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Building a new computer for game or work can be quite fun and time consuming. It should take just as much care in researching each component as would install them into your system. It is important that the component fit your purpose, provide stability, and work well with the other components selected. Then the user needs to check if the user has the right size case for your mother board.

The user must decide if builder want a desktop, tower or one of the new small cases. User will want to allow for expandability unless the user is building a little form case. However be sure to get a case that will fit the space where user plans to put it. The case should have at least two intake fans, one to install in the front. The second on the bottom front is best. The exhaust fan should be in the back near the middle to just below the power supply unit. Check to make sure all the cables that are supposed to come with the case are present and all the screws and motherboard standoffs are included. Builder will have to decide two different kind of motherboard. One a motherboard with everything built on the board. The second, builder might want where add the stuff on later. In addition, builder will need to decide should builder want to use an Intel or AMD CPU. User should check out the motherboard and CPU combos for sale. User should get a collection of ribbon cables with the motherboard. Check to make sure all cables are present that is said to come with it.

Recommend buying a brand name power supply. A power supply is the second most important item to a computer. A cheap power supply can cause a lot of glitches as it goes up and down with supplying power to your unit. As a builder have seen many a problem for clients that were caused ...

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... than the other. Be sure you match the pattern up on both the memory stick and the motherboard, and place the memory into the slot, and firmly push down then the memory should snap into place and lock.

Turn your power switch on the power supply to the on position on the back of it. Then turn on your power switch on the front of your computer. The power on led should light up. If so then congratulation on getting this far. You should get your BIOS screen on the monitor. User will need to get into the CMOS/BIOS. The motherboard manual will tell what need to do. Load your CD if that is what your OS is on. Reboot your computer. Follow the on screen instructions. If it ask to install from CD say yes. If it ask to partition the hard drive say yes. Say yes to formatting the drive after that also and following the instructions to finish the loading of your OS.