I bought my first pc and it was a bad one. I had not much experience with personal computers and needed one for work. It was badly assembled, lacked some of the features I wanted and was highly overpriced. After about 2 years of using this bad Pentium 75 I decided to make a list of pc parts for my new pc and build it myself.
I read every pc magazine that I could get my hands on, compared tests and top lists and finally came up with a part list that would beat every other retail computer for the price I bought them. The problems began when the parts arrived and I had to actually build the pc. It was difficulty at first, because even though I read a lot about hardware I never added hardware to my pc nor built a pc before.
A friend helped me a lot building it and with his help the pc was up and running in no time. Today I´am building my computers alone, because of many reasons, for instance being able to select the parts that I want or building something that is not overly expensive and working after its finished. There are more reasons but this would go to far.
It would have helped me tremendously if there was an internet page like mechBgon´s when i tried to build my first pc. His thirteen-pages guide to building an pc covers everything you need to know to build it on your own.
There are lots of hints and screenshots to make it as foolproof as possible for everyone, its absolutely recommended for everyone who wants to build a computer for the first time.
Probably the best tip is to have enough space on a table for all the parts and building the PC. This is way more comfortable than assembling the PC on the carpet or floor. Plus, it is less likely that you will lose stuff or damage it.
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Man, I learn something new at your blog.
I wish I can make my own computer too.
Smart Mind
‘lo,
Just to say i will most likely build my own computer in the New Year, it’s got to that dangerous stage where the idea just refuses to get out of my head!
Basically it’ll be a top gaming rig, most likely going to go for Athlon 64 3800+ along with 2064mb of DDR RAM, and some top graphics card (not sure about going down the SLI route yet).
At the moment though there is a big gap in my knowledge, so i shall be returning to this website and related links a lot over the next couple of weeks.
gl to both of us!