Building Your Own Computer Made Easy: The Step By Step Guide
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2019
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- Title
- Building Your Own Computer Made Easy: The Step By Step Guide
- Author
- Bernstein, James
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1791955568
- ISBN 13
- 9781791955564
- Series
- Book 3 of 9: Computers Made Easy
**UPDATED FOR 2026**
Are you ready to build the perfect computer tailored to your needs, without overpaying for features you don’t want? Whether you're a gamer, creator, student, or tech enthusiast, this step-by-step guide empowers you to build your own PC with confidence.
Building Your Own Computer Made Easy walks you through the entire process of assembling a custom desktop computer, from choosing compatible components to powering up your system and installing your operating system. With clear instructions, helpful illustrations, and practical advice, this book makes PC building accessible for beginners and rewarding for anyone who wants full control over their machine.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why building your own computer is better than buying prebuilt
- How to choose the right CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, and motherboard
- Planning your build for performance, budget, and future upgrades
- Step-by-step assembly instructions with diagrams
- How to safely power up and troubleshoot your first boot
- Installing Windows, Linux, or other operating systems
The goal of this book is to help you choose the parts (components) for your new computer so you can end up with a computer that does what you want it to do. Then you will be taken through the build process with step by step instructions and illustrations making it easy to get your new computer up and running in no time. Finally you will be guided through the process of installing an operating system on your computer so you can start enjoying your work.
The chapters in the book cover the following topics:
Chapter 1 – Why Build Your Own Computer?
Chapter 2 – Choosing Components
Chapter 3 – Planning Your Build
Chapter 4 – Putting the Pieces Together
Chapter 5 – Initial Power Up
Chapter 6 – Installing Your Operating System
About the Author
James Bernstein has been working with various companies in the IT field since for over 20 years, managing technologies such as SAN and NAS storage, VMware, backups, Windows Servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Networking, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and more.
He has obtained certifications from Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, ShoreTel, and SNIA, and continues to strive to learn new technologies to further his knowledge on a variety of subjects.
He is also the founder of the website OnlineComputerTips.com, which offers its readers valuable information on topics such as Windows, networking, hardware, software, and troubleshooting. James writes much of the content himself and adds new content on a regular basis. The site was started in 2005 and is still going strong today.
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