Building A Computer From Scratch Can Be Great
Fun
Building a
Computer from Scratch can be Great Fun
If you are
planning to build a computer from scratch, you have to make a
selection of the components which you intend using for it.
There are a list of components which include the CPU, the
Motherboard, RAM, hard drives, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, CDRW, floppy
disk, cards for video, sound and network, the modem, the case,
the power supply and the operating system.
You should
start with the processor; choose a well-known one, checking out
its price and performance. Decide then which motherboard
you can use with the processor that you have chosen. Many
websites can give you help in making this choice.
From the two
major types of hard drives, the IDE drives and the SCSI drives,
the IDE drives are commonly used. When choosing your hard
drive the speed is of prime importance. Take the biggest
cache size and the largest storage amount that your budget
allows. Choose the motherboard according to the interface
specifications of your hard drives.
The choice of
the motherboard also determines what kind of RAM you can
use. Your choice of cards comes after that and some of the
fastest video cards may have problems with some
motherboards. Try and get the fastest CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and
CDRW drives. If you need to copy frequently from CD to a
CDRW drive, it is better to have two drives, that is, one drive
for CD/DVD ROM and the other one for CDRW.
Choose a sound
card which matches your real needs. There are very fancy
and fast ones available in the market, but if you are never
going to use them, don't invest in them. Get a good and
reliable Network card.
The Memory
chip that you use should also be compatible with your
motherboard. It is relatively easy to install the memory
on the motherboard, because there are usually instructions with
a photo for installing.
You can buy an
external modem or have one which has a controller. If you have a
controllerless modem, all your outgoing and incoming data is
processed by your CPU. In the bargain it slows down your PC and
is often less reliable.
Ensure that
high quality power supply is available; otherwise none of the
processes will function properly. It is always recommended to
buy material from well-known manufacturers. Also you
should ask around and see the experiences of the people around
you, especially the specific items which are of interest for
you.
You should
also think about the type of case you want, should it be a
desktop, a mini tower, a mid tower or a full tower? And if you
are putting together a computer of your own choice now, make it
upgradeable for all future hardware.
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