quagmondo23
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Bought loads of parts and learned how to build it from scratch.
How did you learn to build a computer?
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footballdude2k3
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i was 12 the first time that my dad built his first computer, told me that computers were the future, been fascinated with them ever since
Platinum
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Yeah, that's teh hardest part for me too...
I used to take anything I could apart when I was little. When my mom bought a new Air Conditioner... i took that apart. When we upgraded from a commodore 64 to a compaq pc - took the commodore apart (kinda wish I hadn't now though), anything i could take apart I did. I would break my computer a lot and have to try to fix it myself... so one day I just decided to build it, figured I'd seen the insides enough to know basically what goes where. After a couple attempts of plugging the wrong things in and whatnot I finally got it.
I'm not much of a directions guy personally...
twitchtwice
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I think it may be hard for someone the first time if they install new stuff on a hard drive thats been used before and they have to go to the boot menu. Other than that its like you s aid, enter for fresh install, f8, d for delete, l, and enter and its clean, or for a new hard drive its just enter again. then all you have to do is change the times, and name your computer.
The reason i began with computers was about 5 years ago my brother was playing cs 1.6 and i wanted to play on my pc, but it was really bogged down fomr my sister doing shit. So i wanted to get one. and i ordered some parts and my brother helped me with it. ever since then ive loved (and hated most of the time) computers. if it wasnt for what he's taught me i wouldnt be where i am.
Gogey
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I actually just started less than a year ago. Ive been around computers since I was 4 or 5 (Tonka computer games are the shiznit, and im 14 now), and I gradually got into things our old dell couldnt handle, so my dad and I decided to build this comp. Just read this forum, talked to my experienced cousins, and got a few books from the library.
Iunno bout you, but the hardest part for me was the wiring, but after I walked away from it for a day or two, I sat down and did it in an hour or so.
Iunno bout you, but the hardest part for me was the wiring, but after I walked away from it for a day or two, I sat down and did it in an hour or so.
Eternal Rest
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I had a friend who built one and I started playing some games on his at his house every once and awhile then saved up some money and built it while he was over. I built one with another friend after that to show him how.
dznutz
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it started when my store bought computer died due to a dead maxtor. so i gathered up the balls and opened the case to replace the hd. then the cpu fan and power supply gave out... etc etc
the biggest help was this site. specifically all the members who listed all their parts in their sig. once i knew which parts were needed i just followed the motherboard manual. that's the reason why i have my parts listed. hopefully it'll help someone out
the biggest help was this site. specifically all the members who listed all their parts in their sig. once i knew which parts were needed i just followed the motherboard manual. that's the reason why i have my parts listed. hopefully it'll help someone out
Gogey
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Ahh... I remember those days too!Contstruction, Garage, Search & Rescue, Raceway... Can't think of many more. And I wonder where'd I get the intuition for working with cars
Dude, we had construction at kindergarten, I owned everyone.
joining www.extremeoverclocking.com and your potential you have to make ur own build also helps I learned in a month, how to build, maintain, and even overclock
I learned in a month, how to build, maintain, and even overclockINTELCRAZY
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I had a P2 and Riva 128ZX back in the day... And I screwed around with that thing enough to figure it out. Then delved into socket CPU's and mobos after owning that slot CPU, that had me confused for a little while, this was back in my noobish days. The only reason I started messing around with it, it had a power supply and CD drive that went bad..
The only reason I started messing around with it, it had a power supply and CD drive that went bad..
kungfumosquito
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I grew up around computers because my father was a computer programmer and this was back before windows and hewlett packard when there was commodore 64 and dos. I always had an interest in computers. Then on my first computer that I had bought (compaq presario), I wanted to upgrade my ram and video card. I didn't feel it was acceptable to pay someone to do this so I did it myself and it wasn't hard at all. Then I found that putting together a whole system wasn't that hard with a bit of research and common sense. I'd say anyone that has even just a bit of know how and a dab of patience can do it.
abstractposer
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i watched my uncle and brother build a couple of computers and kinda learned from that. i took a class at southeast technical institute, it was intro to computer hardware and within the first 2 weeks i had all the knowledge and skills i needed and i built my own computer which is awesome by the way
thebigdintx
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i learned by reading, googling, reading, forums, reading, more googling, more forums, more reading, did some upgrades (added dvd drive, more ram, graphics card), then finally did it all.
I bought a computer from a computer shop, then started upgradeing it(I googled it) by the time I was gona buy a new computer (around 7 months later) I had pretty much upgraded everything but the mobo ... so .. i googled how to build a computer ... then .. i built my own computer... i've prob built like 20 computers since then .. not that hard ..
I'd advise anyone that likes comptuers to learn to build one .. if u need help the net has heaps of it.
I'd advise anyone that likes comptuers to learn to build one .. if u need help the net has heaps of it.