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Thinking of buying a pc? Why not learn how you can save money by building your own computer

Similar to Do It Yourself furniture, building your own pc can help you save a lot on any extras that you might get in your bill if you buy a computer straight from the shop. By building your own computer you can save on delivery and assembly costs. There are three major steps to building your own computer:

1. Parts & Components

• The first part of custom building your own computer is to know what parts you want and need.
  
  
• In order to determine this you should ask yourself, what the computer is used for.
  
  
• If it is used for basic work and internet surfing then you will not need a high end computer. However if you are interested in playing the latest computer games or your work deals with high end programming or multimedia work, then you will need a high end computer.
  
  
• A friend or the shopkeeper can help you determine what you need based on what you are using the computer for.
  

2. Purchasing

• The next step to build your pc is to buy the parts & components that you have decided on.
  
  
  
• Most likely you will have the following basic items: Casing, motherboard, processor, RAM, Hard drive, floppy drive and CD-Rom.
  
  
• The optional items are a power supply if your casing doesn’t have one inbuilt, and a sound or video card if they are not included with your motherboard.
  
  
• When building your own pc you must also ensure that you have enough fans to keep your computer from over heating. If you feel that the casing itself does not carry enough fans you can buy a few more coolers.
  
  
• Before leaving the store make sure that you have sufficient screws and cables.
  

3. Assembly

• Computer assembly is fairly easy to do. If it is your first time building a computer it is advised to have a friend nearby who knows what he is doing to teach you.
  
  
• It should be easy to build a pc because everything has its proper place. It something doesn’t fit, its likely that it doesn’t belong there in the first place.
  
  
• After putting all the hardware together you have to install the drivers that are provided along with the components.
  
  
• These drivers are extremely important so remember to keep them in a safe place after you are done building your pc.
  

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