Building a computer from scratch.
Many have stood in awe at the sight of a man or woman talking out of a black box called a television and many have wondered how the voice in the little transitor radio got trapped to talk all day without getting tried.The same effect is applied to the computer as many have wondered at the brain behind the computer, that you can store, type and virtually do anything you can think of on it. But wonder know more as this article is intended to make your wonderings and awe to turn into “ooh my God, it”s that easy’. This is a simple enough guide to both the wizard and the novice that likes to do things on there own. Happy reading.
Before we start, get to know the size of your budget and the kind of computer you want to build. Are you into business and need the computer as a personal office routine or for play. A good enough budget will mean a good enough system with all things needed to make it function optimally. Again, are you building a computer for the sole purpose of browsing the internet, or for other use. You need to get your facts on the table before you start.
Look for a good store that stock computer parts and services, many abound online and offline, but i would advice you go offline and vist the hardware stores to get a good first hand knowledge of the parts you need . See them and ask questions, it pays to ask than be lost. Our next step is to buy the major parts of the computer that we need and forget about the parts not needed. First identify the type of computer you want to build. Don’t cut cost, due to been hard up with money. Bear in mind that you are building a system, you want to use for at least four years. Now we can start our building.
First, take your processor unit and instal on your board, your hard disk follows, this is where your computer needs to be very effective, for a hard disk with little space may not be capable to do the things you want, so go for a hard disk with enough space, say a 20 gig disk, to back you up all the way through. Once that is in, you pick up the drivers tool you want installed on your computer, now this will depend on what you want to use your computer for, music, movie, editing, Dvd, etc. You determine what tool you want, then instal the drivers to power it, example a Dvd drive will play Dvd tapes and any other devices that is Dvd.
Your central processing unit now is installed on your motherboard, that is, the big board you got from the hardware store.
Next comes your fans and in order to hold them in place use thermal paste, this will make them not to shift, when the system heats up, for any other type of paste will most likely melt up when the computer gets warm.
Pick up your memory slots and other devices you want like graphic, sound, network, Usb cards and instal them.
We are almost finished here, go back to the top and recheck, in fact double check for any thing you missed from the beginning and put it in place. Now pick up the wires you got from the hardware store and place them in all the ports that need to be wired. Once again check that everything is in place and connected, cross your heart for the best. Hit the ON switch and watch your work light up.










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