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Build Your Own Computer Guide
The Ars Technica System Buyer's Guide to assembling your own computer.
The System Buyer's Guide runs down the hardware needed to create three different kinds of systems so you don't have to. Covering the full spectrum of price and performance, there are picks for the 'Budget Box', the 'Hot Rod', and the 'God Box', along with a few operating systems suggestions.
The System Buyer's Guide is terrific if you're unsure what components to buy to build a computer from the processor on up. If you've been there, done that, but wouldn't mind some suggestions on new components to replace or upgrade a system this guide can shorten the time spent looking at new hardware.
"What about putting all that hardware together?" you may ask, which is an excellent question.
I recommend having a look at the Ultimate Guide to Build Your Own PC at makeuseof.
The Ars Technica System Guide gets updated periodically, you may want to make sure you're using the lastest edition.
Ars Technica System Guide: December 2011 Edition
Off for now,
Rhiannon
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Are you married Rhiannon? That is a superb site to demystify/democratise PC building! With a drill & a couple of fans you could fit out one of those old 286 lumps of desktop casing to be state-of-the-art!
I'm glad you like the article. I've been building systems for years - it isn't terribly difficult. I believe that anyone who has an interest in building a computer should have access to enough high quality, accurate information to make it achievable.
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