Advice on building a bare bones PC?

Hello I would like to build a barebones pc. I have basic knowledge of computers and am wondering if you think i could assemble it. Also are their any books you recomend i read to help me with building the pc. Any advice, opinions, or experiance is great. ThanksAdvice on building a bare bones PC?
I build computers for a living, If you send me an email or hit me up on aim tonight after 7pm central time i'll point you to some good guides and help you out with any questions. Oh and yes...you can definately build a pc, it just requires you to let go of the fear of messing something up. anyway





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dont need books decided your price range get the best motherboard cpu dual core got both as good deal most places harddrive 120 gb dvd drive power unit over 400 watt also get a graphic card if not built into motherboard and choose your tower instructions come with motherboard as well as drivers make sure you have your windows disk as well
bigellows computer maintenance is a good book to start off with you can all so look on www.tomshardware.com for reviews on all hard ware reviews. I use www.ebuyer.com they can deliver in 24hrs and safe site to buy from i have built over 1000 comps the key is to work out what u want to use it for i.e gaming or office, gaming comps all ways cost more. then work out Ur budget. the key genrally is get the best mainboard and psu u can get then work from there.
I have been building PC's for a long time. A lot of it comes from experience. You could buy a bare bones kit from a website like newegg or tigerdirect and then assemble it yourself.


The part that can be the most difficult is applying the thermal paste to the CPU. If you are using a stock CPU its not very difficult,





The best place for help would be a techie forum. maximumpc.com has some decent forums. (they are a PC Mag)