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"Who can build a PC? HELP!"

I just need to know what parts I need to build a basic PC. I must have, obviously,

Case
Motherboard
Hard Disk
CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM plus floppy etc
CPU

But my mind is blank for everything else. So what else would I need as in internal stuff like components rather than printer etc?

Plus if anyone has some advice for an idiot trying to put a PC together I'd be mighty grateful

Franny wrote:
> I think the protection against static is for the PCs benefit. No one
> has ever been injured from static electricity before. Hmmmm

Well actually, when planes are refuelled at a high speed, static presents a real risk, so both people and the fuel lines are earthed. That's because if there is enough static to generate a spark then all the fuel would ignite and it wouldn't be pretty.

Computer's are actually quite easy to build, just so long as you get the right stuff and know where everything goes. For instance make sure that you get a motherboard that's compatible with whatever processor you get. One thing tht it might be worth doing, is getting a computer builder person to buy the components from a trade outlet, because this will wind up much cheaper than getting them from PC World, even if he charges some sort of commission, and then you can put the stuff together yourself and save on the labour costs.

Oh and try not to screw things in until your sure everything is working. There's nothing more annoying than having everything in place, and having screwed the case back on, to find that something's not right and you need to unscrew everything and start looking for the problem.

I think the protection against static is for the PCs benefit. No one has ever been injured from static electricity before. Hmmmm

Make sure you put everything together properly and protect yourself againt static, also when built if you get any errors beeps just try re-seating components.

c.b.

Thanks everyone for your help!

Maybe a monitor.
Yeah you'll need cables for your hdd/cd drive and floppy drive, power lead.
Keyboard, mouse?

Lights. Fans. Strobes. Muahaha.

Otherwise...decent PSU, and make sure you've got enough cables (IDE).

Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Heatsink and Fan for the CPU
Case
Graphics Card
Sound Card
Hard Disk Drive
Floppy Disk Drive
CD/CD-RW/DVD

I just need to know what parts I need to build a basic PC. I must have, obviously,

Case
Motherboard
Hard Disk
CD-ROM/RW/DVD-ROM plus floppy etc
CPU

But my mind is blank for everything else. So what else would I need as in internal stuff like components rather than printer etc?

Plus if anyone has some advice for an idiot trying to put a PC together I'd be mighty grateful