re: What does one need to know when building a PC?

I've built two PC's for myself (about 10 years apart). Both times, I was pretty much starting from the beginning in terms of knowledge of parts.

My advice is, go to sites like Tom's Hardware, Overclock.net, or any other major PC forum and read read read read. On Tom's Hardware they generally have specific sections on the best components for your budget.

Once you get a feel for what the top components are for your budget, go onto sites like Newegg and look up different parts that you've seen discussed or suggested and read the reviews.

You'll be surprised how quickly you pick it up after a couple days of research and you'll find that you've retained a lot of good information to make a good decision.

Then comes the fun part, picking out your parts, comparing prices, reviews, etc... It's addicting. Just take a few days to do your research. It's worth it.

Correct

That easy

what about cases? are those done the same way? or will any case work?

Perfect PC for you.

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moved to my wish list. how bout now?

I've taught it to my elementary school nephews. I have a little over 12 years of active experience with this shite.

I can't log in to see your wish list. Tell us how big is the HDD?

Him and devious must be giggling on the back channels at this troll thread

No way someone is this dumb.

It's about time we get a troll "build pc" thread. There was a good run of legitimate help