I'm quit nervous becaues it's my first time building a pc and i'm not quit sure if i wanna build a pc anymore.
A few questions I ask my self is
1) Can you do it on your 14?
2) Did you f*cked something up? and how did you fixed it?
3) What were your feelings when you were building your first pc?
Thanks anyway
The first pc I tinkered with was a budget emachines I got on clearance for $380. I slowly upgraded it and replaced many parts the only thing that remains is the harddrive, somewhere. The CPU is in my mom's computer, a decent athlon dual core. The case and dvd drive are in my brother's computer. Everything else was pretty much worthless.
This path cost me alot more than I should have spent but I learned quite a bit.
My advice is find a budget you can deal with and ask for recommendations for a build from the community and just go for it. It is not difficult at all but I understand your nervousness completely. Also watch lots of videos on youtube. During the building process it's good to have access to another computer in case if you get stuck or are confused about something.
After some reading on the basic process, I built my first pc at 12 years of age. Just be patient and have confidence! <3 Just watch a couple videos on the process and read up on it; it is quite easy, it's not rocket science.
I build my first computer when i was 14 years old. Just watch lot's of how to build a computer videos on youtube and it's actually pretty easy.
I just built my first computer when I was 17. My Uncle gave me a stock gateway prior to that and I had been replacing parts and educating myself on pc's for awhile before that. The first pc I built wasn't even mine. It was my friends. I helped him pick out about 750 dollars worth of parts and then I built it all at his house.
Id say everything basically went fine. It took me a lot of time. There were things I forgot to do, like not putting in the stand offs, so taking out the mobo and putting them in, stuff like that. I also couldn't figure out which pins were for the on/off switch so I couldn't figure out how to test it at first hahaha.
Its a great experience. I love building computers now.
I built my first computer a little over a month ago. I ended up spending about $700 more than I needed to, but overall, my cuild is fantastic. The most frightening part, by far, was putting in my i7 3770k into the motherboard. If I messed up, I would have ruined $319.99 (got it at Newegg, now I use Amazon). However, using this computer feels so much better than using a prebuilt one because I know that I made it. It is so much fun building and upgrading that I would happily spend $300 on a tiny server built just to assemble it. I think that upgrading after the initial build is the most enjoyable part. When I first assembled it, I was using the stock fans in my Fractal Design Define XL USB 3.0. A week later, I bought my Corsair AF 140mm fans and a SilverStone 180mm fan and had to take my motherboard out. It was scary, but it felt good to know that I can handle the parts safely. Soon, I will be doing custom cable sleeving to improve the cleanliness and appearance of my case. Custom PC building is a very enjoyable activity and improves the computer experience, for me at least.