If you are planning to build your own PC. Here are the Basic Parts of a Computer
_____ Memory/RAM.
Recommended Brands: Siemens, Toshiba, NEC.PCQ, Asus
Don’t buy no-name brands. Make sure you purchase the proper size of chip for your motherboard. Most new boards take 168-Pin DIMMS. Check your motherboard manual.. Buy fast memory. Buy at least 256 MB of RAM
_____ Video Card/Graphics Adapter.
Recommended Brands: Diamond, nVidia, Gforce, etc.
Almost all new motherboards supports AGP (Advanced Graphics Port) make sure to buy an AGP Video Card. At least 64 MB. Diamond makes some nice fast cards. Many of the newer cards come with software that lets you watch DVD’s! All you need is a DVD-ROM drive.