Building A Computer

Why Do It Myself?

When you build your own computer you save a ton of money. A $800 computer could be $2000 with manufacturer markup, especially with gaming computers. By building your own computers you can learn more about computers in general and gain future knowledge that can be used to help others and yourself. On top of all that, building your own computer is not a very complicated task, you screw components in place and connect them and then your done.

What Parts Would I Need?

To build a basic computer that performs decently you would need, not including accessories like a monitor and keyboard and mouse,

1. Case
2. Case Screws
3. Power Supply
4. Motherboard
5. Processor
6. Heat sink
7. Thermal Paste
8. RAM
9. HDD or SSD
10. Required Cabling
11. DVD-Drive(If not USB)

If you wanted a high performance gaming computer you would also need a Video Card because they perform better than integrated graphics by far. For general use and even light gaming you should be fine with integrated graphics though.

What Do You Recommend?

Specifications of computers vary widely, if you were going to build a gaming computer I would recommend,

• Core i7 4770k +
• 8GB RAM +
• 500GB HDD +
• 1000W PSU +
• AMD HD 7950 +

For a modest computer for home use as well as some work and play I would recommend,

• Core i5 4670
• 4-8GB RAM
• 500GB HDD +
• 500W PSU +
• Integrated or AMD HD 7770

If you have a budget in mind I would suggest,

• AMD A10-6800K
• 4GB RAM
• 250GB HDD +
• 500W PSU +

All of these configurations will deliver a very responsive computer in both Linux and Windows and will last years. These are very upgradeable configurations and with a good Video Card any of these can be gaming machines. All you need to choose is a comparable motherboard and case to get these up and running. There are YouTube videos on how to assemble your own computer from parts.