Building A Computer

Computer Case
Holds all the components of the computer inside.
Usually has built in fans that provide cooling to the
computer.
Motherboard
Connects all the components of the computer.
Provides electrical connection to other computer
components, so they can communicate amongst each
other.
Video Card
Some motherboards come with build it video cards
(like ours)
The video card is what displays images
The video card market is basically run by NVIDIA and
ATI
Almost all of today's video card’s use the PCI express
motherboard interface.
CPU
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit
Carries out most of the computers functions
Sometimes can be refereed to as the “brain” or “heart”
of the computer.
Best known brands are AMD and Intel.
Hard Drive
Stores the computers data in one place.
Can be “partitioned” to make use of it in a better way.
Splits the hard drive in pieces, so you can store things in
a better way, and safer.
Reads and writes information.
DVD Drive
Only Input For optical Disk in a computer.
Plays music, video, and data disks.
Uses optical technology.
Memory (RAM)
Where computer stores temporary data.
Usually the more RAM, means data can be processed
faster.
Operating System
It is the part of the computer that the user uses to run
a program.
There are many different types of operating systems.
There is Windows, Apple, and Linux.
Other hardware
Some hardware is not always necessary as it comes
built into the motherboard, or is not needed.
One example is a sound card; they usually come built
into your motherboard.
Built VS Bought
When you build your own computer you will save
money.
When you buy a computer built from a store you spend
more money, usually for the brand.
It is possible to build a computer for around $400, and
match computers that cost a lot more when purchased
from a store.
Basically, if you have the know how to built your own
computer, you can save a lot of money.
The build
It took us approximately 30-50 minutes to build the
computer, and some more to install the drivers and
windows.
We were given $200 credit from NEIU to use at Best
Buy, and we added about $100 more to finish it.
Had we been given the $200 to spend online it could
have saved us quite a bit of money.
YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs1tv0S0ABQ
Questions
What do you think the reason is that so many people
just pay more and buy a computer that is already built?

Would you build your own next time, after you saw
how EASY it is?
Reference
The whole project was done from memory, and we
knew it. However, we planned to use this website if we
got stuck

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/buil
d-a-computer.htm
Field Trip
We went to Micro Center and Tiger Direct to purchase
the parts we needed to finish the build.
Both are large stores with everything you need to build
your own computer
The End
Geio
May He Rest In Piece

Leopoldo Martinez
Vladimir Mitrovic
Chuck (Norris)
Brian