Computers & Gadgets

When it comes to buying a new computer for business or home use you have quite a lot of options available to you, the first is to go to a big manufacturer and buy a ready made machine off the shelf, secondly you could look at buying a machine second hand, perhaps from an auction where items form liquidised busineses are put on sale at a discounted rate. The third and most commonly ovelooked option is to build your own machine. Building a computer is very straight forward, but despite this fact many people let the taks daunt them and opt to buy off the shelf. When you buy the main motherboard of a PC it comes with a simple to follow diagram, its just a case of plugging a few wires into the chassis (case) and then plugging the power supply into your mother board, after that all the other components just slot into place and are secured by a simple screw. By building your own computer you will not only save money, but also gain a good degree of know-how with your system, once you have this familiarity, it then becomes possible for you to simply upgrade your system as it becomes outdated. This is a very big advantage to have as you will never have the need to replace your whole system in its entirety. Below are six simple steps that should be followed when building a computer:

1. Search The Internet

The best place to start any build plan is by firing up your browser and having a good look at the type of components that are being used in the best off the shelf machines. Deliberate what you need the machine for, and sort of specification you want it to have, you may want a really high end machine, or you may just want to build a machine that will carry out basic office tasks quickly and efficiently and cost you a bare minimum of money to build.

2 – Compare Prices

Now that you have a list of the components you are looking to use in your build its time to find the cheapest supplier, during this stage I always keep a close eye out for special offers, many times this has resulted in my being able to build a far better machine than I originally proposed and for less money. Generally the best place to buy components are online electrical wholesalers as opposed to consumer stores. Most of these wholesalers are happy to deal with the public or take orders from a small business with no minimum order. Some even offer complimentary shipping and twenty four hour delivery.

3 – Ordering Your Components

Now that you have identified the best supplier for each component its time to order the parts of your new computer. Before ordering its always a beneficial idea to double check that the memory is compatible with your motherboard and that your motherboard has a compatible socket that matches your CPU. Additionally graphics cards also come in several interfaces with PCI express being the current favorite and more powerfull graphics cards require more powerful power supplies to run them, the power requirement will be stated in the graphic cards specs. Hard drives and DVD/CD drives are also available in quite a few connectivity options. The supplier you order with will be happy to run through your order with you and confirm that everything you intend to buy will work together.

4 – Buy The Components

Now we are getting somewhere, we know that all the components are compatible with each other, and its time to buy. After the components have been delivered its time to move on to the best bit. The build!

5 – The Build

As I said earlier, this step is far more simple than many people would possibly believe, the chances are that if you can change a plug, you can build a PC, the first step is to fit the power supply into your Chassis (this may already have been done depending on the case you bought) then screw the little brass mounts into the case that support the mother board, if you hold the motherboard in place in the case and look through the screw holes you will see where these brass mounts need to be sited. once the motherboard is fitted, carefully insert the CPU into the motherboard taking care to align the corner marked on the cpu with the corner marked on the motherboard. Apply a thin layer of cooling paste to the cpu then fit the cpu cooling fan and plug it into the correct port on the motherboard (shown on the motherboard wiring diagram) now connect all the wires from your chassis to the applicable pins on your motherboard, this is detailed in your wiring diagram. Once you have done this the trickiest part is over with! Fit your memory (ram) into the memory slots by softly pushing down untill they click into place, and plug the power supply into your motherboard. Next insert your graphics card and plug it into the powersupply if it requires a devoted power source (it will have a square plug for this if required) Now screw your hard drives and other drives into the chassis, plug them into the motherboard and power supply and also plug in any case fans to the power supply. There that wasnt that hard was it? Congratulations! you have just built your own PC! Now its time to plug in your keyboard, mouse, and monitor, install windows and establish what it can do! This article was written on behalf of Fixitnerds, Computer specialists providing mac repair and computer repair in London.

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