Building a computer

alphageek31337 · 10-23-2004, 02:09 AM

Two things:

1) For a software guy who has only ever been inside a machine a few times (to add RAM or move around PCI cards), how hard is it to actually build a machine from the ground up? As far as I can see, everything seems to fit only where it belongs, and it'd just be a matter of making sure all of my hardware is combatible, but is there anything specific I should avoid?

2) Tony: I have an ever-growing archive of computers (you'd be amazed how many people would simply rather buy a new one than fix their old one, even if it's less than 2 years old). What kinds of parts do you need in order to build a home for this lovely little forum of ours?

10-23-2004, 02:09 AM	#25
alphageek31337 Enemy Combatant/Evildoer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 263	Two things: 1) For a software guy who has only ever been inside a machine a few times (to add RAM or move around PCI cards), how hard is it to actually build a machine from the ground up? As far as I can see, everything seems to fit only where it belongs, and it'd just be a matter of making sure all of my hardware is combatible, but is there anything specific I should avoid? 2) Tony: I have an ever-growing archive of computers (you'd be amazed how many people would simply rather buy a new one than fix their old one, even if it's less than 2 years old). What kinds of parts do you need in order to build a home for this lovely little forum of ours? __________________ The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. ---Friedrich Nietzsche

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