How to Build a P.C

First time p.c. builders guide Building your first p.c. is an arduous and daunting task to say the least, it can be extremely time consuming to finalise ones final specifications and to actually assemble the various components. But the joy of knowing that you have custom tailored and built this computer to your exact specifications brings a great feeling of accomplishment (also the incredible monetary savings also help), I personally believe everyone should build a p.c at least once in their life due to the fact that doing so helps one learn a lot about the various inner workings of a computer, and the incredible price of a custom built p.c. is also quite a large incentive. This step by step guide will give you the mental tools and knowledge of building a p.c. for those who have never built a computer before and I shall show examples of a build. Step 1: researching and sourcing components Before you start to build your p.c. you firstly need to decide why you are building the p.c., (e.g gaming or school work). This is generally the most enjoyable part of your build, but one needs prior knowledge about components and brands before buying the components, after the research component is complete you can work out your budget and window shop to your heart’s content!. Generally a computer needs these components. Case, power supply, motherboard, cpu memory, video card (graphics card), hdd/ssd, optical drive, monitor, mouse and keyboard. And also a copy of a. operating system Step 3: choosing processor brand The most important decision not only for the performance reasons, but for the pecking order when building a computer is choosing your processor brand Intel or Amd both are valid choices, without a direct course of research one can easily swim through chat rooms and debates for hours with “professionals” debating topics from cores and clock speeds to bulldozers and piledrivers and everything in between. Here is a quick summary, Intel is a more powerful