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Build Your First Computer from Hardware Scratches

Wow- if you do it first time and have some asset of time in your disposition - then go ahead and purchase motherboard, your favorite processor, memory, video card (probably it is better to purchase it external for advanced quality). You will also need computer case - first computer should probably go to the cheap one - with USB 2 ports from the front side - the only question - you might want to replace noisy cheap power supply with $50 dollars one. Processor fan - nowadays you will see the variety for all the tastes - get the one with adjustable spinning speed to regulate noise (if you could not place it into the basement of your house - I guess you live in apartment or student dormitory). Let's go to details:

? Ahead of Generation. It is not a secret that when you build your own computer - you might overpay - in considering to what is available in the stores.. However you usually get ahead of technology. For example - it is still common when Dell/Compaq/IBM computers use PC2700 standard of memory. If you bought PC3200 - you have two years of being ahead of the competition

? Processor. If you build your computer from scratches - you should look into 64-bits processor from the beginning. Get AMD Athlon 64 3400+ at least

? Video Card. For $100 you can get maximum of memory and performance. This is why we recommend to get external videocard

? DVD Writer. RW+/- unfortunately Japanese manufacturers are in the process of decision making on winning standards plus DVD of high density. Get both supported.

? Hard Drive. Decent motherboards support IDE raid and you could experiment with striping (raid 0). Then if you purchase two IDE disks 400 GB each - you will get 800 GB - unbelievable for supercomputers - but you are on your own and cosmopolitan individual - step forward and be ahead of competition.

? Troubleshooting. Understood and respected. First listen your mother board beeps and refer to its documentation. It might not see memory, graphical card, etc. When you are installing memory - be very careful to static electricity issue. When you are attaching your mother board to computer case - the most typical issue is motherboard shorting - so do not be surprised to try your motherboard first outside the case

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