Computer users are now becoming savvier nowadays. In fact, many of today’s computer users are now into assembling their own custom made personal computers. The price and availability of hardware has caused this phenomenon. If you’re wondering how to build your own computer from scratch, you should know that it takes effort and a little technical know how. Building one for yourself is doable – you just need to put in some effort.
Equipment to Purchase
Here are the parts you need to buy to build your own computer from scratch. There are primary components that you need to purchase and several peripherals in order to make a working computer system. You’ll need a motherboard, a tower case, a processor, RAM or memory modules, case fans (some cases already have the fan mounted), processor fan along with its heat sink, hard drive, screws, cables, and power supply.
You can take this list of items to any computer store and the people there will know what you’re trying to do. Most of the time they will be willing enough to help you get compatible parts since in the end they will be selling the equivalent of an entire computer system. So, build your own computer from scratch also benefits computer stores since it also boosts their sales.
Considerations
Before driving over to the store there are a few things you must consider before making your purchases. First off, you should come up with a feasible budget. Your working budget should get you the parts that you need. Make sure that you aren’t being sold parts that don’t fit your needs.
If you’re only after a computer that you’ll use at home or in the office then you can settle for mid-range computer parts that can do the job nicely. No need to get an extra powerful graphics adapter and an overly expensive motherboard that supports two processors if you’re not doing any video/graphic extensive processes. There’s just no need to waste money on computer resources that you will never even use in the first place.
Pick a large enough case that can fit the size of the motherboard. Make sure that the RAM, processor, and graphics card are compatible with the motherboard. Get a large enough hard drive and get a get a matching CD/DVD drive. Make sure that the power supply is set to the right voltage.
Assembly
You will initially install the power supply and motherboard into the case. Next, mount the processor on the motherboard followed by the heat sink plus CPU fan. Install the RAM modules and the video card. After that, install the CD/DVD drive and the hard drive. Plug the two power leads to the motherboard from the power supply.
Plug the drive cables (IDE or SATA) to the hard drive and CD/DVD drive. Plug the power lead to the said drives. Plug the tower front panel cables to the motherboard. Now close the tower case. Plug the monitor, mouse, keyboard, and power cords to the tower and a power cord to the monitor. Boot the computer and install the operating system. And that’s basically how you build your own computer from scratch.
