BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER

The Washington Post on May 4, 2003 had a story on how to build a computer. The Washington Post suggests that the cost savings are not much for budget PCs, but can amount to 30% for power machines. Of course, building your own has advantages for maintenance, self confidence. and later upgrading. (This of course is all academic for me, as the most I have done is add a card to an existing computer, but it sounds interesting,) Here are some of the sites it recommended to help in that effort:

BuildYourOwnComputer.Net
This website provides information and instruction on building your own computer. See especially the instructions for building a power personal computer (for those of you who need and can afford it), and building a budget PC (for under $500).

NexTag
Type “Build your own computer” and this comparison shopper will provide links to several manuals, with comparison prices.

PC Mechanic
This website is described by the Washington Post as "for the knowledgeable enthusiast." It makes available instructions for building PCs, notably in a CD that is for sale. It also sells parts, has discussion postings, and other resources.

Here are other similar websites, that I found via Google, providing instructions on building your own computer.

Learn to Build Your Own Computer

My Super PC

Build PC Net

And another site for supplies for building that computer:

NewEgg.Com
This is a source for low cost parts for computers, providing the stuff with which to build your own computer.