” This is a nice Article for people who are interested in assembling a PC “

The computer assembly project illustrated here is a few years old. We’ve built other computers since then and I always say that I’m going to photograph and document “the next one.” Alas, what usually happens is that “the next one” is a rush job, and there’s no time to find a photographer. But truthfully, the process really hasn’t changed all that much, so maybe next time…

This computer was designed by my brother to enable him to work remotely from home and run standard desktop applications. He didn’t need blazing power or high-end audio, so he chose an affordably priced barebones computer kit with integrated audio.

But because he occasionally manipulated graphics, he wanted a decent video card. He chose an ATI Radeon card with 128 MB of onboard video RAM, which was fairly high-end at the time. And because he needs to connect to his office domain to work from home, he chose Windows XP Professional as the Operating System.

Got that Mountain Dew? Good. Take a swig, and put the cup down far away from where you are working. Liquids and computers don’t mix.

Now take a deep breath, stretch a little, and let’s start assembling your homebuilt computer.

 

 

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