculator for I don't know how long. It's awesome. But I still wouldn't recommend less than a 700W power supply for any Trainz rig, no matter what the calculator says. Too many power supplies deliver well-below their rated output, and some of the name-brands are as bad as the no-name junk.

 

[stouthm]

I had this site build my computer and I'm very happy with them. Any problems and they answer on the second ring and I can actually understand them. Check them out at: http://jncs.com/

 

[TramDU1214]

If you want to configure a build and find the parts for cheap, http://pcpartpicker.com/ is your friend.