i mean like buy your own case,cpu,gpu hard drive everything calculate the cost and install everything and have the honor of building your own computer is all this possible or a dream and can you good people tell me a good place to get started.
2007-12-04 13:17:37 · 16 answers · asked by woof 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You would want to get the processor first then a motherboard that can handle the processor you chose and then get the case make sure to get a case that is the same form factor as the mother board make sure the power supply has enough juice to it so everything will work. then i would buy the RAM and make sure that it is compatible with the motherboard or you will run into all sorts of problems.
As for where to buy stuff try here
www.pricewatch.com
2007-12-04 13:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by rannots123 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok, 1.) Case- choose a Computer case that fits the motherboard size your planning to use 2.) Power Supply- Choose a power supply from a good well reviewed company and website, and look for a online power supply calculator to see how strong of a power supply you will need 3.) Motherboard- my recommendations are a Nvidia chipset with an Intel processor socket, or an Intel motherboard, both are good, and go with an ATX motherboard size as they have twice as many options than a mATX motherboard 4.) CD/DVD-ROM/±RW Drives- i would go with just about any company here, as they all last long 5.) Hard drives- I would choose a hard drive that satisfies your need for storage space, if your planning on gaming with your PC, i reccomend a Western Digital Raptor X 150 GB, as that loads games faster than a normal hard drive 6.) CPU Fan- i reccomend going with a really good CPU Fan that is well reviewed with high reviews, as weaker CPU fans will hurt your CPU rather than help it 7.) CPU- i reccomend a Intel Core 2 Duo, but it depends on your cash flow and preferences, and go with a processor that fits your motherboard CPU socket, as a socket 775 processor will not fit in a Socket AM2+ and vice versa 8.) Graphics Card (aka Video Card)- i reccomend a Nvidia Geforce branded graphics card, but this also depends on your cash flow and preferences, and go with a PCI-Express card, as thats the standard now. 9.) Case fans, i would go with the nicest looking case fans, as case fans are cheap and long lasting.
2016-05-28 05:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. What do you think the manufacturers do?
You can buy the specs at computer shops(either online or a store) and then just place them in a case, connect them all and that's it!
and then there's the HDD defragment and OS installation.
2007-12-04 13:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Unbreakable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-04 13:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible! I do it all the time.
I recommend going to some place like newegg.com, or TigerDirect.com
And choose a motherboard and appropriate processor first, then build off of that.
2007-12-04 13:21:03 · answer #5 · answered by Troy G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can!!!! Depending on your knowledge of computers you can go to newegg.com or mwave.com or tigerdirect.com and go down the list on the side on what you wanna get. But be careful!!!!!! Make sure everything you buy is compatible with the other components you get!
2007-12-04 13:25:29 · answer #6 · answered by iPodMaster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can, but it's not very economical. You can't build one cheaper than what the manufacturers like Dell, emachine, Gateway or HP can. If you could, I'd still be doing that instead of driving a truck.
2007-12-04 13:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? Steve Jobs & Bill Gates took a whack at it- & they've made a pretty good living at it... Clean out your Garage, have people drop off their old PC's & Laptops for you- & GO FOR IT! Who knows?- Someday Steve or Bill could be knocking at your door- offering to "buy you out"! :)
2007-12-04 13:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to Newegg.com for parts and post around on forums for some info... u can build a great computer for a fraction for the price if u bought it.
2007-12-04 13:23:26 · answer #9 · answered by vansanity505 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...its actually pretty easy as all the parts are generally 'plug and play' nowadays..
go out and buy a good book on this...unfortunately...i dont know any as the last on i read was on building a 386sx..
2007-12-04 13:23:54 · answer #10 · answered by massiv_x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋