So it's that time again when your PC just isn't cutting the mustard. So the thought of possibly building your own system pops in your head, yet it's so easy to buy one of those over the counter computers. I mean who wouldn't want the comfort of a dell warranty by their side. Fact is you can simply get more bang for your buck with a PC you build on your own. I've built many PC's in my day and I would never go back to the old way of picking a PC off the conga line. There are some key resources when it comes to building a PC.
Tom's Hardware is a big help as they review lots of products and provide performance graphs. These graphs give you a starting point as to where you want to fit in with current technology. Obviously the higher you are on the graph, the closer you are to current technology and the greater the cost. Tom's also has a quarterly PC build that they do. They build a few different systems on different budgets. So in theory you could skip the research portion all together and buy exactly the part they used for the build. I've done that a few times and it's worked out alright.
Newegg is by far the best place to buy your products. It's full of reviews and has a very easy way to compare products. Pulling from your graphs, you can start to piece together your cart and see what you're PC is looking like. One thing about Newegg is that they are always offering sales. It's either a big Friday sale, or a big weekend sale, or big holiday sale, or free shipping. There is always something going on. You also get a discount for bundles. Bundles are things like buying a CPU and motherboard together. If all goes well, you'll be in out of Newegg in no time and well on your way to building a new PC.
One key thing to remember if you are building a new PC to replace your old one. Having a 1tb portable hard drive on hand isn't a bad idea. Most don't have more than 1tb of data, but something to help transfer files quickly and easily should ease the stress of data retention. There is nothing worse than building a new PC, only to find out that your old data didn't transfer correctly. Always have a backup copy stored externally.
This should get most started in the right general direction. If you have a friend handy that has built a PC or two, you may want to have him or her on hand in case anything goes wrong.
By the way, are you in need of a portable hard drive?
If so, I suggest you check out: 1TB Portable Hard Drive
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