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BUILD
YOUR
DREAMPC
FROM
SCRATCH
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iventhat mostthingswebuy,fromsmartphones
andsoundbarstoTVs,comepre-madeandcan’t
beserviced,thehumbledesktopPCisrather
refreshing.Standingthetestoftime,thePCisas
modularandeasytobuildandservicetoday aswhenthe
firstmodelcameout.That’sbrilliantnewsforallofusthat
wantacomputerthat’scompletelycustomised.
Asgoodas off-the-shelfcomputersare,whenyoubuild
yourown,yougettopickeverythingthatgoesintoit,getting
theexactcomponentsyouwantforyourspecificneeds.
BuildingaPCisavaluableskill,too,asyouget toseeexactly
howitworks,andhow itcanbeupdatedandfixed.
This guideisanupdated version of an article we
originallyran inShopper382.
BuildingyourownPCgetsyoutheexactspecs
andbuildyouwant,withacompletelycustom
finish.Inthisguide,David Ludlowshowsyou
howtobuildacomputerforany purpose
