How hard is it to build a rig?

I always thought about building a computer but never did for this reason, i live in hawaii and sometimes shipping is insane when trying to get things shipped here, so my question is would it still be cheaper to build my own computer?

I always thought about building a computer but never did for this reason, i live in hawaii and sometimes shipping is insane when trying to get things shipped here, so my question is would it still be cheaper to build my own computer?

dahwnpapaya

[QUOTE="dahwnpapaya"]

I always thought about building a computer but never did for this reason, i live in hawaii and sometimes shipping is insane when trying to get things shipped here, so my question is would it still be cheaper to build my own computer?

BeavermanA

On a scale of 1-10 how hard is it to build a computer. I have all the parts picked out but I've never built a computer before. I'm 15 and my dad thinks I'm incapable of doing it and that I'm gonna put it together and it won't work. I got a PC Gamer awhile back called the ultimate how to's for gamers and I studied the pc building guide religiously. My dad has a pc he never uses that's in the basement but he won't let me take it apart. So how hard would it be to build a computer for the first time assuming you know what parts go where and have a magazine with 77 steps on building a comp and the internet for tech support?
Hot_Potato

3/10. Use the PC builder guide at the corsair website http://tools.corsairmemory.com/systembuild/report.aspx?report_id=12472

The hardest part for me was putting the heatsink in (making the little attachments fit into the motherboard without twisting the heatsink and removing too much arctic silver), other than that it was fairly easy.

SPECS:

Case: Thermaltake Armor Full Tower
Mobo: eVGA 680i
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz
GPU: eVGA 8800GTX
Ram: Corsair XMS DDR2 800 (2x1GB)
HDD: Western Digital Caviar 250GB
PSU: Corsair 620 Watt
Disk Drive: Samsung 18x DVD burner
OS: Windows XP w/ SP2 (upgrading to Vista or Vienna later)
Monitor: BenQ 20.1" Widescreen, 8ms, 1680x1050

Total: $2,191.92

Those are the specs. I'm about halfway there. I think I'm getting XP because Vista just isn't worth it. The only DX10 games so far are like Crysis and Halo 2. If UT3, Crysis, Episode 2, STALKER, and all those other games can play on DX9, even if they don't look as good I might as well get XP.

2,200 is the most I'll spend.

i built mine when i was 16 so you should wait a year.oldogg

For a first time builder: 8.5/10.  For others, like myself, who have much experience: 3/10

Did you ever play with Legos as a kid?

The same principles apply with PC's... except on a bigger scale.
pokefant

[QUOTE="pokefant"]Did you ever play with Legos as a kid?

The same principles apply with PC's... except on a bigger scale.
DirkVDV01

[QUOTE="DirkVDV01"][QUOTE="pokefant"]Did you ever play with Legos as a kid?

The same principles apply with PC's... except on a bigger scale.
pokefant