At 07:49 AM 1/6/99 , you wrote:
>There was a message about a school building their own computers but
>having compability problems.
>
>I was thinking of building mine but am now having second thoughts!
>
>Is there much price difference between building a really good one and a
>brand name? Not the ones in the $1000 price field?
>
>If you have built your own, have you had many or any compability
>problems?
>
>I play a lot of games, adventure, not flying your own plane or stuff
>like that. I would want to use speech recognition in the future. I
>use WordPerfect and do some graphics work.


If you have not built a system before, and even if you have built one or two
computers, it can seem a bit daunting to take on this task.   But, if you
buy quality components, name brand, compatiblity is rarely an issue.

I know Dean Kukral mentioned the fear of harming a component.    You should
not be concerned about this too much.  Typically, if you damage a part
during installation it can be returned and replaced under warranty...   that
is unless you have done something terribly obvious to the part like arcing
a hard drive on the case and creating a large burned area on the drive.
Normally, if you do have a problem with a component, the vendor will replace
it.

About your concerns with compatiblity:   I recommend using a quality motherboard
such as ASUS, Abit, Tyan or one of the other name brands.  This is typically
where the compatiblity issues begin and end.  If the motherboard is of good
quality it will support nearly anything you will attach to it.

If you do decide to build your own computer, go slow and be sure you ask any
questions that may arise here on PCBUILD.   We try to be sure that you have
the information you need to successfully build a system or at least answer your
questions in a timely manner.

Best of luck on building your computer...



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