Build Your Own Computer With Discount Computer Parts Guide

Here's a basic guide to building computers from discount computer parts.

If you want to know how to build own computer, read on...

This page gives you an overview of the hardware you need with links to step-by-step guides to follow once you have all the parts and are ready to build your own computer.

I think this type of computer offers the best value if you want to save money and build own computer.

Currently Pentium 4/Celeron socket 478 CPUs and motherboards are very discount parts. This is a fast platform and a huge number of these computer systems are in use today.

If you want a list and description of all the computer parts you need then click here.

If you want to build your own computer the best place to start is with the motherboard. Since all the other computer parts plug into the motherboard you can learn about the whole system from here.

Here is a standard socket 478 motherboard for Intel Pentium

• socket 478 connector. This is where you plug in your pentium 4/celeron CPU. Step-by-step CPU installation guide here.
• 12V ATX Power Connecter. This where the main power supply to the motherboard from Power Supply Component
• DDRAM slots. This is where you plug in your greater than PC 133 memory. This board can have from 1 to 3 RAM chips installed. Step-by-step computer memory installation guide here.

• HDD Header. 2 IDE cable plugs. This is where you plug in the gray IDE cable that links the hard drive, floppy and CD ROM to the motherboard. Step-by-step hard drive and CD ROM installation guide here.

• PCI Slot. Additional Plug in slot for Modem, Sound Card, PCI Graphic Card, TV Card. Install a Sound Card
• AGP Slot. This is where you install your graphics card. Step-by-step graphics card installation guide here.
• Parallel Port. This is where you plug in your printer or scanner.

• Serial Port. this port much usage, since most of the advance mouse and keyboard are using PS/2 Ports.
• Ethernet LAN Port. this motherboard with build-in LAN Device, you are saving money to buy a LAN Card to slot in the PCI Slot.
• USB - Alternative ports for usb keyboard, usb mouse, portable memory, digital camera.

The installation guides on this page are for the type of computer parts I recommend. If you want to get the best value I think you should get a Pentium 4 computer system like this. You will not only get great performance but if you build your own computer you will save hundreds of dollars.



Barebone computers:

Recently it has become common for barebone computers to be sold. Barebone computers are very discount computer systems and often come without a couple of components you have to buy and install yourself.

I really like barebone computers as they come partially built and are easy for new computer builders to finish off.

You get to choose which parts to install and thus save money or spend more for better performance.



You can get a discount bare bone computer around $400

This is one way to get a really discount computer. On sale at under $100 this package includes the motherboard installed in the case along with the CPU and memory. Of course the CPU is not very fast but you can always upgrade it later.

Check out this clearance center or Browse for discount barebone computer systems here

You will have to buy a hard drive and CD RW drive to complete a barebone computer system. Generally a discount computer would be fine for home and office use. It will not be that great for games.

It is totally upgradeable so you can increase performance in the future with a new graphics card, more memory or a faster CPU.

I think it would be very hard to get a computer for less any other way...