have you ever built a computer?

i have built computer many times. first time it was a bit difficult but i found it very easy the next times. if you know how to build your own you can buy sperapte parts of computer, it will cost you less and then you can assemble them yourself

Yes, I've built several computers, it's easy if you choose the right components, my own computer was built by myself, I think is much better than buy a branded one...

Yes, I built a computer back in the 80's when it was not possible to just go to the store and purchase one. It was from a kit. Rather than building one from scratch in this day and age I would just get a used one from eBay. I think that would be cheaper!

if you say "built", it means that you made it from nothing or from scratch, right? so you start if from the beginning, from designing and implementation of the project. if we will say "assemble", it means that you have all the parts and put them together to work as one. computer parts or components can be brought separately and put together, as if you are just playing "building blocks". in more than 10 years, computer is with my life.

being a geek and gamer, ive assembled many computers. both for gamers, geeks, office workers, and various workstations too. setting up a computer is fairly easy. just make sure you attach the processor carefully and also make sure you are static free before holding hardware parts.

I have built computers for myself, computer cafe and offices. It would not take a long time for someone to learn the process as long as your enthusiastic about it. Changing some parts on your pc is a good start. The more you upgrade a part the more you would understand the relationship of each parts. After you got a good understand of how each component works then you're off to build you own pc from scratch. The only thing that you may want to be aware of is that when you're building a pc from scratch, you need to know first what's the main function of the system that you're going to build. Each component needs to have compatibility with each other. Research to know more technical terms.

yes i did .. just out of curiousity though .. at first i ask the technician to assemble the CPU, HSF and motherboard just to see how they attached to each other. from there on, i do the assembly on for some of my friends ..

I don't think I'd like to do that. A majority of the components you would need for a computer, even one that is just internet-capable requires a lot. It would be cheeper to buy a miny that's no bigger then a p portable dvd player then it would be buliding one from scratch.

Hi Codris ! As a gamer I built 3 PCs between 1990 and 1997 : at this time it was cheaper to build your custom PC than to buy a new one and replace memory, graphic and sound cards to get your dream machine. There was also a lot of PC builders who have disappeared now : the offers are better and may satisfy everybody & I'm not considering to build another one. This is not my deals, but if your cousin needs a low end computer, why don't he buy a 3/4 years used device ? It shall cost less time and money. I sold my first home made PC to a couple of friends for a symbolic price : during five years, they appeal me to do its maintenance. I never sold a computer to a friend again, and I'm sure I'll never build one for a cousin ! Happy mylotting.