synphul
Champion
Pretty solid walkthrough in my opinion. Plenty of info to help lost users who are unfamiliar with the build process and would likely make a good sticky. As far as what's important, there is no one hero of a pc in my opinion.
What the person's needs are will definitely affect the choices but in general, just about any major component that's cheap/cruddy will have an impact. The pc works as a team, all components need reliable power. The motherboard is the foundation for the build and connectivity, the cpu/gpu/ram etc all are important so balance is key.
Seems like so many people miss this and forget how important balance is. Not just in terms of specs but in terms of quality of the parts. IE using a $20 psu on a $1000 rig probably isn't the best idea.
Cases are probably the easiest place to cut corners without sacrificing too much, assuming someone isn't in and out of their case very often. Which they shouldn't need to be so long as everything is working properly, other than to dust it out.
What the person's needs are will definitely affect the choices but in general, just about any major component that's cheap/cruddy will have an impact. The pc works as a team, all components need reliable power. The motherboard is the foundation for the build and connectivity, the cpu/gpu/ram etc all are important so balance is key.
Seems like so many people miss this and forget how important balance is. Not just in terms of specs but in terms of quality of the parts. IE using a $20 psu on a $1000 rig probably isn't the best idea.
Cases are probably the easiest place to cut corners without sacrificing too much, assuming someone isn't in and out of their case very often. Which they shouldn't need to be so long as everything is working properly, other than to dust it out.