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Building Your Own Computer Made Easy: The Step By Step Guide

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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 prebuiltHow to choose the right CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, and motherboardPlanning your build for performance, budget, and future upgradesStep-by-step assembly instructions with diagramsHow to safely power up and troubleshoot your first bootInstalling Windows, Linux, or other operating systemsThe 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 SystemAbout the AuthorJames 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published


Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2019


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1791955568


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 64


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.29 x 10 inches


Book 3 of 9 ‏ : ‎ Computers Made Easy


Best Sellers Rank: #329,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Computer Hardware Upgrade & Repair #25 in Computer Hardware Peripherals (Books) #83 in Personal Computer Books


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    • Great book
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2025 by Mo Rising
    • Easy to understand
Nice book
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024 by Han
    • Somewhat dated but still informative for the beginner.
As one might expect, components undergo rapid changes and even a book even a year or two old does not discuss some of the latest innovations in computer hardware. Nonetheless, this book gives a good general understanding of the processes involved in building your own computer for those who haven't done it before. (Advice: Take your time in researching, planning and building. Mistakes get expensive.) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2025 by R. Holt
    • easy to understand
very easy to follow along with
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2024 by Emory Jones
    • Helped my son get the job done
My son wanted to build his own computer rather than get one already made (he is 17). So for Xmas we took him out to get the parts that he already researched and picked out but since he had never done it I wanted to get him some help just in case he needed it. I looked on Amazon and there weren't too many choices but I gave this one a shot and he actually used it to make sure he wasn't missing anything. He probably could have figured it out on his own or Googled it but he did say he found some things in this book that he never would have thought to check so for $12 it was totally worth it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019 by leila
    • too old a book
too old a book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023 by Amazon Customer
    • Great read if you're a beginner at building computers
I have built several computers myself and wanted to see if this book offered any helpful tips for me and it did. Very well written and easy to understand. There are a couple of minor errors in the book, but, nothing too serious. Never checked for an errata sheet. I highly recommend it to beginners. Before reading this book I started reading "How to Build a Computer: The Best Beginner's Guide" by Douglas L. Miller, but, found that book not to be as well written as this one. That book didn't flow like this one does. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020 by regapal
    • Somethings old and a few new
I had books from 4-6 years ago back when DDR3 was the newest tech. I thought I needed to get "up to date" on the newest tech. Other than processor sockets have changed and there's DDR4, I could have really saved my money. The author does a good job on building and if this is your first book, you could do a lot worse. There is a good deal dedicated to Windows 10 which is the most important part of this book IMHO. So, if you already have a recent book on building, there's dozens of web tech articles and YT to get you up to date. Your best bet is to buy a good guide on Windows 10 as this will be the hardest learning curve when going from XP or 7 like I have to. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019 by Jet Mech 1

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