Step 1- How to Buy Computer Parts
This page will help you to buy computer parts you need to build your own computer. You have completed your component research and decided on which computer parts to purchase.
Remember for help on selecting a particular component please navigate to the Web page on this site for that part.
Use the navigation bar located on the left side of this page. The respective web page will tell you what important features to look for when buying each individual component.
Now you are ready to use the list below.
Clicking on any of the computer components in the list below will take you to a great online selection for that component. Make your selections and start building your own computer! For the computer built for this tutorial the list of parts includes:
Motherboard
CPU (processor)
RAM (memory)
ATX Case
Graphic Card
Hard Drive
Modem
Monitor (LCD or CRT)
Sound Card
Mouse
Keyboard
DVD Burner
Computer Speakers
Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Install CD
Step 1-Buy Computer Parts | Step 2-Prepare the Computer Case | Step 3-Prepare the Motherboard | Step 4-Install CPU on the Motherboard | Step 5-Install Memory | Step 6-Install Motherboard | Step 7-Connect Switches and Lights | Step 8-Hook Up USB and Firewire | Step 9-Install Video Card | Step 10-First Boot | Step 11-Install Hard Drive | Step 12-Install the DVD Burner | Step 13-Install the PCI Cards | Step 14-Configure the BIOS | Step 15-Install Windows XP
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