How do I Build a Computer?
If you plan to build a computer you’re not alone! It’s a surefire way to get exactly what you want at a great value, and it’s very rewarding. Ready-made systems often have outmoded limitations discovered too late: motherboards incompatible with newer, faster processors; too few PCI slots, inadequate memory thresholds, slow bus speeds, or other downsides. In fact it often seems these systems contain one or more components that are already obsolete. One way around the problem is to have your local dealer build a computer “to spec” — tell them exactly what you want for each component by brand and model number. However, once you know that, you can put it together yourself!. It’s easier today to build a computer than ever before. The internet has made learning about components nothing more than an investment in time spent pleasantly surfing from site to site. Also, motherboards have integrated many elements that had to be purchased separately in the past; this saves time, money and frustrat
ok providing you the information to build a computer your specs are large considering your budget may be you have to increase your budget or reduce your specs The first step in building a computer is deciding what type of machine you want to build. Do you want a really inexpensive computer for the kids to use? A small, quiet machine to use as a media computer in the living room? A high-end gaming computer? Or maybe you need a powerful machine with a lot of disk space for video editing. The possibilities are endless, and the type of machine you want to build will control many of the decisions you make down the line. Therefore, it is important to know exactly what you want the machine to accomplish from the start. Let’s imagine that you want to build a powerful video editing computer. You want it to have a dual-core CPU, lots of RAM and a terabyte of disk space. You also want to have FireWire connectors on the motherboard. These requirements are going to cause you to look for a mother
monitor, keyboard, mouse, mid tower ATX case, at least a 400 watt power supply (Watts don’t matter as much as sustained AMPERAGE on each rail does), ddr or ddr2 ram (kingston, ocz or crucial, in that order of price), nVIDIA or ATI video card, motherboard (INTEL is Very Pricey for the small difference in speed/throughput). If you only have 600 then get an AMD Motherboard and CPU. Also need a western digital hard drive (sata or ide), one or two sata or ide dvd burners, a floppy drive if you are smart, mousepad, wrist rest, a CRT monitor and not an LCD monitor ($150 average right there). check the specs on the motherboard for number of usb ports, onboard sound, integrated network card/ethernet port. ASUS is a good motherboard but you do pay for it. Foxconn is really good too and not as expensive. Don’t forget to add TAX and SHIPPING… Remember too to spend about ten bucks and get basic set of computer tools to put the thing together. Last and Foremost, before you ever set foot inside the
